A Note To My Younger Self About Her Teeth
Dear Younger Me,
Floss, please. Also, get that night guard when the first dentist recommends it instead of waiting ten years. Yes, it is expensive, and inconvenient, and extremely dorky. It is also better than a root canal. All those jokes about root canals? They’re true. Trust me. And yes, I know I told you never to trust anyone who says trust me, but you can trust me, I’m you.
Signed,
Your Dentally Challenged Future Self
by Lela Davidson on August 27, 2010
in It's All About Me
As one of your thousands of Endodontist / Fans, I would like to say this in defense of my profession: Oh Yeah?
Root canal treatment is undeniably a better alternative than extraction, and unfortunately as we get older, our lives consist mostly of better alternatives.
What’s more important, while your sit isolated behind a rubber dam feeling nothing but, “A few vibrations, a little pressure,” and a deep sense of vulnerability, you get to hear our political and religious opinions, our favorite songs, and how Becky Latimer broke our hearts our senior year. I promise you it was a torrid romance.
By the way, did they explain that you will now need a crown?
John, yes. I have one crown, and hoping to avoid another. I prefer tiaras.