Chapter 970

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Li Xiulan came out of the dental clinic, feeling more and more that this dentist was unreliable.

Just now inside the shop, that dentist kept coaxing her to do this and that; fortunately she was firm in her resolve and didn't listen to his coaxing.

However, in this town, there was only this one dental clinic, and there were no prices to compare with; even if she was coaxed, it would be hard to discover.

Li Xiulan still wasn't at ease, so she made a phone call to Wang Erhai:

"Erhai, those two roosters, I sent them to your shop, remember to come pick them up!"

Wang Erhai's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Got it, Mom, I'll go over when I have time this afternoon."

Li Xiulan said at this time:

"Ask you something, how much does it cost to get a denture in the county town?"

Wang Erhai hurriedly asked:

"Mom, why are you asking this?"

Li Xiulan then said:

"Last night when I was eating chicken, a tooth fell out. Today I came to town and conveniently went to get a denture. That dentist charged me two hundred yuan, and I don't know if it was expensive. If it was expensive, I'll go back right now and argue with him!"

Wang Erhai didn't know whether to cry or laugh:

"Mom, if you were afraid of being cheated, you should have told me before going. Now that it's already done, what's the use of telling me?"

Li Xiulan slapped her forehead, sighed, and said:

"That's true. Look at my brain, so muddled! You help me ask around, how much does a denture cost in the county town. If it's more expensive here, next time I won't come here to get it done!"

Wang Erhai then said:

"I'm not too clear on exactly how much a denture costs in the county town, but it definitely won't be lower than two hundred. The town is much cheaper than the county town."

"Is that so... I thought I was cheated by him. He kept saying this and that to me, making me all anxious."

Wang Erhai was stunned, then hurriedly asked:

"What did they say to you."

Li Xiulan then said:

"He said I have tartar, need teeth cleaning. Also said I have some inflammation, causing all my teeth to loosen. Then said I need full mouth treatment, need dental implants. He rambled on a whole bunch. I don't really understand, don't know what he said. Felt like he just wanted to coax me into paying money!"

Wang Erhai heard some clues from Li Xiulan's words:

"Mom, you wouldn't happen to have periodontitis, would you? Are all your teeth loose?"

Li Xiulan then honestly said:

"They are a bit loose, but it doesn't hurt or itch, no need to bother with it!"

Wang Erhai, however, said:

"Later I'll find time to bring you to the county town for a check-up. If it's periodontitis, it needs urgent treatment, otherwise all your teeth will fall out!"

"Is it that serious? This treatment, how much will it cost? Won't it be tens of thousands?"

Li Xiulan always cared about the money issue.

If it needed too much money, then even if she really had periodontitis, she would refuse to admit it to death.

If teeth fall out, let them fall out. At worst, she'll just eat congee in the future.

It's normal for old people to lose all their teeth!

Wang Erhai knew Li Xiulan was very reluctant to spend money, so he said:

"Mom, don't worry about the money, I'll pay for it here!"

Li Xiulan, however, said:

"You paying here is still money. You still need to save for marriage and having kids!"

Wang Erhai didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and said firmly:

"Anyway, no matter what, you come down for a check-up first! Like this, I'll go back and pick you up to come down in a bit!"

Wang Erhai felt this matter had to be struck while the iron was hot; otherwise, the more it dragged on, the more his mother might be unwilling to get treated.

And the more it dragged, the more troublesome the treatment would become.

So at noon that day, he made time to go back to Shanggou Village.

Fortunately, the county town wasn't too far from Shanggou Village; taking the expressway was just a twenty-minute drive.

Wang Erhai ate lunch at his hometown.

Then he took Li Xiulan to the county town for a check-up.

There were quite a few dental clinics in the county town, and their techniques were also better.

Wang Erhai brought Li Xiulan to the county town, called Niu Chunsheng, had Niu Chunsheng recommend a relatively reliable dental clinic, and then took Li Xiulan there for a check-up.

Why have Niu Chunsheng recommend? Because he himself wasn't too familiar with the market either.

Niu Chunsheng had stayed in the county town for over ten years; he should know all trades in the county town better than Wang Erhai.

Driving with Li Xiulan, they arrived at a shop named "Zhang Ji Dental Clinic".

Going inside, had the dentist here help Li Xiulan check her oral cavity.

This dentist's check-up results had almost no difference from that middle-aged dentist in the town.

Li Xiulan had periodontitis, her gums had already receded severely. If not treated, it was estimated that within one or two years, most of her teeth would fall out.

"Doctor, is there a way to cure this?"

Wang Erhai asked.

The dentist shook his head:

"Periodontitis cannot be cured by anyone in the whole world; we can only try to slow down the speed of tooth loss as much as possible, or try to keep the teeth in their current condition as much as possible."

Hearing this, Wang Erhai was extremely surprised:

"So it's like that..."

How he also would not think: periodontitis, this one illness, not being a malignant disease like cancer, how could it be incurable?

The dentist then gave him a popular science explanation:

"Gum recession is irreversible; once receded, it is impossible to grow back again, and the gums are an important component that wraps the teeth and fixes the tooth roots, just like the soil in which a tree grows; if even this soil is gone, then this tree also cannot live; what we can do now is just try to slow the loss of this 'soil' of the gums, do you understand my meaning?"

Wang Erhai slowly nodded.

Then asked:

"Then what should be done now?"

The dentist then gave the treatment plan:

"Teeth cleaning, then root planing once; the rest depends on your mother herself — brush teeth after every meal, maintain tooth cleanliness, additionally don't bite things that are too hard."

"Teeth cleaning, root planing, how much money?"

"Together 398."

Wang Erhai was stunned for a moment:

"Just this?"

The dentist thought Wang Erhai felt it was expensive, so he said with a laugh:

"This is the market price; if you don't believe me you can go ask other dental clinics."

Wang Erhai actually wasn't thinking it was expensive, but was surprised at the treatment method.

"Only need teeth cleaning, root planing, no need to make anything else?"

"Not needed for now; your mother's teeth are loose, but not loose to a very severe degree; if they were very severely loose, then the teeth would still need to be fixed; if even fixing cannot preserve the teeth, then only tooth extraction and dental implants remain. Your mother's periodontitis hasn't reached this degree; pay attention to oral hygiene, come for regular teeth cleaning, at least they can still persist for several years."

Wang Erhai let out a breath of relief, slowly nodded:

"Then alright, then do the teeth cleaning and root planing at your place."

In the end Wang Erhai had Li Xiulan get her teeth cleaned at this dental clinic.

Li Xiulan heard this side wanted 398 yuan, but was somewhat unwilling.

"Erhai, how about we go back to town to do it; in town they clean teeth for only 99 yuan!"

Wang Erhai hurriedly persuaded:

"Mom, this side also includes root planing, and their machines are also better, and they gave us a lot of professional tooth care suggestions; let's do it here, don't run back and forth; after it's done I'll send you home!"

Wang Erhai and Li Xiulan spoke good words and bad words, persuaded for a good while, Li Xiulan finally compromised.