I left work early tonight to get my teeth cleaned. Now, in their defense I have neglected regular dental check-ups this year. The last time I have been was right before my wedding last April.
Usually, I get a cancellation and I get my aunt, who is a dental hygenist. She’s great, we make some cracks about the family and I get my teeth cleaned. I’m done in a half hour to forty five minutes, and I’m out of there.
This time, however, my aunt was busy. I got some blonde girl that I may have seen in there once before but never really talked to. She’s nice and pleasant. Skilled, however, is left to interpretation.
I have had more gentle dental cleanings from
Are my teeth clean? Yes. All the way to the root. She made the following comment after reaching for the little water sprayer to hose off the mounting pools of blood for the SIXTH TIME: “You really need to floss every day, your gum tissue is very delicate and is bleeding alot.”
Its bleeding alot because you keep sticking it with the pick, you stupid <expletive deleted>!
She went on to tell me my teeth were in pretty good shape for a year of no cleanings. Why then, did you have to torture me for an hour and five minutes? I don’t know if its standard operating procedure or not, but she took out a little blower thing and dried off the heavily bleeding areas before the dentist came over to check whether or not the hyroglyphics that she etched into the back of my enamel were legible. It must be bad form to have them fill in with blood before the voodoo incantations begin.
The end of the story is happy though… I caught my aunt before I left and we shared a quick laugh about how raw of a cleaning I just got. She ensured that I’d have her for my next cleaning. And I made it to karate on time!
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