The Dentist

I hate the dentist. I REALLY do. It's not that I'm scared of it, or don't like 'him', but it's the smell, the cost, the problems. There's always problems, no matter how well I brush & floss. My teeth have been predisposed to rot! Craig can brush every other day & only floss when there's something stuck in between his teeth & come back from the dentist with tiny cavities or none at all! (Ok-that's an exaggeration). It's not fair, that's what I have to say about it. I went in for a routine cleaning, like I do every six months. They did the normal X-rays & cleaning. Then the dentist wanted to see me to fix a small cavity (which was known about before my appt). Well, I get back to see the Dr. & he tells me that a root canal that I had done 6 years ago had failed. It was infected, absesed & HAD to be pulled. No other options! I was so upset! At first I told him 'NO' & he said 'YES, Lisa it has to be done. We can do it right now, it won't take very long.' 'I wasn't prepared for this! I came for a cleaning' I said. So, needless to say, my tooth was pulled. I drove the whole way home from Rochester crying, changing my gauze every five minutes while trying to listen to my GPS to get home. I was so mad.
One, because I had taken such good care of my teeth
Two, nobody wants a hole in their mouth (Do you?)
Three, I just went in for a cleaning!
Four, it was going to be $2500 to fix it!
Five, I already paid $1000 to have the root canal.
Six, no matter how well I took care of my teeth it wouldn't matter about this.
I could go on......
Anyway, a week later, the throbbing has finally stopped. I would wake up in the middle of the night in so much pain. I couldn't believe it. So, for now I have a hole in my mouth, & in 3 weeks I can go back & get it fixed (for a small fortune), & smell that awful smell & hopefully not run into any more problems! They did let me keep the tooth though. Thank you! Yuck! I told you I hate the dentist. No pics for this post!