I had my 6 month cleaning/check up today. It was a terrifying experience.
All I could do was lay there and wonder what I could have possibly done to the dental technician cleaning my teeth to deserve such torture.
Was she the target of bullying as a child? Did I somehow resemble someone who had ever done her wrong?
Had I wronged her in some way in some past life?
Whatever it was, it was bad.
I am quite certain I paid for every wrong doing she ever had bestowed upon her.
Also, apparently flossing ever few days doesn't cut.
Nope.
She showed me how to properly floss because apparently not only was I not doing it frequently enough, I wasn't even doing it RIGHT.
She even gave me a mirror, so I could watch. WATCH. So I did watch.
I watched in horror as my mouth filled with blood, a result of the carnage my poor gums endured.
BUT apparently I can abuse my gums into submission, and after so much pain they will grow stronger and won't hurt as much or bleed as badly. I have a hard time believing my gums won't bleed when I shove a thin plastic rope into their delicate flesh. But I'm hoping she's right.
The flossing? Not even the rough part. Emotionally it was scarring because I had to watch, but as far as pain goes, it was the water pic that did me in. She claims it was a water pic. It felt more like razor blades and punishment for everything I had ever done wrong in my life.
Do they give novocaine for cleanings?
Perhaps I can talk them into laughing gas for next time?
Good news? I got a clean bill of health!
NO CAVITIES MA!
Other than tweaking my flossing techniques my mouth is gravy.
Even passed the creepy tongue check. {I don't like my tongue being touched and pulled with gauze. Ew.}
Next time? I'll be popping a vicodin for a "Pre-Dentist Party".
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