those of you who know me well will have no doubt noticed that I have some seriously messed up "austin powers" teeth, the result of years of less than fastidious oral hygene. As a result of my laxity. I developed a large cavity in a bottom left molar, that in turn developed into an abcess and infection that sent me to the emergency room.the ER physician put me on a course of anti-biotics and recommended that I see a dentist.I hadn't had a regular dentist since the mid '90s, so I made an appointment at a nearby "great expressions" dental clinic because they were in my insurance policies network. The dentist there examined my mouth and determined that the toot needed to be extracted ASAP.