I got my semi-annual invite to the dentist a few weeks ago. After some re-scheduling caused by my school hours I sat in that chair and got a rather bad surprise.
After years of nothing worse than a bit of tartar and a subsequent cleaning, the dentist now found two cavities...
She took an X-ray to be sure.
It revealed that in all I had five cavities...
After a short interrogation re my dental habits and my general health status I was informed that Diabetics not only have that increased gum disease risk that I had been told about, but also a far higher chance of caries than the main population. Something I had not been told about.
Luckily she had an opening the same morning, so I got two of the cavities filled directly. Next three on next Wednesday.
While I was a bit extra nervous, as I didn't know her yet, she had the best touch I've had in a dentist so far. I didn't feel a thing, not even the needle for the anesthetic (yes, I'm a total dental wuss.) or that blowing-cold-air-into-open-tooth-thingee they so like.
Afterwards the receptionist handed me the bill, I handed her my credit card. So much for those new shoes I wanted/needed to buy. Ah well, next month.
