Good dental news

[missroserose]

I just want to note for the record that I went to the dentist today. Voluntarily.

And I only have one tooth with a previous filling that needs fixing.

And no new cavities. I don't think I've ever been to the dentist and had no new cavities before.

I feel quite happy about this. Although I'm trying to ignore the sneaking suspicion that the reason I have no new cavities is that (at this point) my teeth have more filling material than enamel in them...

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

You have crossed over the line of no return, and soon your mouth will join the ranks of the cyborg soldiers. Crush the humans!

[alexmegami]

You too? *lol*

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Yeah...for the first 23 or so years of my life, I didn't floss and barely even brushed. It didn't help that my previous dentists were almost universally the preachy asshole types. Fortunately, I found one I liked a couple years ago, who basically just sat me down and explained to me that I had the teeth of someone twice my age and that if things didn't change I'd probably need dentures by the time I was 40. So he patched my mouth up (over the course of about six months' worth of appointments), and I did my part and started flossing every night, and apparently it's worked. Which is why I'm minorly proud of myself. :)

[alexmegami]

Yeah, my problems are poor brushing habits and weakened enamel (which stems from a clenching problem that wasn't addressed until about a year or two ago). So I have about... thirteen fillings, three of which are in the back of my front two teeth. :/ Plus I think I need to have my wisdom teeth removed.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Thirteen fillings? Pah! That's easy. I've had so many over the course of my life I've lost count. :)

Much sympathy on the wisdom teeth, though. Having mine out was an absolute nightmare - I went through an entire Costco-sized bottle of ibuprofen before the month was out. Mine were pretty nastily impacted, however, so yours might not be so bad.

[(Anonymous)]

Thus do all reap the benefits of unfluoridated water.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Nah, my bad teeth are my own damn fault (story above). I didn't even live in a place with unfluoridated water until a couple years ago.