How exciting

OpDent is a combination of frustration, stress, tears, sweat, impatience and... the occasional feeling of being elated and proud of a successfully completed prep.

2 and a half hours. That was how much time i spent trying to expose the root of a tooth so that i could make a fake toothbrush abrasion lesion. I had to knock and scrape away plaster with a plaster knife. You know the sound and the feeling of running your fingernails across the chalkboard. Imagine having to do that on purpose. Eeeeek. I cant even stop myself from cringing after a whole afternoon of that. Then i had to expose the root even more so that i could put a clamp on for the rubber dam.

Well, basically i spent more than 2/3rds of my lab session this arvo with useless effort. All that preparation for my task wasnt even accreditted for. The main task i had to do took only10 minutes. 10 minutes!!! and i havent even finished it because the material i put on the tooth wasnt smooth. I still have to polish it tomorrow.

Yawn.