I pray to the dental gods above that my children do not inherit my teeth, um, “issues.” At 17 I had all four wisdom teeth removed. At once. I was only numbed for two. That expeirence kept me out of the dentist’s chair for years. I didn’t even go for a cleaning again until my mid-20s and it was in my late 20s that I decided to get serious and listen to the nice new dentist who wasn’t scary at all and didn’t seem like the type to put his knee in my chest and hold me down and rip out teeth from unnumbed gums.

Anyway.

I am anal about my mouth now (and the kids’. Brush longer! Floss harder!) Even though, at 39, I still have braces (for the 3rd time (horrible pregnancy gingivitis the other times made them be removed each time)). I have no issues with going or having anything done and I go an insane amount each year to stay on top of my crumbling teeth, breaking crowns, and weak gums.

Also, “Son, be a dentiiiiiiiiiist.”

I had that happen to me once, with the new dentist. It turned out AWFUL! So bad I stormed out of an appointment one time, ripping the paper bib off and throwing it in her face.

But it was a blessing in disguise because now I LOVE my dentist. And I can’t believe I was with the crappy one for so long!

In a few years, I’d be good money that most of my teeth would be fake, since I have so many crowns.

Yikes. I thought my wisdom teeth fiasco when I was 26 was an awful dental story (impacted became infected became a shiny bruised face with my eye swollen shut became hospitalized for a week became a stomach infection for another week’s hospitalization. How’s that for abridged? I know, you’re probably wishing I’d apply that skill to my blogs I submit to you, right?) Anyhow, I generally prefer a little somethin’ to help me relax prior to a dentist appointment these days, after that experience. I have been putting off filling replacements since last July. Bet you were dying to hear all these dental confessions when you wrote this blog, huh? Well, thanks for inspiring me to call and book an appointment. If you can go that often, I can go once every 6 months, I suppose…

If you’d been born 30 years ago, you’d have a lovely set of dentures already at your age…no joke! That would suck. 🙁

OMG! I periodically have dreams about my teeth crumbling. Now I’m scared even more sh*tless that it’s an actual thing. In my dreams though, the crumbling teeth encompass my whole mouth and I can never seem to finger sweep out all of it. I hope yours aren’t that bad!

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