Today I had an appointment with a dental hygienist. It has been three years since I last saw a hygienist. Yes, I know, I should be smacked with some dental floss. But we moved half way across the country and it has taken us a while to reestablish all those health care providers. All is good now.
Picture taken from Vermont Dept. of Labor website.
Last time I had my teeth cleaned it took almost an hour, several sharp, metal instruments and lots of scraping. Today I was out of the chair in a little over half an hour because a laser was used to clean my teeth. It was quicker but not painless. Ouch!
from www.old-picture.com
But not OUCH! like this! These are George Washington's false teeth. Can you imagine how painful it was wearing these? I went through a lot of torture while wearing braces, but nothing like this.
photo from Smithsonian
Is it any wonder our first President looked like this in all the pictures of him?
I am not off the hook yet. In two weeks, I go back to see the hygienist and she will do a "fine scaling" - a non-threatening term for digging around under the gum line. I will probably be looking as sober as old George when they are done with me...
HEY! WHO DELETED MY SIG?
1 comments:
You are so funny. I don't think mine uses a laser, but it usually takes her 40 minutes.
If I had Georges teeth, I would not smile, and I would be VERY THIN!
Good luck finding your sig.
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