I must have been good. . .

. . . because I got stickers.  Okay, technically the hygienist gave them to my daughter because she was so well behaved for the hour or so it took.  But Maddie gave them to me because I was a good patient.  I had root scaling and planing on one half of my mouth and I get to do it all over again next month for the other half.  Then I go back in 3 months for a follow up and polish and hopefully I'll be done for a while. 

If you haven't been to the dentist in longer than you should -- go now.  Don't wait like I did.  It got me a root canal, 3 small and 1 big cavity and all this other stuff.  Don't delay -- get yourself to a dentist and avoid my mistake!  (I feel like a public service announcement!)

Comments

[Sheepish Annie]

Amen, sister! I put off going to the dentist and ended up with one root canal where the painkillers didn't take, a boatload of vicodin, one crown, a dislocated jaw from the crown placement and ten, count 'em, ten fillings. Worst three months of my life. I'm with you on this one: don't put off going to the dentist!!!

[Carrie]

Great advice!
As a dental hygienist, I commend you for going in after a brief hiatus.
Here's to good oral health!!

[Deb]

My 4 year old daughter loves going to the dentist, since her favourite aunt is the hygienist. Now she expects to go for a cleaning each year on her birthday!

[Tracey]

Blah. I hate the dentist, w/ a passion. I also don't have dental insurance or the money to go. But kudos to you for going.

[Jodi]

Oh no! That sounds awful. I need to start pestering my husband to go again.

I waited 3+ years between dental check-ups last time. The dentist gave me a stern talking-to, then told me that my teeth were, remarkably, in great shape. I give credit to the Sonic toothbrush!

[Shell]

Another echo for going regularly, boyfriend has been today to have a tooth extracted and still has 4 fillings to get done! I'm proud of him though as he is petrified of the dentist!

[Silvia]

I go every six months like clockwork even though I've not got dental insurance. I cleverly picked a dentist in the heart of Union Square in San Francisco and after a cleaning will shop til I drop. Clever, no?

[rachel]

Thanks for the PSA. It sounds like you're spending a lot of tedious time in the dentist's office. Meh.

[Asaknitter]

I hear you. I lived in London for seven years without a dentist and then paid the big price when I moved to Vancouver. My dentist did a beautiful job on all my cavities...

[Madame Purl]

I go every 6 months without fail. When I was a kid it was every 3-4 months. I would like to get back to that schedule.