Show Me Yo Teeth!

I hate the dentist.

I really do.

Having fingers and other metal-y utensils in my mouth isn`t my idea of fun.

[did the first part of that sentence sound pervy?]

for me, it feels like torture.

"i don`t wanna go!!"

I get that it`s only twice a year, but still.

ouch.

SO.

my mom & i had our 6 month appointment like two weeks ago.

all fine & dandy, no cavities (THANK GOD).

i proceeded to tell my dentist that in the morning when i wake up, my jaw really really hurts and i can only open my mouth not even halfway, and that i have to crack my jaw to actually get it to open.

aka I clench my teeth when i sleep.

and that`s my dentist noticed a little wear on the cusps of some of my teeth.

i guess i need a night guard.

but 300+ bucks for one?no way!

thank goodness my aunt`s husband has his own laboratory where he could possibly make the impressions & make me one.

i think.

i`d have to ask.

anyways, cleaning went well, so i got my little bag of toothpaste & new toothbrush and went on my merry way back home to get ready for work.

fast forward to like 5 days later : OUCH SH*T MY MOLAR!

i`ve never experienced a pain like i did that day.

i mean it hurt like a biotch to brush my teeth.even suck in air with my mouth!.

at first i thought my filling was peeling off (the old silver one, i`ve had that one for like 7 years) and i was like ohmigoodness!

so the next day i called the dentist i was like please can you see me i have intense pain, so they scheduled me for what would have been an appointment for yesterday.

okay, fine.

i had to call them again on thursday.

please please take me in today, there`s NO way i can make it `til monday with this pain.

so they took me in as an emergency appointment.

i was scared to death that i was going to end up getting a root canal (thanks a lot parentals for scaring the hell out of me!)

dentist looks at my tooth, goes through my file like how old is this friggin` filling?

7 years old, oh yeah.vintage, baby.

anyways, she puts me in for an x-ray and i`m sittin` in that chair, sweatin` bullets like ohhhh please please please tell me it won`t lead to a root canal!!!!

she inspects my tooth..oh it looks like you broke a teeny piece on the back of your molar.which is what caused the pain.

i look at her like oh my God you are a savior!

couple of minutes later, she sticks a needle in my gum/cheek to numb me up.

yes, that`s right, she was going to drill away my filling -- just to make sure nothing was under there -- then refill it & cover the part that I broke with the new filling.

i didn`t feel pain (thank youuuu numbing shot!)

but oh man the sound of that drill!OUCH.

the sound is probably more painful than the actual procedure.

so i`m all better now, even though i`m still scared to chew on that side of my mouth. (right side)

she thinks i either broke it eating something hard, or it might be the clenching i do at night.

hmm..

i never want to experience pain like that EVER again.

also, i plan on dying with all my natural teeth in tact.

just sayin`.

:)