The dentist and my paycheck

I brush my teeth twice a day.  I floss every day.  I use mouthwash.  I go to the dentist and get a cleaning and fluoride treatment every 6 months.

But at that cleaning, my dentist always regrets to inform me that I have more cavities.  By mid-May, I will have spent almost $900 getting my teeth fixed since January.  On the upside, the dentist is fixing them before they get bad and I’m rich enough now that I can have all of this paid off by June AND make rent.  The downsides are 1) I have no savings and cannot buy pretty shoes/dresses/books and 2) MY TEETH ARE ROTTING OUT OF MY HEAD.

Comments

  1. Mike says:

    I remember reading that most tooth decay is due to genetic factors, not how well the teeth are cared for (to a certain point).

    Some people just win the “good teeth lottery,” and others like us don’t.

    I want to steal those genes and figure out how to toss them into my DNA.

  2. lizbet says:

    I forget to floss some days….

    I don’t have bad dentist news because I haven’t seen a dentist in a year.

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