Trivialities of My Life
By jenny | September 10, 2008
For an entire year I have dreaded going to the dentist.
With 13 cavities looming large over me, which is an obvious snub from the tooth fairy, I decided maybe I would never go again.
But then there was the whole, “when I eat sugar it feels like a nail is being shoved up my gums into my already chaotically small brain,” sensations which made me think that the responsible thing to do as a young, card-carrying, dental insurance holder would be to go.
So I decided to give the dental world another shot. But this time, I found a new dentist.
No offense to the young, but I am a little leery of having some kid my age poke around on my teeth in the first place. I mean, really, we were both born in the 80′s, we both loved ET, Super Mario Brothers, and New Kids on the Block, and we both celebrated birthdays at Pizza Hut and the original Show Biz Pizza…this means they are hardly qualified to do anything in my mouth. My mouth, my rules.
I wanted someone above the age of 60. Preferably with wrinkled hands, gray hair, and maybe a lazy eyelid.
And I found him. Minus the lazy eye.
After small talk about our lives, churches, the music world (his son works in Nashville too), and a lovely cleaning from the hygienist who has worked at the same office for 17 years, Dr. Myers quickly debunked my 13 cavities.
13 cavities? I barely have that many teeth. (No lie, my orthodontist ripped quite a few out in his evil hay-day). And with the amount of fluoride in the water and advanced health in our country, the doc said 13 cavities would be nearly impossible to achieve.
Instead, I am proud to re-announce that my new cavity total is… drum roll please…ONE.
ONE CAVITY!!!
One???
I am SO annoyed. I have lived in tooth fear for an entire year of my life; avoiding hard candies, coke, and anything else that seemed like a mouth sin. I have brushed way too much. And I have taken to flossing almost every day. Think of how much time I have wasted on superfluous dental care? How many sweets I could have eaten guilt free? How many nights I could’ve said, “Ah, I don’t have cavities, I’ll just brush extra good in the morning.”
And all this because a young, cavity hungry dentist filled my mind with tooth decay and doom.
Lesson learned: have as many milkshakes as you want and never go to a doctor under the age of 60, they have lived long enough to know that teeth are just teeth…not the end of the world.
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11 Comments
Josh Wax on September 10, 2008 at 7:56 pm.
lol. that’s all i can say to this one…lol.
good job gettin a new, yet old guy
Anonymous on September 11, 2008 at 4:03 am.
Thanks for the encouragement. I currently am fighting a mental battle of going to the dentist because I feel like I have a cavity. The only problem is I am going to school in Chicago and my dentist is in Carrollton, TX. However, I now feel better about my teeth knowing that what may be a huge problem is probably just one teeny cavity. Thanks for the blog, I enjoy reading it!
~Kimmy
i dig musicians on September 11, 2008 at 7:01 am.
You’re so weird…, and I love it! You seriously give me the giggles when I could use a good case. Kudos again, J-Rock Simz.
P.s., Sorry for not commenting as much as I have in the past. Still reading when you update, just not responding. My bad. You can now sleep and rest easier at night.
The End.
Lisa on September 12, 2008 at 2:49 am.
amen to that!
Jen on September 12, 2008 at 3:38 am.
Haha, I had almost the same thing happen to me once. I went to one dentist a few years after my front baby teeth had come in, because they were extremely sensitive and I feared I had a cavity. I had never had a cavity before. After doing X-rays, the dentist assure me I didn’t. I was glad and went back a few months later for a check-up. This time he said I had 10 cavities! How does a person develop 10 cavities in a matter of months? Needless to say, my dad found another dentist who announced I only had 2 or 3 and fixed me up. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one that’s happened to…
MacKenzie on September 12, 2008 at 3:58 am.
i am proud to announce that i have never ONCE had a cavity!!!
please hold your applause
lets see how long that lasts in college. although i do make sure to take care of my teeth
Gabe on September 12, 2008 at 9:46 am.
who is your dentist? I wanna start going there too. my current dentist also fills my mind with tooth decay and doom, as you put it. everytime I go in, no matter how much I brushed, it seems like it wasn’t enough for him. so I’ve stopped going because I hate hearing the same lecture every time I go in.
Sara on September 15, 2008 at 11:32 pm.
Hey Jenny! I had a blast getting to hang out tonight. Glad to know about your blog from your email. I can keep up with you now.
See you again soon.
Awioa on September 16, 2008 at 3:14 am.
I am so not letting Will read this. He thinks Dentistry is a crock.. a made up profession. He got very angry at me when I went to the dentist. Not that I went for just a cleaning but that after numerous years of not going to the dentist had plaque built up below the gum line. I had to have a deep root cleaning. Which he was angry about, but I have to admit, my teeth feel better, so if though the doc still makes my heart pound when I go I am gonna try to go more often
Pete on September 18, 2008 at 8:16 pm.
My teeth are deteriorating too! Seems every time I go in there, they say I have a new cavity. I love coffee and sugar. But come one now… Looks like dentures for me! eeww…
Jackie on September 19, 2008 at 11:39 pm.
I just had my first check-up after wait for it…SIX years! I too had the nail in the brain problem and was bracing myself for the tongue lashing of a lifetime from my new dentist. Good news? ZERO cavities!