We both went to see the dentist this morning. Do you remember her, Dr. Priscila? This is how she looked as she took care of us today.
My last metal filling fell out three, maybe four, weeks ago, and then quite a bit of my tooth broke off, after that. Lovely. Not much I dislike more than going to the dentist.
I have had bad teeth since childhood, and nothing has changed that, in my adult life, except amalgam. That is the stuff they use to fill your teeth, then put that blue light on it for a few seconds, “to cure it”. It is amazing. And, it leaves the tooth white, and stronger than the original enamel. How cool is that, I ask you?!
Well, we went to her office, as I said, after calling yesterday to see if she was back to work yet. Ivan went first, to have some adjustments to his implant posts, and then, it was my turn.
To say that I am “one of those” patients, those, that clasp their hands so tightly over their abdomen that it is like holding on for my life, and do not breathe for long moments of time, then, yes, that is me.
I can, and, do, admit it- I am the white knuckler that people laugh about. A few years back, I had a cavity that needed attention so I went to a dentist quite close to our house. To say that he traumatized me for the past ten years, is absolutely no joke. He gave me the smallest amount of local anesthetic humanly possible, let my side, to go work on someone else, came back and started drilling. I almost got sick on the spot. It was like this for about four injections, directly over the tooth, not at the nerve bundle, at the joint of the top and bottom jaw. No siree.
We played this game of start and stop for about forty five minutes, in which time, he was finally able to get the worst amalgam filling on the tooth, and sent me on my way. Thank God.
I have been dreading the dentist visits, even just for a cleaning, ever since.
Today, however, Dr. Priscila has restored my faith in the practice, and I am now, going forward, going to be much more calm in her chair than I was today.
We have follow up appointments for next Wednesday, but until then, stay happy, stay healthy, stay safe. Cover your mouth, wash your hands, and protect your loved ones.