Seeking Encouragement About the Fate of My Teeth | May 31, 2007| Ask MetaFilter:
I had a long period of poor dental hygeine as well, and I finally went back to the dentist this year. I wasn't brushing for a variety of reasons, one of which was shame for having bad breath (ha ha). And I had never flossed regularly, due to the opposite problem that you have: my mouth is pretty big and I couldn't reach all the way back in there to get all the teeth. Well come to see I had six cavities that I didn't know I had. A wisdom tooth was pretty well rotted in the back. But they popped that one out, and filled the holes in the others, cleaned me right up and put me back on the road. It was all pretty painless (terrifying, paralyzing, but not painful), they were 100% cool with me. Now I brush and floss regularly. I'm 29. posted by pamccf
I better go to the dentist. I better.