Dentist Visit

I have an absolute aversion to going to the dentist. It takes a lot to get me to go. By "a lot" I mean pain. I have to be hurting to go for a check-up, which admittedly is NOT the best way to maintain my choppers. But fear is a great DE-motivator. I have been blessed with good teeth and good insurance. That still doesn't make me anxiously await my next dentist visit. I avoid that experience like the plague. I have my reasons. It's a long story. That's NOT why I'm writing.

So - given the title of this posting you can assume that pain came and I succumbed to making an appointment. And you would be right. Part of what I don't like about dentists' office is the furniture and equipment. Where else can you go where the chair lays you out prone with this tower of equipment - and spotlights - over your face? the people are okay, if you ignore the fact they approach you in a MASK and rubber gloves. No eye witness identification and no finger prints. That makes me feel relaxed and at ease.

Given the fact that I am almost 60, why would they put me in a room with THIS?

Okay, I MIGHT have been a little "child-like." But my big "ba-boom" (Cayden-ese for tush) will NOT fit on that seat. Mr. Tooth is not my friend. But the really scary thing was THIS - hanging right next to the lead apron they cover you with for x-rays.

Just HOW FAR into my mouth were they going to LOOK??

The outcome was much better than the prior anxiety. I had a female dentist - YEA! She complimented the care I was taking of my teeth! YEA! I sat there, KNOWING how irregularly I really brush (though I floss a lot)and lied through my somehow amazing teeth. As I mentioned before, I have really good teeth - thank goodness. Otherwise they would have rotted out of my mouth years ago. Now it seems I have tooth fairies coming in and cleaning up the tartar while I sleep. YEA!

For the lack of time I spend on them, I have really been blessed. Maybe I need to be more attentive and appreciative. Tomorrow I get them cleaned. Now, if there is a vaccuum in that examining room.....