Post by collegeunm on May 1, 2011 15:20:01 GMT -5
I have come to the conclusion that it is very important to take of your teeth. I just wish my parents emphasized good dental hygiene as I was a growing up.
I have always hated my teeth. My adult teeth grew in all funky like. My teeth has been the one thing that I have always hated about myself. My goo meet and greet pic I barely smiled because of my teeth.
I hated my teeth so much that I didn't feel the need to take care of them the way I should have. I wish I could go back in time and make changes to my dental care.
I recently learned why dental hygiene wasn't emphasized from my mom. Her family had horrible teeth. I guess it runs in the family. They didn't go to the dentist very often. So my mom didn't get the importance of taking care of your teeth.
This past year I decided it was time for me to concur my strong fear of the dentist. But I needed to save some money cause I didn't have dental insurance. I worked a shit load of hours at work. Then in December I decided to sign up for the dental insurance. So in January I went to a dentist that my sister recommended cause she had gotten her teeth worked on there. I went there once for x-rays, they told me what needed to be done, even made an appointment to start the work. The dentist at this particular place was a very rude person. He didn't seem to know how to talk to people in a way to not hurt their feelings. Anyways my sister had taken her daughter to this place and this dentist said things that my niece needed to hear, just not in the way this guy did. He had made her cry. Really bad first experience at the dentist. My sister went off on this dentist. In return I get a letter from them saying they are going to discontinue with me as a patient. I didn't even get anything done there. That pissed me off.
So I was back with looking for a new dentist. I looked on the list I got from my insurance and found a dentist nearby where I live. New dentist offices that were starting to pop up in town. So I went there. Such a better place to be. So I have been getting my teeth fixed. I originally thought that my teeth were so bad that I would have to get them all pulled. I had a lot of broken teeth. But to my amazement I was able to keep some of my teeth and get partials on top and bottom. I have a great dentist.
When they were pulling my bottom teeth, the ones that needed to come out (about 6 teeth), I couldn't believe how stupid I was to be so negligent with my teeth. Bottom teeth are the worst ones to come out. I was crying so much during that first set of extractions. They used so much numbing stuff that they maxed out. 2 teeth they couldn't out cause one of them he just couldn't get a good angle to get it and the other one is an impacted wisdom tooth that is lying on its side. It was infected and wouldn't numb up. I was there for 4 or 5 hours that day.
The top teeth were not so bad. I had about 10 teeth pulled on top, I didn't get all the top ones pulled on the same day though. Bottom ones were traumatic enough, didn't want to spend all afternoon there again.
I will have my partials in a few weeks. Just in time for my birthday in June and well before my wedding next year.
The good thing was that my fiancee was there with me each time I had teeth pulled. He held my hand. Made me soft food for me to eat. I got lucky with this great guy that I never thought that I would find.
What I have learned: Good dental hygiene is VERY important. I am trying very hard to take better care of the teeth that I have. I am already a much happier person, just because I don't have all the nasty teeth in my mouth that made me feel so bad about myself.
When I have my own kids, I will most definitely do everything in my power to keep them from having to go threw what I have gone threw with my teeth, even if it means I brush their teeth myself. They will know the importance of brushing and flossing on a regular basis.
I have always hated my teeth. My adult teeth grew in all funky like. My teeth has been the one thing that I have always hated about myself. My goo meet and greet pic I barely smiled because of my teeth.
I hated my teeth so much that I didn't feel the need to take care of them the way I should have. I wish I could go back in time and make changes to my dental care.
I recently learned why dental hygiene wasn't emphasized from my mom. Her family had horrible teeth. I guess it runs in the family. They didn't go to the dentist very often. So my mom didn't get the importance of taking care of your teeth.
This past year I decided it was time for me to concur my strong fear of the dentist. But I needed to save some money cause I didn't have dental insurance. I worked a shit load of hours at work. Then in December I decided to sign up for the dental insurance. So in January I went to a dentist that my sister recommended cause she had gotten her teeth worked on there. I went there once for x-rays, they told me what needed to be done, even made an appointment to start the work. The dentist at this particular place was a very rude person. He didn't seem to know how to talk to people in a way to not hurt their feelings. Anyways my sister had taken her daughter to this place and this dentist said things that my niece needed to hear, just not in the way this guy did. He had made her cry. Really bad first experience at the dentist. My sister went off on this dentist. In return I get a letter from them saying they are going to discontinue with me as a patient. I didn't even get anything done there. That pissed me off.
So I was back with looking for a new dentist. I looked on the list I got from my insurance and found a dentist nearby where I live. New dentist offices that were starting to pop up in town. So I went there. Such a better place to be. So I have been getting my teeth fixed. I originally thought that my teeth were so bad that I would have to get them all pulled. I had a lot of broken teeth. But to my amazement I was able to keep some of my teeth and get partials on top and bottom. I have a great dentist.
When they were pulling my bottom teeth, the ones that needed to come out (about 6 teeth), I couldn't believe how stupid I was to be so negligent with my teeth. Bottom teeth are the worst ones to come out. I was crying so much during that first set of extractions. They used so much numbing stuff that they maxed out. 2 teeth they couldn't out cause one of them he just couldn't get a good angle to get it and the other one is an impacted wisdom tooth that is lying on its side. It was infected and wouldn't numb up. I was there for 4 or 5 hours that day.
The top teeth were not so bad. I had about 10 teeth pulled on top, I didn't get all the top ones pulled on the same day though. Bottom ones were traumatic enough, didn't want to spend all afternoon there again.
I will have my partials in a few weeks. Just in time for my birthday in June and well before my wedding next year.
The good thing was that my fiancee was there with me each time I had teeth pulled. He held my hand. Made me soft food for me to eat. I got lucky with this great guy that I never thought that I would find.
What I have learned: Good dental hygiene is VERY important. I am trying very hard to take better care of the teeth that I have. I am already a much happier person, just because I don't have all the nasty teeth in my mouth that made me feel so bad about myself.
When I have my own kids, I will most definitely do everything in my power to keep them from having to go threw what I have gone threw with my teeth, even if it means I brush their teeth myself. They will know the importance of brushing and flossing on a regular basis.