Bridged at Last
Mar. 19th, 2026 11:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ndrosenThis afternoon, I went to the dental office, where the dentist and his assistant installed a permanent bridge in my left lower jaw. I hope that this proves permanent, and that my first bridge is also my last.
I remember that when I was a small child, my paternal grandfather, who was a couple of years older than I am now, had false teeth, and would sometimes take them out to show me. Thanks at least in part to improved dentistry, I have so far not needed false teeth to replace the natural-grown ones, and I hope that this remains the case. I may, however, still have more than three decades ahead of me, if I live to my grandfather’s exceptional age, so I may suffer considerable decay over such a span.
I remember that when I was a small child, my paternal grandfather, who was a couple of years older than I am now, had false teeth, and would sometimes take them out to show me. Thanks at least in part to improved dentistry, I have so far not needed false teeth to replace the natural-grown ones, and I hope that this remains the case. I may, however, still have more than three decades ahead of me, if I live to my grandfather’s exceptional age, so I may suffer considerable decay over such a span.
