Brush and floss...no really...

OK, jumping right into the whole "I've never thought of that before" mood, here's a question: do dentists go to other dentists or do they just do it themselves?

Here's how I got to this thought....

I have had nothing but bad experiences with the dentist ever since I could remember. Once, I had to have my top two second premolars pulled before I could receive braces and I thought it was going to be no big deal. Little did I know it was going to be the most painful experience of my life. I remember that day as if it were yesterday, and I am sure the doctors (and my mother who, bless her heart, could hear me all the way out in the waiting room) can still hear me screaming in pain. Ever since then I have never had the cajones to jump back into a dental chair and risk experiencing that feeling over all over again.

Six years later, I am now paying the price.

I was eating a piece of candy corn the other day when the top of my back molar (tooth # 30 as Dr. Wolffe and Dr. Cotton would say) decided to break off and reveal a nasty little cavity. Excuse the bluntness of the next sentence, but as I held my chipped tooth in between my two fingers I had decided that maybe it was time to go to the dentists. I thought I was fine. I brush my teeth twice a day every day and do the occasional mouth wash. However, I won't lie, I don't floss.

Life lesson # 20, no matter what you think or believe, the dentists is actually telling the truth when he says you need to floss.

So now, I am scheduled to have my first ever root canal next Thursday at 10am. Oh the joys of Novocaine (which I swear, has something against me). On the bright side, my endodontist has a flat screen t.v. on the ceiling directly above the chair, so I get to watch whatever I want for 2 hours while he drills a giant hole in my tooth and rip out the nerve! Anyways (must not digress), as I was sitting in the chair during my preliminary exam (looking at the xrays, talking about my options, running some tests) I had the thought of what dentists do when its their time to reverse roles and stick their butts in the chair. I know they can't do it themselves (how cheap would that be?), but to be honest, whoever my dentist trusts to handle their teeth, I probably wouldn't mind having that same dentist doing a few tricks to mine. It was a weird and random thought, but it's got be even more weird for the dentist who gets to work on a fellow dentist.

Anywho, kind of a pointless entry but I have to get my mind off of my phobia. I WOULD like to thank Jordan for being a super sweet boyfriend and for being there for me. I know I am not dying, but come on ya'll, he insisted.

Plus, we don't have dental insurance so I am sure this is going to be REAL cheap.

Happy Smiles :)