That sounds disturbing, askye, but I'm glad it didn't strike you that way.
I am finally root canalled and have a temporary crown, to come back in two weeks for the permanent crown so I don't know what they were talking about with the last cancellation because my crown hadn't come in. Maybe there was something else they needed for this that they didn't have and the receptionist or whoever just was used to saying crown. Anyway, still a little numb but otherwise pretty good, working from Peet's for the moment to have easy access to wifi and coffee (Peet's is across the parking lot from my dentist, very convenient)