The Hound of the Wolf

For the strength of Pack is in the Wolf, and the strength of Wolf is in the Pack -Rudyard Kipling

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

The Root Canal Anals

August 21 - Session 1:

Nagsimula ang lahat noong huling linggo ng Hulyo. Halos patapos na ang Java course namin at sa di malinaw na dahilan, madalas mag-sasakit ang molars ko. Tsk, tsk ... it's time to visit the great halls of UP College of Dentistry. Dr. Atienza was kind enough to accommodate yours trully during his prosthodontics session (fyi: hindi pustiso ang ipapagawa) and endorsed me to Jonna, one of the clinicians to do an emergency treatment. Na-sedate ang nerves gamit ang isang malamig na substance saka nilagyan ng pasta.

Fast forward to second week of August. Chair number 33,katabing katabi ng upuan ang aircon. Pre-treatment Diagnostic procedure ang schedule kay Ms. YƱiguez para sa sa RCT (Root Canal Treatment). Si Monica ay smart and patient-friendly clinician kaya napa-OO agad nung siya ang gagawa ng RCT. Yet, isang salita ang na-store sa akin mula kay Mon, "traumatic".
Isang kumpletong treatment plan ang ipinakita sa akin, major overhaul in short. The "interesting" areas have been refered to Ade for scaling and polishing. Hehe, swerte dahil katatapos lang ng birthday ni Ade nung ginawa ang procedure! The RCT started when the canals leading to the nerves are being scanned. Ika nga sa term ni Mon, gumagawa ng access to the nerve. The stimuli of the tooth is tested using three methods, 1. i-drill, 2. nilagyan ng cool solution, 3. sinunog gamit ang isang plastic filament. Walang sensasation.....

Natapos ang first session, hindi makita ang isa pang canal although access has been created. Nagtago siguro. An extraction of the wisdom tooth is required RCT treatment will be useless. Get ready for session 2...