Yesterday I Looked Like a Squirrel

Or. a Porcu-Puffer. Or Sloth from The Goonies.  It was pretty bad. Half of my face was so numb I couldn't smile. This was the best I could muster, as you can see, the right side is in a big old goofy grin but the left is just...

 

 Dentistry and I have a long and strange history. I was a child with a lip-bumper and head-gear and I never had a cavity until I was 15. Now, at 27 its amazing how far I have strayed. A brief summary of my dental needs are as follows:

• Extraction of  #16 because of break 7 years ago
• Root canal of #32 (I'm mostly scared of this one)
• Fillings for #8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 2, 3, 18, and 29
• Periodontal Scaling & Root Planing for all (4 individual sessions) 

Fun times! Insurance is an amazing thing. (I would link to the "Big Book of British Smiles" of The Simpsons but I know there will be Channery a-foot and cries of "Lisa Needs Braces" until my head explodes.) But, I am not going to lie, being insured has been an important boon in this whole being a wife lifestyle. When I was a kid I never flinched at the idea of the dentist but when I had to pay for it out-of-pocket my anxiety grew and my state of my teeth declined.

So, yesterday was my second session of fillings. We were going to do the Upper Left Fillings and Scaling but we learned an important lesson: local anesthesia wears off faster on me than it does with 99% of the population. Yay! So my poor, lovely, and patient dentist tried to fix me up and get the job done. I was in the chair three hours yesterday. Oy! But well worth it, I will say. I've got one quarter of my mouth fixed up and I feel so much more confident. The first session he fixed up my two front teeth because he thought it would make me feel better. I scoffed and teased him n my head but boy was I wrong! I sent photos of my chompers to all my friends and/or made them look at them. He's a great dentist and his needling techniques are superb. Next stop of the Healthcare Train: Get a GP and a chat about tummy rumbles after eating eggs.

So, I am lucky enough to get an opportunity to repair damage to my body because I have access and it's not costly. Not everyone in this world is so lucky. So please, please take some time to consider helping. June 1-10 help push for an AIDS-free generation of kids in Africa. Here are 10 Ways to Fight AIDS in 10 Days

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