So, I made it to my dentist appointment this morning with little hope of a pleasant time. I pretty much knew it wasn’t going to be an in and out job. My teeth were scraped, poked, gouged, ripped, sprayed, vacuumed, polished, grabbed, twisted, juiced, abraded and concussed. I felt, and still feel, like a million ants went to work on my gums with pick-axes in search of lost treasure.
Luckily, or maybe not, our new dentist (new meaning the first I’ve had in 8 years) has an office outfitted with TVs on the ceiling with satelite programming. I quickly asked to turn to ESPN, where I was able to read the closed captioning of the latest web gems and round trippers on Baseball Tonight. It was somewhat difficult, however, to focus on the joys of the day that was Monday June 5th in the MLB due to the frequent piercing pain shooting from my mouth from the large hook-ed, metal, torture implement protruding from my oral cavity. I worried for a moment, “Am I going to develop some kind of horrible negative association with Baseball Tonight, and worse—ESPN, because of the incredibly uncomfortable situation I find myself in…Clockwork Orange style? Will I get sudden stabbing pains in my mouth upon hearing John Kruk and Harold Reynolds engage in playful banter?”
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Ultimately my teeth feel cleaner and more…healthy I guess. Hopefully, with the upcoming month’s worth of visits for a handful of fillings and crown I need done, I won’t be left begging for mercy from the consuming terror whenever Sportscenter comes on. I’d rather get dentures!
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I had a similar experience without ESPN in my first trip back to the dentist after a 4 year break without dental insurance. I wish I would have had baseball tonight, anything to keep my mind off of the scraping and the lady telling me it would be easier next time.
I find that media is taking over the world. I have an ipod…I can watch anything I want anywhere I go. I have the highlights from the NBA finals on my ipod. Even the Dentist media hanging from the walls. All a ploy to get us to spend more money and buy and sell and do and become and lose and win. I am overwhelmed in a general sense.
I am so sorry that your toofies hurt. I think our genetics do not predispose any of the Hopkins boys to a clean bill of tooth health from the dentist. I remember taking you guys to the dentist and hearing the other mothers being told, “No cavities today”. Sadly I don’t think I ever heard those words. I heard things like, “It looked like just a small cavity but as we drilled we found it was a cavern the size of the grand canyon”. Seriously the dentist took a picture of matt’s cavern for some dentist digest. So sorry guys!
I would agree with Doug about the overwhelming noise. Today I was driving in the car and actually turned off the radio and heard the blessed sound of silence. I think I’m going to try for some quiet time each day – it takes a concerted effort to back away from all the sound clutter and hear yourself think. I don’t think the dentist chair is the best place to take that break though – I’ve never enjoyed the scrape of metal on teeth while ripping through gum tissue. Give me noise, lots of noise in the dental chair.