Monday Madness

Well look at that, it's Monday again. There is a lot going on today that makes my life crazy (mostly work), but the madness is the dentist.

Today I have to go to the dentist and have some cavities filled. I'm not really looking forward to it. I used to love the dentist when I was little because I never had any problems with my teeth, and I'd come out of the office with squeaky clean dents. But then I started getting cavities. I take good care of my teeth (the dentist says I have great oral hygiene), but thanks to genetics, my teeth are soft and get cavities more easily. Gee, thanks Mom and Dad. And as it turns out, the dentist is not so fun when there is a drill involved.

It's maddening that I can sit in the dentist chair and be told that I have "beautiful teeth" and "amazingly clean teeth" and then be told I have 6 (Yup. SIX) cavities. I'm having three filled today, and the other three at a later date. The dentist didn't want to have to numb my whole mouth at the same time. How thoughtful.

Of course the real problem stems from the fact that my cavities are mostly between my teeth. I floss, but not enough, and since I haven't had x-rays in two and a half years, there was no way for the hygienist cleaning my teeth to spot them. So now there are six gross cavities in my teeth. Awesome.

I just hope I don't bite my cheek while it's numb...that's about the worst feeling ever...besides maybe a drill going into your teeth.