More new teeth coming

Poor Queenee had two more teeth pulled last Friday. She went through this almost two years ago with another tooth, so she knew what to expect. The bone above the teeth was infected and had to be scraped out — the doc loaded her up with novacaine and did what needed doing. By yesterday her jaw was a little less swollen (she's been keeping ice packs on it as best she can), but she has a lovely bruise on her cheek. She's got stitches and will eventually have two teeth implanted into her jaw to replace these two, probably in about six months. Meanwhile, she's got a temporary plate to wear.

Unfortunately, the temp plate was made with only one tooth. The periodontist had to make an additional tooth so she wouldn't have a gaping hole in the front of her smile. She'll have a new plate made later this week.

We're on our way to the periodontist in a few minutes for a quick checkup. Wait until he sees the bruise on her face!