Ugh. My wisdom tooth is on the move again. It started growing out and grinding against the gum on the other side, causing an inflammation.

It did the exact same thing a year ago, when it first started poking out of the gum. But it stopped moving, the inflammation went away, the gum changed shape to fit the new tooth and I didn’t bother to have it checked.

But now it’s moving again, and there may not be enough room for the gum to adapt. Seeing a dentist in two weeks to see if anything needs to be done.

In a fit of synchronisation I also started feeling stuff in a molar a week before the wisdom tooth gave me trouble again, so I was thinking about going to the dentist anyway — got some plaque to get rid of too. I suspect I have a cavity for the first time in twenty years (and the last time it was a milk tooth, so eventually I got a factory-new tooth).

And checking wikipedia for dental extraction probably didn’t help my anxiety against having body parts removed.