I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

[Ding! A quest from the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Louise: Cure her headache! Quest Reward: 600 Copper Coins! Special Reward: Anesthetic Recipe x1!]

Just then, the system's voice sounded.

Charlotte's attention was immediately drawn to the generous reward of 600 copper coins and the recipe for the anesthetic potion!

This is really good stuff!

What is a crucial step in surgery? Anesthesia, of course!

Back in the day, even Guan Yu needed a little yellow book to distract himself from scraping his bone to treat his wound. When an ordinary patient is undergoing surgery, it's not appropriate to just go up and knock them unconscious with a stick, right?

If a reliable anesthetic were available, that would be ideal.

It's produced by the system, so at least it's trustworthy!

Charlotte immediately perked up, but according to the Slit-Mouthed Woman's description, she might have a brain lesion, which would be troublesome if that were the case.

He's just a veterinarian; he has no experience in performing craniotomy.

Moreover, he had no experience with brain growths this time, so he couldn't accurately assess the condition from the perspective of fellow patients.

Charlotte fell into deep thought, while the Slit-Mouthed Woman grew increasingly irritable due to the pain in her head, her hand pressing on the stone bed even leaving several deep finger marks on it.

"What should we do? The boss isn't a specialist in treating patients with God-forsaken diseases. Judson Clinic must have ulterior motives." Vivian looked at Charlotte with great concern.

Although the boss saved Sister Ruth, who was diagnosed as a person abandoned by God by four medical clinics, the condition of the slit-mouthed woman in front of him is completely different. Could it be that the boss can open her head?

Outside the clinic, two figures were hiding behind a sign, peering in the direction of the clinic.

"You think the Slit-Mouthed Woman's illness is truly incurable?" the weasel asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, I diagnosed her illness myself. I don't know what's growing in that woman's brain. She's probably attracted something dirty, and healing magic is completely ineffective."

"Besides, this woman has a terrible temper and is unreasonable. If Charlotte angers her, she might even eat him." The other orc glanced at his hands, still looking somewhat apprehensive.

"Very good. After it's done, I will report your achievements to Lord Carol and reward you with the title of vice dean." The weasel said with a smile.

  

In the clinic, watching the Slit-Mouthed Woman's face gradually contort into a grimace, Charlotte noticed again the abnormal swelling on her right cheek and tentatively asked, "Is your pain related to the swelling on this side of your face?"

"Yes, ever since the headache started, this side of my face has gradually become swollen." The slit-mouthed woman nodded.

"Could it be that the problem isn't in his brain at all, but rather in his teeth?" Charlotte had a sudden inspiration.

Toothache is an extremely painful thing; in severe cases, it can be as bad as torture.

When it comes to wisdom teeth, his college roommate, who was a real jerk, has a lot to say.

It was the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this wretched wisdom tooth became inflamed. However, due to the lockdown, I was stuck at school and couldn't leave. The pain was excruciating; I was banging my head against the wall in the middle of the night.

Later, the counselor saw that his condition was really serious and made a special exception to send him out for treatment, which saved his life.

Charlotte believes there is a possibility that the Slit-Mouthed Woman's condition is due to wisdom tooth inflammation and swollen gums.

"Open your mouth," Charlotte said.

"Hmm?" The Slit-Mouthed Woman looked at Charlotte with some suspicion. "Do I need to pay first?"

"What a big head you have, what are you thinking about all day long?" Charlotte calmly replied, "Let me examine your mouth to find any lesions."

what……

When the slit-mouthed woman opened her mouth, her head looked as if it had been split open from the middle, as if someone had forcefully pried it open.

The structure of this mouth is truly quite unusual.

These aren't the two scars from plastic surgeons in urban legends; they're actually growing all the way to the base of the ear—that's just how the body is.

The two rows of teeth are perfectly aligned, totaling 64 teeth.

The room was not well lit, so Charlotte asked Vivian to bring an oil lamp.

"I'm coming in. It's a bit big, so please bear with it." Charlotte poked her head into her mouth and examined it carefully.

Despite her seemingly menacing teeth, the woman with the slit mouth had a terrible oral hygiene. The inside of her teeth was covered in tartar, and there was a smell of rotten flesh constantly emanating from her deep throat.

Charlotte endured the discomfort and examined the area carefully. She quickly discovered that the gum on the far right side was abnormally swollen, with a lump the size of a billiard ball, indicating obvious inflammation.

"We've found the lesion!" Charlotte's eyes lit up.

vomit…

The Slit-Mouthed Woman suddenly gagged, and her open mouth closed instinctively, like a guillotine shut.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, the upper and lower teeth struck the oil lamp and came to an abrupt stop.

Charlotte quickly pulled her head back.

Looking at the oil lamp with two rows of teeth marks in his hand, he was glad he had been on guard, otherwise it would have been so embarrassing to be bitten.

"Let's go to the operating room. I've found the lesion, and surgery is needed." Charlotte walked directly towards the operating room.

"Are they going to cut open my brain?" The slit-mouthed woman followed into the operating room, lay down on the operating table, and for the first time, a worried expression appeared on her face.

