CHAPTER 332: CHAPTER 332: GAO LU (2)

Listening to her mother’s words, Gao Lu smiled bitterly, "I’m just afraid of something going wrong with the extraction. My wisdom tooth is at the bottom and growing horizontally. I’ve seen a lot of cases online where extractions went wrong.

Some had severe bleeding, some had facial paralysis... I’m scared..."

"Stop looking at those things. Go to a reputable hospital, find a professional doctor, and it’ll be fine. I’ve told you so many times, and you never listen, always believing what you read online.

Come back and get it out quickly; the sooner, the better relief!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, "The sooner, the better relief," Gao Lu touched her swollen gums with her tongue and, gritting her teeth, said, "Alright, I’ll get them extracted when I come back!"

After hanging up the phone, the person sitting next to Gao Lu chuckled and said, "Young lady, you’re having wisdom tooth pain?"

Gao Lu nodded shyly, "Yes, I have a wisdom tooth; it often gets inflamed and hurts."

"Oh dear, wisdom teeth need to be removed; otherwise, they can damage your original teeth!

If the wisdom tooth grows well, it’s okay, but if it doesn’t, you must get it extracted!"

People around who heard the topic also shared their experiences of having wisdom teeth extracted.

"Anyway, go to a reputable hospital; although it’s a bit more expensive, it’s safe!"

"That’s true; don’t go to small clinics for extraction; it’s risky!"

"Exactly, especially since the jaw has many nerves..."

Listening to people’s comments, Gao Lu went back and forth between wanting extraction and not.

Lin Xiaoyan stood there, observing Gao Lu’s expression, and thought about her eventual outcome.

She looked at Gao Lu and asked, "Where are you planning to get your teeth extracted?"

Gao Lu looked up and saw a girl about her age with gentle eyes, smiled, and said, "I’m going home today; my home is in Hui Province. After I get back, I’m planning to go to a hospital there to get them extracted!"

Lin Xiaoyan nodded after hearing this, "When looking for a hospital, do some research and find a good doctor for the extraction to avoid suffering."

Gao Lu nodded, "That’s right."

She looked at Lin Xiaoyan, "Have you had your wisdom teeth extracted?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked at Gao Lu and smiled, "I have. But it was my upper wisdom teeth, extracted back in high school at the oral hospital in my hometown.

Luckily, I encountered a very skilled doctor; as soon as I lay down, it was done in a second, not painful at all!"

Hearing Lin Xiaoyan’s words, Gao Lu showed longing, "I hope I meet a skilled doctor too.

My wisdom tooth is growing horizontally; I suspect it may be troublesome."

Lin Xiaoyan: "You can check out a specialized dental hospital; the doctors there are experienced and skilled."

She thought about the girl going to a top-tier hospital and didn’t say anything further.

A dental hospital?

Gao Lu pondered that there seemed to be a dental hospital near her home, but it was a bit far...

In the afternoon, Gao Lu returned home; her mom was there.

"Lu Lu, I think you should just go and get them extracted. Look at how swollen your face is!"

Mrs. Gao looked at her daughter’s swollen face and said.

Gao Lu put down her backpack, wanting to eat something but felt pain as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I’ll extract them! I’m going now!"

Mrs. Gao: "Go ahead, the hospital is just starting shifts; get it done, and you can eat in a couple of days!"

Gao Lu walked to the bathroom and looking in the mirror, laughed at her lopsided face.

"Shall I go or not? I’ll go with you to get them extracted."

Gao Lu half-opened her mouth, "No need, I’ll go by myself!"

Walking to the living room, Gao Lu searched hospitals on her phone to see which ones had good reviews.

But after searching for a long time, she couldn’t find anything substantial.

"If you ask me, stop searching; just go to our city hospital. The doctors there are professional!"

Mrs. Gao heated up a bag of milk and brought it over to her daughter.

Gao Lu took it, "Mom, where’s the dental hospital around here?"

"Dental hospital? It’s a bit far, about a forty-minute drive."

"That far, huh..."

Gao Lu thought about it, then opened her phone to search the dental hospital’s address.

"Mom, how’s the tooth extraction at the dental hospital?"

Mrs. Gao heard her daughter’s question and looked at her like she was a bit silly.

"Isn’t that a stupid question? Dental hospitals specialize in all oral issues; they’re more professional, and you ask how tooth extraction is?"

Gao Lu looked at the map; fortunately, the route seemed straightforward.

She searched online for dental hospitals and instantly saw many videos made by dental hospital doctors.

She saw a doctor specializing in removing wisdom teeth, and most shown in the videos were growing horizontally.

She scrolled through the comments and saw someone asking about the cost of extracting a horizontally growing wisdom tooth...

She saw the doctor’s reply, around 800-900.

Hmm, this price is acceptable.

She had searched before, finding that some people even had to go into surgery rooms and have anesthesia applied before doctors used "tools" for extraction...

"I’m going to check out the dental hospital!" Gao Lu decided.

At this moment, Lin Xiaoyan’s words kept replaying in her mind, "Lie down, and in a second, the tooth was extracted, not painful at all..."

She hoped she could also meet a skilled doctor for a quick and painless extraction!

"Mom, I’m just going to call a taxi; I don’t feel like driving." Gao Lu thought, in case it hurts too much after the extraction, she wouldn’t be able to drive.

Taking a taxi would be safer.

Mrs. Gao looked at her daughter, "Do you really not want me to accompany you?"

Gao Lu waved her hand, "I’ll go by myself!"

Arriving at the dental hospital, Gao Lu asked the nurse at the guide desk where to go for wisdom teeth extraction and whether she needed to get a number.

"No need, do you see that clinic? Just go straight there."

"Okay, thank you."

Gao Lu walked to the clinic the nurse pointed out, glanced up, and saw it was the maxillofacial restoration clinic.

There was a nurse at the door, and inside were several cubicles, each with a doctor treating a patient.

"Hello, I’m here to have a wisdom tooth extracted," Gao Lu softly told the nurse.

Nurse: "Do you have your ID card?"

"I do." Gao Lu immediately took out her ID card.

After recording Gao Lu’s information, the nurse said, "Please sit by the door for a while; I’ll call you once the doctor is done with the current patient."

"Alright."

Gao Lu sat by the door, watching people come and go, feeling a bit anxious.

Soon, the nurse called Gao Lu’s name.

After entering, Gao Lu saw a middle-aged male doctor.

"What’s the matter?"

Gao Lu: "I want to have my wisdom tooth extracted; there’s one on the lower right..."

"Lie down; let me take a look."

After the doctor examined her, he instructed Gao Lu to have an X-ray.

After the X-ray, the doctor took a look, "Not bad, this wisdom tooth hasn’t damaged the front teeth yet, but it keeps causing..."

Half an hour later, Gao Lu walked out of the dental hospital, holding her face.

She felt her mouth was numb; the anesthesia hadn’t worn off yet.

However, the worry in her heart vanished immediately as she finally had her wisdom tooth extracted!

No more monthly inflammation, no more tooth pain!

Suddenly, Gao Lu felt regret for not having come to do this earlier; definitely, the sooner, the better!