Dental Delusions

Why do people hate the dentist? Is it because of the pain? The sound of that wicked drill in your mouth? The aching jaws and the stretched lips? The high cost despite the insurance? The dumb questions that are asked of you when they know you can't talk with that monstrous piece of plastic in your mouth?

I just had a root canal and two fillings done and I am in pain. My mouth hurts, my head hurts, my ears hurt. My wallet hurts. Two trips, 4 hours, and 400 dollars later I have three repaired teeth- and I still have to go to an Entodontist for one more really bad root canal.

So why did I wait so long to get these taken care of- did you see the list of reason's above? I don't like pain, I don't like sitting in that dental chair for hours at a time, I don't like spending the money. However, since my insurance will end when I quit my job in August- then I needed to get my teeth all fixed asap. It is kind of nice getting them all taken care of, but wow! It sure does hurt.

I remember last time I went to the dentist this little boy was sitting in the room next to me and his dad kept telling him, be still or you are going to get a spanking. Don't swallow, sit still, stop moving, be quiet- man, I sure was glad that wasn't my dad- I couldn't imagine getting a spanking after just having a root canal or something at that age. All the more reason to hate dentists.