tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post3563195946792497992..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: LOOK MA…LOTS OF CAVITIES!joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-37791946354467138922013-03-27T04:16:33.311-04:002013-03-27T04:16:33.311-04:00Thanks for that Joe - I have an appointment tomorr...Thanks for that Joe - I have an appointment tomorrow to have the roots of my undeveloped wisdom tooth 'lifted' which is just another way of saying taken out - doubly looking forward to it now ;)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402703967636964187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-24759815625983016052013-03-27T00:54:11.627-04:002013-03-27T00:54:11.627-04:00aannnnd... my anxiety and fear of the dentist is o...aannnnd... my anxiety and fear of the dentist is officially back (as though it ever left)anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397035326672974878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-73279650394352769452013-03-26T19:10:11.052-04:002013-03-26T19:10:11.052-04:00I HATE the smell of burning teeth in the afternoon...I HATE the smell of burning teeth in the afternoon. When I was a kid, the big draw of my dentist's office was a koi pond. Promises of looking at the giant goldfish through the glass doors of the exam room got us there without much complaining. One quick look, then we got THE CHAIR.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43813016292660120802013-03-26T17:56:45.651-04:002013-03-26T17:56:45.651-04:00I know a lot of people of our age who are very fea...I know a lot of people of our age who are very fearful and at the least.. resistant to dental appointments for the very things you described. Myself among them. Ugh.. you brought back uncomfy memories.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-16383223495973483552013-03-26T17:17:40.019-04:002013-03-26T17:17:40.019-04:00Oh my gosh....I would have died. Well not really,...Oh my gosh....I would have died. Well not really, but yeah, I would have died. Such torture. No numbing shots? That's awful. You don't have nightmares? I think I would have nightmares....<br /><br />Kids these days have it so nice. They have tv monitors hanging above their heads where they can either watch a DVD or they can play video games while their teether are being worked on. My kids LIKE going to the dentist, and they couldn't care less what procedure they are there for: a cleaning? Great! A cavity? Even better, because it takes longer and that's more time in "the chair" .... and getting a tooth pulled is an added bonus, I guess, because on top of all the fun in "the chair" they get to take the tooth home and cash in with a tooth fairy visit.<br /><br />Now that I think about it, perhaps they would brush their teeth better if a trip to the dentist to fill a cavity actually HURT and wasn't so darn entertaining! <br /><br />Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84790459571212298282013-03-26T16:33:51.859-04:002013-03-26T16:33:51.859-04:00In remembering this I also recall there was not qu...In remembering this I also recall there was not question but that we would climb meekly in the chair and submit. Crying was unacceptable, and a fit probably would have resulted in the death sentence. Or, the really slow drill.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-46725189289004867462013-03-26T16:23:27.590-04:002013-03-26T16:23:27.590-04:00nauseating. Mix it up with an actively alcoholic d...nauseating. Mix it up with an actively alcoholic dentist and ya really got something there. Z-Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-9424634153586386642013-03-26T15:59:14.797-04:002013-03-26T15:59:14.797-04:00Jeez....I don't remember any of that. My expe...Jeez....I don't remember any of that. My experiences at the dentist were pretty tame. I never could understand why so many people hated to visit the dentist. If your experience was the norm, I don't blame them.<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-86677224866849013222013-03-26T15:39:46.540-04:002013-03-26T15:39:46.540-04:00I don't remember a smell, but I rememeber havi...I don't remember a smell, but I rememeber having to be held down...<br /><br />In Jan, when the Dentist suggested I go without being numbed, the fear shot back through my very early memory and the look in my eyes was enough answer for him.Eccentricesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350166822047688150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-45198649016021616812013-03-26T14:14:19.674-04:002013-03-26T14:14:19.674-04:00Ack! You took me back. The smell -- oh God, the ...Ack! You took me back. The smell -- oh God, the smell!<br /><br />I dreaded the dentist as a child...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-33179963996874726072013-03-26T12:32:31.947-04:002013-03-26T12:32:31.947-04:00Back in the Dark Ages I was an assistant to a chil...Back in the Dark Ages I was an assistant to a children's dentist--I know whereof you speak!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11825820536831502072013-03-26T12:18:40.691-04:002013-03-26T12:18:40.691-04:00sorry, but i had to scan this one. couldn't st...sorry, but i had to scan this one. couldn't stand it! eek!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-40105477800359380622013-03-26T11:51:46.346-04:002013-03-26T11:51:46.346-04:00Wow, I'll echo what Skip and Jeanie said. The ...Wow, I'll echo what Skip and Jeanie said. The burning tooth smell, erg!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-19911103090217875172013-03-26T11:31:57.373-04:002013-03-26T11:31:57.373-04:00Yikes! I remember the same sort of torture....and ...Yikes! I remember the same sort of torture....and the smell. It all left me with fear of the dentist for many, many years.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-12359416960824452732013-03-26T10:55:49.665-04:002013-03-26T10:55:49.665-04:00Thanks a lot, ya ol' crank.
That's an expe...Thanks a lot, ya ol' crank.<br />That's an experience I had all but forgotten.<br />Now I'm gonna have those nightmares again.<br />Sheesh!(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com