A little good news

My drilled tooth is not infected, and the surrounding gum is not infected, either. I forgot, though, that my dentist always puts a crown in with temporary cement and lets his patient chew on it for a week, literally, to make sure that it fits as well as possible before he cements it into the gum permanently. He's quite a sculptor with dentist's drills, drilling the tiniest bits off of a crown to try to get the best fit possible. He's also extremely skilled with an anethesia needle--his injections are as painless as a needle in the gum can be. Did I mention that I love my dentist? Much as I wish him all the best, I'm not looking forward to his retirement, may it not come soon.