Pain-Free Dentistry
I had to go to the dentist's today to have the fillings in my front teeth fixed. My front teeth now look a whole lot nicer.
The office I go to has several dentist (at least three, and I think there's more); I go there because they advertise, and deliver, painless dentistry. So, when I need fillings, I get nitrous oxide (wonderful stuff) and the anesthetic shots (which are finally wearing off 8 hours later). And, just in case those fail, because they're serious about being pain-free, I get a little clacky frog to hold. If I start feeling pain, I'm supposed to clack the frog, because with everything in my mouth, I'm not going to be able to talk. Frankly, I'm not sure I could clack the silly frog, especially if it was sudden and sharp, because it's kind of stiff, but waving it around would probably get the same effect. I like my dentist; she's very careful, so I don't think it'd take much for her to figure it out.
So, I'm sitting there with my clacky frog thinking about how clacking it will bring all proceeding to an immediate halt. I've clearly been reading too much BDSM, because my brain went to safe words. So, there I was in the dentist's chair, letting them work on my teeth, and thinking about safe words. I guarantee there wasn't any pain. ;-)
The office I go to has several dentist (at least three, and I think there's more); I go there because they advertise, and deliver, painless dentistry. So, when I need fillings, I get nitrous oxide (wonderful stuff) and the anesthetic shots (which are finally wearing off 8 hours later). And, just in case those fail, because they're serious about being pain-free, I get a little clacky frog to hold. If I start feeling pain, I'm supposed to clack the frog, because with everything in my mouth, I'm not going to be able to talk. Frankly, I'm not sure I could clack the silly frog, especially if it was sudden and sharp, because it's kind of stiff, but waving it around would probably get the same effect. I like my dentist; she's very careful, so I don't think it'd take much for her to figure it out.
So, I'm sitting there with my clacky frog thinking about how clacking it will bring all proceeding to an immediate halt. I've clearly been reading too much BDSM, because my brain went to safe words. So, there I was in the dentist's chair, letting them work on my teeth, and thinking about safe words. I guarantee there wasn't any pain. ;-)