Japan Adventure

Here I am relaxing in this fancy, comfortable dental chair after I swallowed 2 very small (very fast-working) painkillers. (I don't know what they are, but I LOVE them!) I'm also thrilled there's a "spit basin" -- haven't seen one of these in a while.



















I'm cozy under this lap blanket that's provided for every patient. Dr Murakami apologized for the X-ray room being cold. He speaks beautiful English, but he's the only one in the office who does. The dental office is lined with dental chairs, like a ward. Good use of space! After taking an X-ray, Dr Murakami recommended we NOT pull the tooth root since it was healthy, but instead use it to help support a new bridge. This sounded reasonable, so I decided to have him do my bridge work, and have the cosmetic work only done while we are in Thailand. Did I mention that we're going to Thailand for Christmas? We're leaving Thursday 12/20, so my bridge work will be completed after the New Year, when we return.





















As you come in the front door, shoes are removed & left here.