YAY! No Cavities today!! | armine's Blog

...So I finally made it out to see the dentist (actually the hygienist); as usual I was nervous but the cleaning went very well. She has been my tooth cleaner for well over 20 years now; and I remember my dentist as an apprentice to another doctor (who has long since retired), so he's got to be in his late 50s or early 60s now. Anyway - I haven't had x-rays taken since '99 or 2000, so I paid a little extra to have them done today. The doctor came in, asked me if anything was bothering me and I said no; he barely poked around at all, then said, 'Everything looks good'. Boy did that make my day today!! The last time I went (to see him) was May of 2005 - about 3 1/2 years ago - and being the pessimist that I am, I thought for sure I must have a cavity or two THIS time, since I haven't had a cavity problem for well over a decade now. But no, everything was fine; x-rays don't lie and the doc said there was nothing on them, so I got a clean bill of health from the dentist . Even so, I have already scheduled my next appointment for mid-September, because I am middle-aged now (whatever THAT means), and I need to do better than once every three years in terms of getting my teeth (and gums) cleaned and checked. The bill wasn't all that bad either; I thought it would be well over $200 (because of the x-rays) but it wasn't even $150 - good deal, as far as I am concerned. So that's it for me with the dentist concerns, at least until the fall... I take very good care of my teeth, but even so you still have to visit the dentist from time to time. Things went well for me today! It makes you feel like you're you're doing something right when your dentist tells you that you've got no cavities :).