Thanks Russ, I have the extraction set for three weeks time. They've seen me coming this time and were very careful to explain everything ("here he comes again...") I'll ask about the tooth going down to the nerve. I'm sure he'll say "of course we do," but whether that truly is the case... well... You can see I'm developing a healthy mistrust of dentistry!

I'm assuming it would still be advisable to pop a bunch of algin before the operation, and shower etc. I'm assuming that I'll stay at my normal 2x3 dosage, even after the extraction, but just see how it goes. Sound reasonable?

Fun, fun.

Eric