The Dentist.......
Jan. 9th, 2007 02:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
disneydream06I don't think I have really said anything here about my recent trips to the dentist.
I have this unexplainable dislike of the dentist, and therefore, I don't think I have gone to see one since high school, until this past December. Then I only went because I was starting to have too much pain in a couple of my teeth.
Well, close to $1800 later, I have most of my teeth in good shape again. I have one tooth that has a temporary antibiotic filling in it. The dentist is trying to prevent having to do a root canal. Sounds like a plan to me.
Today he worked on my upper front teeth. I think four fillings. I thought about asking if he could straighten out the bottom edge of my two front teeth. I don't know if it was wear over the years. but the edge of them had gotten slanted. I didn't say anything. Call me a chicken. After he was done he handed me a mirror to look at my teeth. He had evened them out without me having said anything. Talk about a great guy. My front teeth look so nice now. I can't believe it. Although they may not be white white, the fillings match in perfectly and you can't see them at all. Actually I think my teeth look whiter because there isn't that dark cavity color inside them any more.
Why didn't I do all of this earlier, instead of waiting until it costs me almost $1800?
The good news, is I have dental insurance that will cover all of the cost.
The bad news is, I have to pay the bills before Mother Mayo will pay me back. So far they have paid me back about $350. Yippy..... Fork it over Mother, you don't need the interest as much as I need my money back.
Of course I am not done yet. I still have that temporary filling to take care of. I pray that it doesn't need to have a root canal done. :o
So the lesson here to all my friends: Go see the dentist. Don't be stupid and wait until you have to go.
I have this unexplainable dislike of the dentist, and therefore, I don't think I have gone to see one since high school, until this past December. Then I only went because I was starting to have too much pain in a couple of my teeth.
Well, close to $1800 later, I have most of my teeth in good shape again. I have one tooth that has a temporary antibiotic filling in it. The dentist is trying to prevent having to do a root canal. Sounds like a plan to me.
Today he worked on my upper front teeth. I think four fillings. I thought about asking if he could straighten out the bottom edge of my two front teeth. I don't know if it was wear over the years. but the edge of them had gotten slanted. I didn't say anything. Call me a chicken. After he was done he handed me a mirror to look at my teeth. He had evened them out without me having said anything. Talk about a great guy. My front teeth look so nice now. I can't believe it. Although they may not be white white, the fillings match in perfectly and you can't see them at all. Actually I think my teeth look whiter because there isn't that dark cavity color inside them any more.
Why didn't I do all of this earlier, instead of waiting until it costs me almost $1800?
The good news, is I have dental insurance that will cover all of the cost.
The bad news is, I have to pay the bills before Mother Mayo will pay me back. So far they have paid me back about $350. Yippy..... Fork it over Mother, you don't need the interest as much as I need my money back.
Of course I am not done yet. I still have that temporary filling to take care of. I pray that it doesn't need to have a root canal done. :o
So the lesson here to all my friends: Go see the dentist. Don't be stupid and wait until you have to go.
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Date: 2007-01-09 02:11 pm (UTC)I hate the dentist. The last time I went was about 9 years ago, and the only reason I did it was because my next door neighbor was a charming little old lady whose son was a dentist. I spoke with him at length before I went, and then visited the office before the actual visit.
When I arrived for the checkup, just the checkup mind you, I had to stand in the office for about 10 minutes, looking at the chair before I sat down. I stood there and cried. They were all very patient with me. The scheduled my appointment early in the morning, and let me bring my own CD (The Fantasticks).
But now I've moved away, and my teeth are a mess again...