x-rays

so i went do the dentist yesterday. i’ve recently been going to this upscale dentist in the financial district. while i like the hygenist, i’ve got mixed feelings about the dentist. it probably stems from the fact that the very first time he ever saw me he was already proposing all sorts of expensive cosmetic dentistry. i guess it serves me right, as that’s the leading title on their office door. and then he told me i had the teeth of a 70 year old, so i don’t know what to make of that. apparently he wants me to take a bite test to figure out how to fix that, but i’m dubious that any sort of orthodontia could fix what he characterizes as forty years of excessive enamel wear.

perhaps i should go back to my old dentist, who i got along with fine, and was able to smalltalk about college sports, especially cal vs. michigan. however, when linda, who used to run his office, left a few years ago, everything went to hell: billing was a mess, insurance claims were unfiled, and it just became a hassle to deal with. and then some other dentist told hmc that the work done by him wasn’t that good, so maybe it was time to leave.

but this one doesn’t give me the warm fuzzies either. and it’s hard to get an appointment, as if you have to cancel, you can’t get another one for like three months. are they really supposed to make it this hard to take care of your teeth? in any case, despite the (already present) extensive wear, my teeth are fine and have no decay. however, when they were taking x-rays, all i could think of was how it doesn’t matter if you keep your lips open or closed, as the jaw just looks the same regardless, like in those x-rated x-rays.