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Feb. 12th, 2010 05:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
holytoastrI survived the dentist today. Barely.
I had 4 cavities to fill. It was not a fun adventure. And 2 hours is far too long to hold one's mouth open.
The dental assistant brought me a blanket because I was shaking. When I told her I wasn't cold, she said it was a security blanket. She brought it because there's a note on my file that says I am terrified of the dentist. I don't know if I should be happy they care, or embarrassed at being such a wimp that they had to write it down.
The dentist chided me for not flossing my back teeth well. I told him that my teeth are so tight back there, I can't get the floss in. He said that was no excuse. Then he tried to put metal rings around my back teeth. And couldn't get them in. So he tried to floss the teeth to loosen up the area. And the floss BROKE! I was like, "I told you so!" But my sense of victory was short because he then had to stab me with sharp deadly wedges to spread the teeth apart. It was painful and bloody. The dentist had to numb up half my face to keep me from crying.
Oh! And I cried from all the numbing shots! Tears were running down my face, it hurt so much. He must have used the widest needle in his kit! And my cheeks and gums are still sore where he stabbed me.
He told me to use anitcavity mouthwash and to floss and brush every day and MAYBE I'll only get one cavity a year. Do you know what's really unfair? My husband has NEVER had a cavity. And he never flosses or uses mouthwash. Why did I get such lousy teeth?
It's a good thing my job gives dental insurance. I didn't pay a thing. It was kinda amazing. Even when I go to the doctor I have to pay something. But the receptionist was like, "Ok, well we ran this by your insurance ahead of time so the whole thing was approved. You don't owe us anything. Have a nice day!" Not owing over $700 did improve my day slightly.
So next step is to have the oral surgeon look at my wisdom teeth. That's in 2 mondays. After this last set of cavities, I can't help but feel like getting my teeth pulled would be less unpleasant. At least I'll be knocked out! Thankfully there will be no teeth pulling at this appointment though. It's just to look at my x-rays and determine how to go about it I guess. The dentist said for sure they will want to pull the bottom left ones, which are pretty bad. But if I am getting any wisdom teeth pulled, I think I'm going to ask for them all pulled. That way none of them can ever bother me ever again.
When I got home, I tried to eat soup, but half my face was still numb so I mostly dribbled it down my chin. Once I had enough to stop my tummy from grumbling, I took a nice long nap. I can feel my face again. It's sore where they stabbed me to numb me though, so it hurts to move my face. Looks like soup again for dinner.
I had 4 cavities to fill. It was not a fun adventure. And 2 hours is far too long to hold one's mouth open.
The dental assistant brought me a blanket because I was shaking. When I told her I wasn't cold, she said it was a security blanket. She brought it because there's a note on my file that says I am terrified of the dentist. I don't know if I should be happy they care, or embarrassed at being such a wimp that they had to write it down.
The dentist chided me for not flossing my back teeth well. I told him that my teeth are so tight back there, I can't get the floss in. He said that was no excuse. Then he tried to put metal rings around my back teeth. And couldn't get them in. So he tried to floss the teeth to loosen up the area. And the floss BROKE! I was like, "I told you so!" But my sense of victory was short because he then had to stab me with sharp deadly wedges to spread the teeth apart. It was painful and bloody. The dentist had to numb up half my face to keep me from crying.
Oh! And I cried from all the numbing shots! Tears were running down my face, it hurt so much. He must have used the widest needle in his kit! And my cheeks and gums are still sore where he stabbed me.
He told me to use anitcavity mouthwash and to floss and brush every day and MAYBE I'll only get one cavity a year. Do you know what's really unfair? My husband has NEVER had a cavity. And he never flosses or uses mouthwash. Why did I get such lousy teeth?
It's a good thing my job gives dental insurance. I didn't pay a thing. It was kinda amazing. Even when I go to the doctor I have to pay something. But the receptionist was like, "Ok, well we ran this by your insurance ahead of time so the whole thing was approved. You don't owe us anything. Have a nice day!" Not owing over $700 did improve my day slightly.
So next step is to have the oral surgeon look at my wisdom teeth. That's in 2 mondays. After this last set of cavities, I can't help but feel like getting my teeth pulled would be less unpleasant. At least I'll be knocked out! Thankfully there will be no teeth pulling at this appointment though. It's just to look at my x-rays and determine how to go about it I guess. The dentist said for sure they will want to pull the bottom left ones, which are pretty bad. But if I am getting any wisdom teeth pulled, I think I'm going to ask for them all pulled. That way none of them can ever bother me ever again.
When I got home, I tried to eat soup, but half my face was still numb so I mostly dribbled it down my chin. Once I had enough to stop my tummy from grumbling, I took a nice long nap. I can feel my face again. It's sore where they stabbed me to numb me though, so it hurts to move my face. Looks like soup again for dinner.