"I now suspect that your condition is caused by your wisdom tooth. The lesion is in the bulging gum in your mouth, and there may be a tooth hidden underneath. I need to extract this tooth," Charlotte explained while instructing Vivian to prepare for the surgery.

"Wisdom teeth?"

The Slit-Mouthed Woman and Vivian both looked at Charlotte with confusion.

"You mean there's a tooth hidden under the flesh in my mouth? How is that possible! Aren't teeth always visible?" The slit-mouthed woman expressed disbelief. "My teeth were all fully grown when I was thirteen. How could I possibly have any other teeth?"

"What kind of condition is wisdom tooth? I've never heard of it before. Did the boss discover it on his own?" Vivian asked with a childlike face full of curiosity.

"Wisdom teeth, also known as wisdom teeth, are generally the last teeth to erupt after your mental development is complete," Charlotte recalled her nagging roommate's explanation. "Some wisdom teeth grow and develop normally, erupting from the gums without affecting other teeth, and don't need to be extracted. However, some wisdom teeth grow horizontally, completely encased in the gums, and during their growth, they press on the adjacent teeth, causing gum inflammation and infection, which in turn causes radiating pain in the auriculotemporal nerve distribution area, manifesting as headaches."

Slit-Mouthed Woman: "???"

Vivian: "???"

Although they didn't understand, they were deeply shocked.

"I believe you." The slit-mouthed woman cast a trusting glance at Charlotte.

At least so far, Charlotte is the first doctor to seriously talk to her about something. Although she didn't understand, she at least felt his professionalism and respect.

"What exactly is the boss talking about? What wisdom tooth? What gum inflammation and infection? What auricular nerve?" Vivian looked blank, feeling that her past education seemed to have major flaws, which made it impossible for her to understand even what a colleague was saying.

However, this only strengthened her resolve to learn from Charlotte; the boss was truly amazing.

Having gained the patient's approval, Charlotte didn't waste any more words. While disinfecting her hands, she said, "We don't have any anesthetic drugs here right now, so you'll have to bear with it during the surgery."

"Will it hurt a lot?"

"Yes," Charlotte confirmed.

The woman with the laceration had developed an abscess in her gums, requiring incision and drainage.

Normally, wisdom teeth should be extracted after the inflammation of the gums has subsided.

However, now that surgery has been performed, this woman probably won't give up until that troublesome wisdom tooth is extracted today.

After all, she's a level four expert; she wouldn't die from having a wisdom tooth pulled.

If we don't remove it, I might actually die, since the clinic has already given me a terminal diagnosis as a "forsaken person".

This inhuman headache was clearly tormenting the Slit-Mouthed Woman quite severely.

Charlotte got angry when she heard about this god-forsaken person.

No wonder the original owner betrayed them and tried to promote surgery.

Healing magic is good, but it can't cure all diseases.

It's one thing if they can't cure it, but those idiots in the Medical Association, for their own class interests, came up with this so-called "God-abandoned people" theory.

This not only directly blocked the path of surgical treatment, but also kicked pharmacy into the gutter.

Is acute appendicitis leading directly to a terminal illness diagnosis?

This is even more outrageous: someone wants to bury a wisdom tooth in a prime location?

If he ever gets the chance, he will definitely give the Medical Association a good kick in the ass and send it to the dustbin of history.

Four animal oil lamps surrounded the operating table, providing barely enough light. However, it was time to find a better surgical lighting source, as this was severely hindering the surgical procedure.

"Come on, open your mouth. This time you have to be careful. No matter what happens, you can't shut up. The knife is in your mouth. If it gets stuck in your head, don't blame me," Charlotte warned sternly.

The slit-mouthed woman looked at the gleaming scalpel in Charlotte's hand and suddenly felt a little scared. "It's my first time, you...you have to be gentle."

"Don't worry, I'll take it slowly." Charlotte nodded. "Come on, open your mouth wide."

Seeing the gaping mouth of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Charlotte, just to be safe, took an iron rod from the plate and propped it against her gums. Looking at the bulging gums, she silently prayed, "One cut to poverty, one cut to wealth. May the patriarch protect me, don't cut the nerve."

Guy gently made a cut on the abscess with the small scalpel he had made, and yellowish-brown pus immediately gushed out.

vomit!

The slit-mouthed woman rolled over and sat up on the operating table, snatched the iron rod out of her mouth, and spat a mouthful of pus into the trash can.

A stench mixed with a hint of blood permeated the operating room.

"Rinse your mouth, spit it out, and then lie back down." Charlotte handed her a bottle of cleaning solution.

The slit-mouthed woman was shocked to find so much pus coming out of her mouth from a single stab. Ignoring the pain, she rinsed her mouth, obediently lay back on the operating table, and opened her mouth on her own initiative.

Charlotte propped the iron bar up again, and the punctured abscess deflated like a punctured balloon. She used a scalpel to cut open the wound, and pushed it aside, revealing a corner of snow-white gum beneath the tooth.