He Got Me!

I enter a dental office, gold crown in hand.

“Could you glue this crown back on, that’s what I had planned?”

“We’ll give it an honest try, by hook or by crook.”

“Let’s first clean your teeth, and then take a closer look.”

By golly, I’m lucky, I breathe with a great sigh.

I won’t have to tell all my good money goodbye.

“See this other cracked tooth?” he says, “It needs a crown.”

You can’t outfox a dentist, I muse with a frown.

                                  Wednesday 9 AM.  2 hour appointment

Postscript:  This won't impress DeLoy, who lives in California, but the rest of you may weep with me.

Monday's visit to evaluate crown:      $   110

Replacement crown (re-glue)                 117

x-rays                                                       28                                           

Crown-porcelain ceramic                      957

Crown buildup                                       179

             $ 1,391  

A few weeks ago, DeRay took Ed in to have him look at his chipped front tooth.  He recommended doing nothing and charged $60 for the visit.