Woe is me!

[rosiespark]

I'm off to the dentist this afternoon. ::sigh:: A long-deferred visit, finally made unputoffable by the fact that I have toothache. Thing is, it's the sort of toothache that serves as a polite but persistent reminder that All Is Not As It Should Be. With an undercurrent of Ignore Me And You'll Live To Regret It.

Good God, my teeth are talking to me! Does this count as hearing voices in my head?

PS The mood icon! That's me, in the dentist's chair. Oh dear.

Comments

[semyaza.livejournal.com]

You were right to go. An abscess would have been a real bummer. It might have taken a long time to become one, but it would have done eventually. I have an excellent dentist, go every six to nine months and don't feel remotely nervous about it because I trust his judgement and his work. Antibiotics--blargh--but necessary.

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

I'm supposed to be careful about my teeth because of the heart murmur, so five years between visits isn't really very clever. Stupid teeth, why can't they last a lifetime? It's a flaw in the design - return this model to the drawing board. Hmph.

[semyaza.livejournal.com]

My grandmother had all of her teeth at 100, and if there had been a better standard of dental care when I was a kid (i.e. floss, brushes with Harry Potter on them, more sophisticated dental techniques etc) my teeth would be in better shape than they are. But those huge amalgam fillings they used to give us when we were kids are a slow route to crowns eventually. And it also depends on the water in the area where you grew up.

If you floss and brush properly, then things will be in pretty good shape, but you should go at least once a year so that you avoid drastic interventions.

Lots of flaws--but eyes are worse.