Ouch
So for some unknown reason I have been thinking about going to the dentist for a while. It has been many years since I last went. Going to the dentist is one of my least favorite things to do. In fact there are many many things I would rather do. But for some reason I thought, if I had dental insurance and can get my teeth cleaned for free twice a year, I should do it.
Well the dentist I used to go to is no longer on my current insurance and I really liked them, so I had to find another one. I kept hearing commercials on WAKW about Kingdom Family Dentistry and I thought I would give them a buzz. So I did and they were nice on the phone and the next thing I know I had an appointment for today.
So I went and let me just say that they were nice and understood my fear of dentists. And they did more things to my teeth than I ever remember getting done before. They did this one test, that had it been about 30 seconds longer I would have lost it. They were poking around on my gums and saying numbers. I don't remember what the test was for but it was killing me.
Then they started the cleaning process. I cannot stand the noise the tools make against your teeth. So I was trying to think of anything but what was going on. Well long story short, I know too late, they clean me up and get on me to floss my teeth everyday. I do floss, just not every day. Heck I don't know if I know anyone who flosses every day.
At any rate, Dr. Y - the dentist, comes in and looks over the x-rays and pictures and all this stuff and give me the damage. Basically I have a series of cavities that are in-between my teeth and I grind my teeth when I am asleep. So the 'estimate' they gave me to fix the cavities and make something called a night plate ends up being over a grand out of my pocket. Yeah I said a grand. My goodness. They want to do the damage in 4 appointments and when I go I have to pay for what I am having done at that time. So I was like, I gotta think about this.
So here I am at home - writing about it. But I will say this...I mouth hurts! I have said maybe 10 words since I have been home. Granted I don't talk a lot at home cause well that means I would be talking to myself, but still, I don't have any desire to talk. In fact I ate cereal for dinner and even eating hurt. And this is yet another reason why I HATE DENTIST.
Well the dentist I used to go to is no longer on my current insurance and I really liked them, so I had to find another one. I kept hearing commercials on WAKW about Kingdom Family Dentistry and I thought I would give them a buzz. So I did and they were nice on the phone and the next thing I know I had an appointment for today.
So I went and let me just say that they were nice and understood my fear of dentists. And they did more things to my teeth than I ever remember getting done before. They did this one test, that had it been about 30 seconds longer I would have lost it. They were poking around on my gums and saying numbers. I don't remember what the test was for but it was killing me.
Then they started the cleaning process. I cannot stand the noise the tools make against your teeth. So I was trying to think of anything but what was going on. Well long story short, I know too late, they clean me up and get on me to floss my teeth everyday. I do floss, just not every day. Heck I don't know if I know anyone who flosses every day.
At any rate, Dr. Y - the dentist, comes in and looks over the x-rays and pictures and all this stuff and give me the damage. Basically I have a series of cavities that are in-between my teeth and I grind my teeth when I am asleep. So the 'estimate' they gave me to fix the cavities and make something called a night plate ends up being over a grand out of my pocket. Yeah I said a grand. My goodness. They want to do the damage in 4 appointments and when I go I have to pay for what I am having done at that time. So I was like, I gotta think about this.
So here I am at home - writing about it. But I will say this...I mouth hurts! I have said maybe 10 words since I have been home. Granted I don't talk a lot at home cause well that means I would be talking to myself, but still, I don't have any desire to talk. In fact I ate cereal for dinner and even eating hurt. And this is yet another reason why I HATE DENTIST.