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An infected tooth

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Kasia Nikhamina
Oct 06, 2024
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After your emergency root canal, you find your phone browser open to this search:

“How many hours until 9 A.M.?”

That's what you Googled as you tried to fall asleep, propped on pillows, continuously sipping cold water and holding it in your mouth.

Cold water was the only thing that held the pain at bay. As the water warmed, the pain returned, shooting thr…

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