soulchill
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Warning: Do not read if stories of dentists and teeth bother you.
Thinking about how nice it is to have clean teeth. I have a huge fear of dentists and finally comfortable with one. Mostly stems from bad experiences and having a tooth with a broken root. They had to do four separate sessions of scaling to get tartar off that extended below the gum line. Each took 40 minutes to an hour. The dentist would do 4-5 shots along the gum line and then one in the back at the jaw. Then the hygienist did the polisher followed by a scraper. And she pressed hard! But I didn't feel it. They really did a great job and technology has come a long way. My gums haven't even been sore after the work. The strangest thing is when my tongue notices a "new" gap between teeth on the back. I move to a move to another town next month, but know I'll make the longer trip to stay with them.
Thinking about how nice it is to have clean teeth. I have a huge fear of dentists and finally comfortable with one. Mostly stems from bad experiences and having a tooth with a broken root. They had to do four separate sessions of scaling to get tartar off that extended below the gum line. Each took 40 minutes to an hour. The dentist would do 4-5 shots along the gum line and then one in the back at the jaw. Then the hygienist did the polisher followed by a scraper. And she pressed hard! But I didn't feel it. They really did a great job and technology has come a long way. My gums haven't even been sore after the work. The strangest thing is when my tongue notices a "new" gap between teeth on the back. I move to a move to another town next month, but know I'll make the longer trip to stay with them.