Doctor, not quite!
Last week, my mother took my aunt to get a regular dental check-up in a hospital. She told the doctor about the severe and unbearable pain in her molar tooth. The doctor examined the tooth for a couple of minutes or so and finally gave the prescription. He told that he had to remove that tooth at once which simply scared my aunt horribly. To add more to her fears he said that if it was not removed as soon as possible the other teeth might need to be removed as well. After reaching home, my mother tried her best to console her but all her attempts went futile. She suggested that we consult another doctor before taking any hasty decisions but my aunt was stubborn. Next day she had her operation. All went well for three days. On the fourth day her tooth started paining. When it was unbearable, my mother and me took her to another hospital. After examining for half an hour or so, the doctor asked the reason for removing the tooth. We explained to him. After taking some tests he told us that the tooth for which she was suffering was left untouched. Giving a sigh he told us that THE DOCTOR HAD REMOVED ONE OF HER GOOD TEETH! After hearing that mother and me stared at the doctor for a couple of minutes open-mouthed. She was suffering from pain because a bone got stuck in her tooth. He has removed it and soon she will start smiling. He prescribed some medicines and then he bid us farewell.
Hats off to our doctors who are trying to snatch the smile from our faces by removing the “wrong tooth”.
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