Toothache (WIP)

I think I’ve been chipped

Today was a big day for Shaun, he had been waiting almost 5 years for these implants, these dental implants.  He had been in an accident when he was younger, as a result 3 of his teeth got knocked out. It was a good thing they weren’t front teeth but it also sucked because they made eating a little bit harder and took a bit longer but all that was over now, he was finally getting the teeth back.  He was sitting in the chair after he got the posts put in 6 months prior, the dental assistant was talking him through the process of putting the actual teeth in which wasn’t as painful as the posts and they’d be done within the hour, then the dentist walked in.

‘Shaun, how’re things?’

‘They’re great, looking forward to eating something and not chewing 5x as long.’

‘What’s your first meal going to be?’

‘I was thinking tonight I was going to have a steak but right after this, maybe a steak and cheese sub - so steak is on the menu for today.’

‘I like it man, it all sounds great - well lets get started.’

The assistant showed him the teeth, everything was re-checked and they got started.  The teeth all went in in what seemed like 30 minutes, the dentist actually needed to use a ratchet to get the teeth settled in but it all worked out in the end.  They checked his bite out and took some measurements and finished up.

‘Shaun, how does that feel?’

Shaun opened and closed his mouth a bit, ran his tongue over the teeth, ‘it feels great.’

‘Now the tongue is going to take a couple days to get used to the teeth so be careful.  Also, be aware of biting it, otherwise you’re good to go, if you have any questions or concerns please call the office or the answering service.’

‘Thanks Doc, I’ll keep you posted on anything that goes on and I really appreciate your help with this,’

‘No problem Shaun, it’s my pleasure - I actually have a couple more implants to do today so I gotta run - take care!’

The doctor took off and the dental assistant helped Shaun up, she walked with him to the front and saw the other person getting ready to get the implants.  They looked exactly like Shaun, in fact if he had a doppelgänger than that was them.  He heard the assistant talking but was half not paying attention when he heard his name,

‘Shaun?’

‘Oh hey, sorry - that person looks exactly like me - I got lost for a second there.’

The assistant came back and looked, ‘oh wow, you’re right, you guys could be twins!’

‘Here, let me walk you to the front and we’ll go over aftercare.’

The assistant discussed the pain for the next couple of days that would dissipate, also the possibility of tongue biting and the tongue getting used to the teeth.  Shaun confirmed all of this and paid for the balance of the work and left.

He made his way out of the office and rubbed his jaw.  The pain actually wasn’t that bad but he’ll see how the next couple of days went.  When he got out to the parking lot where his car was there was a woman in a suit in a car next to his in dark sunglasses looking at him, actually staring at him, he acknowledged her,

‘Hows it going?’

She continued to stare at him, not averting her gaze.

‘Ok, have a good day’

Shaun unlocked the car door and started to get in when the woman spoke,

‘How’d the dentist go?’

He stopped his inward motion to the car and stood back up,

‘Excuse me?’

‘I just saw you walking from the dentist, just asking how it went?

‘Fine, I had some work done.’

‘What kind of work?’

‘Um, just some work that I had been putting off.’

Shaun didn’t even know this woman and she was giving off some weird vibes, he had to get out of here.

‘I’m out of here, see you later.’

‘Have a good day.’