Been out for a two-hour rehearsal with the sop this morning, with no ill effects (other than my becoming totally breathless through Moon River, but that's quite normal for me).
I get the alto back from service this week, hopefully, so that will be another test.
The dentist did suggest using a fixative whilst playing but that hasn't been necessary.
Taz, give your wife my best wishes and tell her I hope she comes through it all OK. All my friends seem to be having problems of late. One lass (a dentophobic(?)) has had to have four removed, another friend is about to lose the last of her own teeth (gums rotting), and another friend's husband has just had a wisdom tooth out with some complications. D'you think it's something in the water?;}