Dental hygiene. Seriously, I take really good care of my teeth. I love brushing my teeth. It's like 2 minutes of Sonicare heaven, twice a day. I even love flossing--there's just something so satisfying about getting all that crap out from those tight spaces. Kinda like pulling the bed out from the wall and vacuuming the dust in the crevice.
Satisfying.
And when people say dentistry is one of those undesirable professions that people only go into because they (a) couldn't get into medical school or some variation of (b) wanted to be a "doctor" but didn't want to put up with the cost and hassle of medical training in this day and age, I sometimes agree, because I think there are a lot of those types. But at the same time, dentistry is awesome! And I think I would've really liked being a dentist, had I been less repulsed by the thought of touching a million tongues in my lifetime. Teeth are so important, and healthy teeth are so awesome! Yes, there are people who are really really into teeth. I'm one of them.
So it SUCKS when, despite all the care I put into the health of my teeth, I peer into the reflection of my mouth in the mirror and discover... wayyyy back on the left side... what looks to be a CAVITY!!!! CAAAVITTTYYYYY.... NOOOOOOOOOOOO........
It's a dark spot in the crevice of my molar. I tried to scrub it away with my toothbrush and then a toothpick. Not to mention the soreness I've caused my tongue from trying to suck it out, like a piece of spinach, or grape skin. But to no avail! It's not a piece of spinach! It's dark because the tooth is like, dead or something.
You're probably thinking I must do a crappy job of flossing & brushing, to have a cavity. But this is just more evidence to the theory that our tendency to get cavities (or, if you're Eric, to never ever get them despite less-than-perfect flossing habits) is predominantly genetic. My mom has terrible teeth, my sister has terrible teeth, and I have terrible teeth too. I get cavities just LOOKING at a bottle of Coke. I tell you, it's tragedy! Like my cholesterol. Some days I just want to give it all up, be a glutton who doesn't brush her teeth... what does it matter, right?
I've been too busy to go to my biannual dentist appt, my annual ob/gyne appt, my sonography appt for some weird axillary lymphadenopathy I've had, my appts for repeat vaccine doses, etc. Shoot, I've even been too busy to really inspect my teeth til tonight! But I think I'll call my dentist tomorrow and get to him pronto. Hopefully this is just some schmutz in my tooth and NOT a cavity, and come this time in a week or so I'll be back extolling the benefits of impeccable dental hygiene...
Stay tuned, and keep those teeth clean and healthy! :)
1 comment:
have you tried using a needle? That's worked for me a few times, during the days when I used to use a manual toothbrush (about 2 months ago). But there came a day when even the needle didn't work, so I finally decided to try the electric toothbrush, and voila! The black spot disappeared like magic after a single brush! I've never looked back since.
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