My teeth story
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Nikki don't read! I'm writing about teeth stuff
So this morning after a surprise call into work, I had to super rush to get ready and get out there to open the shop. I took an apple to eat for brekky once I got a chance.
At about 10am, it was quiet enough for me to attack the apple.
Which I did,
with gusto!
Chomp chomp chomp
chomp *crunch* chomp *crack*
GAH!
I broke TWO TEETH eating that damn apple. The apple that shall henceforth be known as Applestein.
The dentist managed to fit me in at 1:15 and I shamefully discovered I hadn't been in to visit in 3 years. Holy fuck. I didn't realize it had been so long. Number 1 tooth had a giant hidden cavity and the tooth next door was following suit. After about an hour I walked out with two new fillings and a numb face. so much so I didn't notice that I can't close my mouth properly until later. It just doesn't quite work and its driving me crazy. I also developed a huge migraine and had to lay down for a couple of hours. The headache has eased but my teeth are still aching. Ive never had such a serious filling before.
Is this normal?
Ive heard one report that it is, unless its still hurting tomorrow evening and then I'm in trouble.
So applestein should really be thanked for getting me there and discovering the damage to those two teeth in particular.
Anyway my dentist is sad and wants me back in July for more work. My poor teeth, I used to take such good care of them. Here, let me tell you the story of my teeth. I had a horrible overbite when I was younger. I looked kind of like a bunny rabbit. I was too young to get braces so I started by wearing a plate (retainer) for about two years. It looked like this:
HAHA SPAGHETT
no thats headgear it wasn't anywhere near that bad but it felt like it was to me as an 11 year old. I had to take it out to eat which led to me losing it a couple of times but we found it in the end. I think mum had to rummage through a bin once.
So after all my teeth were settled it was time for braces which I had for another two years. I had the kind with rubber bands between the top and bottom jaws.
While I had those braces I cleaned my teeth obsessively. I had special things for cleaning in and around the metal. Having food caught in there was the worst feeling. I was quite paranoid about staining my teeth as you got left with white squares when they came off; I stopped drinking coke the entire time, layed off any kinds of lollies, reduced my tea drinking, the whole deal.
Then in grade 11 I decided that what I really wanted to do before my formal, was get my teeth whitened. So after trying a few over the counter type things we went to the dentist. There was a three month long treatment thing he recommended. He made up these clear retainers that fit over my top and bottom teeth. Once in the morning and once at night I filled them with a paste and put them on for ten minutes. When it was finished my teeth looked amazing. Worlds away from the mouth I had before all the dentistry work began.
My teeth were the thing I obsessed about. Every girl has one thing that they really worry about or work on. Maybe because I started having all that orthodontics, i got into the habit of paying extra attention to them.
Then I got older and relaxed.
I developed a terrible coca-cola addiction.
I developed depression, one of the side effects being taking no pride in your appearance.
My teeth have suffered badly and so much of the good work done before has been undone. It cost me nearly $300 today. These things in my mouth must be worth a mint, so much has been invested in them.
*sigh*
oh well
Looks like now all that damage is reaching critical. There will be more dentist appointments in the future.
So this morning after a surprise call into work, I had to super rush to get ready and get out there to open the shop. I took an apple to eat for brekky once I got a chance.
At about 10am, it was quiet enough for me to attack the apple.
Which I did,
with gusto!
Chomp chomp chomp
chomp *crunch* chomp *crack*
GAH!
I broke TWO TEETH eating that damn apple. The apple that shall henceforth be known as Applestein.
The dentist managed to fit me in at 1:15 and I shamefully discovered I hadn't been in to visit in 3 years. Holy fuck. I didn't realize it had been so long. Number 1 tooth had a giant hidden cavity and the tooth next door was following suit. After about an hour I walked out with two new fillings and a numb face. so much so I didn't notice that I can't close my mouth properly until later. It just doesn't quite work and its driving me crazy. I also developed a huge migraine and had to lay down for a couple of hours. The headache has eased but my teeth are still aching. Ive never had such a serious filling before.
Is this normal?
Ive heard one report that it is, unless its still hurting tomorrow evening and then I'm in trouble.
So applestein should really be thanked for getting me there and discovering the damage to those two teeth in particular.
Anyway my dentist is sad and wants me back in July for more work. My poor teeth, I used to take such good care of them. Here, let me tell you the story of my teeth. I had a horrible overbite when I was younger. I looked kind of like a bunny rabbit. I was too young to get braces so I started by wearing a plate (retainer) for about two years. It looked like this:
HAHA SPAGHETT
no thats headgear it wasn't anywhere near that bad but it felt like it was to me as an 11 year old. I had to take it out to eat which led to me losing it a couple of times but we found it in the end. I think mum had to rummage through a bin once.
So after all my teeth were settled it was time for braces which I had for another two years. I had the kind with rubber bands between the top and bottom jaws.
While I had those braces I cleaned my teeth obsessively. I had special things for cleaning in and around the metal. Having food caught in there was the worst feeling. I was quite paranoid about staining my teeth as you got left with white squares when they came off; I stopped drinking coke the entire time, layed off any kinds of lollies, reduced my tea drinking, the whole deal.
Then in grade 11 I decided that what I really wanted to do before my formal, was get my teeth whitened. So after trying a few over the counter type things we went to the dentist. There was a three month long treatment thing he recommended. He made up these clear retainers that fit over my top and bottom teeth. Once in the morning and once at night I filled them with a paste and put them on for ten minutes. When it was finished my teeth looked amazing. Worlds away from the mouth I had before all the dentistry work began.
My teeth were the thing I obsessed about. Every girl has one thing that they really worry about or work on. Maybe because I started having all that orthodontics, i got into the habit of paying extra attention to them.
Then I got older and relaxed.
I developed a terrible coca-cola addiction.
I developed depression, one of the side effects being taking no pride in your appearance.
My teeth have suffered badly and so much of the good work done before has been undone. It cost me nearly $300 today. These things in my mouth must be worth a mint, so much has been invested in them.
*sigh*
oh well
Looks like now all that damage is reaching critical. There will be more dentist appointments in the future.
1 comment:
oh god!
this makes me feel sick to my stomach, all the talk about teeth. teeth are thing i'm most obsessed with too. the idea of losing my teeth frightens me more than anything else, so i've been going check ups and cleans every 6 months. it's definitely worth it!
i guess these days if you do lose your teeth due to cavities or whatever, we have more options then just the stereotypical old person dentures that you put in a glass beside your bed at night *shudder*
at least i hope so. but still, i dont want to get to that point of needing dentures for many more years to come!!!
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