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kcobwebCan I have a yay for the dentist! Yay for my teeth!
Yesterday was the doctor; today was the dentist (get it all over with at once).
The first 20 years of my life, I had miserable teeth and bad dental (and orthodontal) experiences consistently. I dealt with that by.... *not* going to the dentist for the next 7 years. (What? Denial is a *great* way to handle stuff.) When I went back, 5 or 6 years ago, I resolved to turn over a new leaf, and I actually started regularly flossing and stuff. And I was rewarded with good results - it was the first time in my life I could go to the dentist, and NOT need follow-up appointments for fillings and drillings and whatnot. They would chirp "See you in 6 months!" and wave me out the door.
With all our moves, it's been almost 2 years now since my last cleaning..... AND MY FLOSSING IS STILL PAYING OFF!!! I have one teency tiny cavity they aren't going to do anything to, and otherwise, they said my teeth look great. SOMEONE PROFESSIONAL THINKS MY TEETH LOOK GREAT. I'm still amazed by these things.
So, there is hope for all of you out there, even if you are a rabid anti-dentite.
Yesterday was the doctor; today was the dentist (get it all over with at once).
The first 20 years of my life, I had miserable teeth and bad dental (and orthodontal) experiences consistently. I dealt with that by.... *not* going to the dentist for the next 7 years. (What? Denial is a *great* way to handle stuff.) When I went back, 5 or 6 years ago, I resolved to turn over a new leaf, and I actually started regularly flossing and stuff. And I was rewarded with good results - it was the first time in my life I could go to the dentist, and NOT need follow-up appointments for fillings and drillings and whatnot. They would chirp "See you in 6 months!" and wave me out the door.
With all our moves, it's been almost 2 years now since my last cleaning..... AND MY FLOSSING IS STILL PAYING OFF!!! I have one teency tiny cavity they aren't going to do anything to, and otherwise, they said my teeth look great. SOMEONE PROFESSIONAL THINKS MY TEETH LOOK GREAT. I'm still amazed by these things.
So, there is hope for all of you out there, even if you are a rabid anti-dentite.
