Dental specialists from Walter Reed will conduct the procedure at the White House.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden said he was experiencing some pain in his lower right premolar. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP PhotoPresident Joe Biden’s packed Monday schedule was derailed by none other than a root canal.
Biden was supposed to host College Athlete Day at the White House, but Vice President Kamala Harris will sub for him while he undergoes the dental procedure, which should take about 30 minutes to an hour. Biden was scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office in the afternoon and deliver remarks at the Chiefs of Missions Reception in the East Room in the evening. It’s not clear yet whether or not he’ll have to scrap those other events, too.
On Sunday, Biden said he was experiencing some pain in his lower right premolar — tooth 29, to be exact,from Kevin C. O’Connor, physician to the president. The dental team from Walter Reed National Medical Center examined the president and took X-rays. The team decided that the president needed a root canal, and they performed an initial procedure at the time, with a plan for the president to see a specialist for this tooth work in the near future, according to the letter. Biden’s “discomfort” continued Monday morning, so the specialty team from Walter Reed will finish the root canal at the White House on Monday.
Luckily for Biden, he just has to make a short trip to the White House basement where there’s a full dental setup, according to former President Barack Obama,
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