I went to the dentist today. My mouth is, apparently, the home of one single solitary cavity. It is about to become the home to a filling. Well, I haven't made the appointment yet. A small part of me is thinking about ignoring it - if I hadn't gone to the dentist, I wouldn't know and would continue to go about things just fine. Maybe I should put this up to a vote....I took my cavity-less existence for granted. I apparently didn't do enough to prevent it, but I thought since what I'd done had prevented cavities each and every time before, I was safe.
As you can see, I am very upset about this. It may sound trite in the big picture, but perhaps it's one of the more minor annoyances in a series of unfortunate events. Grr.
I think I'm going with ignoring the cavity, as childish as that may be. Thoughts?
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I empathize with you on wanting to ignore it. But, in the end I must recommend that you swallow your pride and get it filled, or you will likely be on a slow road to Pain-ville.
The same thing happened to me last June. I went in, after having been away for over 2 years and discovered that I had a cavity. I was very sad and disappointed in myself. But, I went in to get it filled. I mean, you don't want to have it start hurting and have to get a root canal (which I believe is one of the worst procedures ever) and have your teeth replaced! It's just another part of taking care of your teeth.
PS-I am going next week for my first checkup since the cavity. I'm a little nervous.
The "pain" of a cavity is nothing compared to the ache of a bad tooth. I hate all things pain and needles so i am sure to tell them this, repeatedly, often with concern in my voice and specific references and innocent threats- like that i will cry if anything happens that hurts. They take the hint and i've had three cavities filled pain free. I dont know how they do it, but if you play the scardy cat card it's no worse than a cleaning. :-D
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