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February 6, 2008

Dental is not a river in Egypt ()

by fluffy at 5:32 PM
So, I finally had a dental exam and cleaning today, at Pacific Dental Spa. The "spa" aspect was definitely vastly overstated... granted, the whole thing was fairly relaxing (aside from actually talking about my history with the dentist), but I didn't get a massage or herbal tea or whatever. Maybe that'll happen in a couple weeks when I go back to get a couple of cavities filled (ugh).

I wonder if my dental issues will ever get under control. I don't know why I always get so many cavities. I brush and floss and use fluoride rinse and I got a Sonicare electric toothbrush at my previous dentist's recommendation and so on, but yet I seem to always get 2-3 cavities per year. It's a bit disheartening.

I also need to get a mouthguard for my bruxism (which my insurance doesn't cover, and which is yet another stupid thing I have to deal with every night). Meh. Why do mouths have to be so badly-engineered?

Comments

#10511 02/29/2008 12:38 am
Y'know, my family is the exact opposite- both my dad and I have incredibly tough teeth. My dad once went eight years without seeing a dentist, and wound up not having any cavities at all. As for myself, I'm going on eighteen years, and still haven't had a single one.
#10514 02/29/2008 08:52 am
Still take care of them, ya know... I didn't get my first one till ... umm... let's say 28 or so. Still the only one, but fixing cavities sucks hard.
-bill
#10515 02/29/2008 09:26 am
Fixing your first cavity sucks hard. After 20 fillings or so they stop being such a big deal. (Not that I have 20 fillings, but some of the ones I got in grad school had to be redone later.)
#10518 02/29/2008 09:58 am
Yikes... thanks for the warnings, guys. I'll keep brushing, and try not to get cocky about my super-human tooth-strength. Razz
#10520 02/29/2008 10:02 am
Don't forget to floss, either. Most of my cavities are between my teeth, because my flossing habits are a bit sub-optimal.