Got my teeth cleaned this morning, a nice walk there and back before it gets too hot to even stick my nose outside. Hard to complain too much, given how moderate a summer this has been here, and how bad it's been elsewhere. So, consider this a little quiet whimpering. I never much liked heat, of any kind.
The dentist and his assistant asked after my mouth injury last November, as expected. I was able to report that my front teeth feel fine, to the point of being able to bite into an apple. What else could I want? Another patient of his fell on her face at the same time, and she lost at least one tooth, and is still going through the process of dental repair. I mentioned that my orthodontist wanted to prolong the wearing of the retainer, go for a bit more adjustment, and I called it good. "In striving for perfection, we oft mar that which is perfectly adequate." Or as I told the dentist, "The enemy of good... ." * I mentioned that the plastic attending who checked the suture line wanted to do something about the little extra blip of scar on the philtrum, seeing as it would be covered by workman's comp. I dismissed the idea without a second thought. I don't want any more messing about around my mouth than I can avoid. (And I bristled at the idea of soaking the system for superfluous vanity.)
Which is why I never eat popcorn. Not that I've ever broken a tooth or crown on a kernel, but I don't want to break one while eating popcorn, then have my dentist ask me "How did this break?" And I'd have to tell him, and he'd think I was an idiot, and what is most important, he would be right. I really love popcorn.
Reading through the November posts, I realized I'd been doing a Ten Things writing-assist-exercise on Fridays. That was a really good idea. Wonder why I forgot it. Good thing to have this recorded memory going on.
*... is better."
7 comments:
Happy chomping.
I like going to the Hygienist for a dental wash and brush up! Good to be praised for doing a decent job myself, and have those awkward corners checked!!
I am one of those weird people who love going to the dentist because of the comfortable chair.
You must have different sorts of popcorn from the stuff we get here. YOu couldn't break a tooth on it if you tried.
I don't mind the dentist at all. I like that my dentist does the actual cleaning, and does a mouth check, looking for signs of systemic disease and oral cancer. But the chair is very hard on my back.
Jenny,
Never met a popcorn that couldn't do a number on the teeth.
I'm okay with the heat and the humidity, I just need a day or two to acclimate to it.
I appreciate the dental hygienist work to clean my teeth. I hope whatever dental insurance program my future employer has is at least close to what I was getting before.
Glad your mouth's mended well.
I like the word 'philtrum'. There's some Gnostic myth or something hovering about at the edge of my mind about it being a the result of some angel's touch when we are born to make us forget where we came from - some such nonsense.
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