Entry FeedToday I went to the dentist. I used to wonder why people hated dentists so much; now I know.
I actually like my dentist. However, for the past two plus years I have been putting off going. Claiming to be too busy, I just didn't like the drive out there, the wait, and then the drive home. It got to be a joke in our house now that we have call display - we would hide when the dentist's office called to book our check-ups.
A year and half ago I had some horrific periodontal surgeries which did nothing to increase my comfort of the dentist's chair. I also had braces as a teenager, my wisdom teeth out, and a really painful experience with an extraction at 12.
My kids are great at the dentist. Last week Son One had a cavity filled without any freezing or laughing gas - such a trooper! The kids have such quick, short visits. Counting the teeth. Polish. Floss. Rinse. Fluoride. Dentist comes in - and DONE! Twenty minutes tops, start to finish. And they get to watch Sponge Bob.
Today I watched (but couldn't hear) two Seinfeld episodes; Sponge-Worthy and Movie Phone. The dental hygienist poked and picked at my teeth until my gums bleed. She used some high power water pick and that sucker thing that kept latching onto my cheek. Apparently, when you skip going to the dentist for 2 1/2 years you get a little calcified plaque below the gumline. I'm even a flosser!
I even lied to the dentist. Because it had been so long since my last visit, they wanted some x-rays to look for cavities between the teeth. I sort of hinted that I wasn't sure it was good idea since you never know, I could be pregnant. Before my family reading this has a cow, for the record, I AM SO NOT PREGNANT! But it got me out of x-rays.