Today Lauren and I (Cayla) went to the dentist. We hadn't been in a while, so we started out on our usual journey of getting lost, panicking, calling our mom, then finally finding our way and being very late. Going to the dentist is an unusual experience. You wait forever, read bad magazines and brochures about how you should not go to Mexico to get your teeth fixed, go back and suffer through those terrible x-rays where they stick those gross cards between your jaws that cut the top of your mouth. Then the dentist comes in, pokes your teeth, does the little swirly cleaner and sprays water in your mouth that seems to be mostly pointed at the rest of your face and not your teeth because that is where most of the water goes. Finally if, like me, you are under 18 they rub that infernal fluoride on your teeth that was invented simply to torture young children. Then it is all over. Maybe it is so strange because it all happens so quickly. It is like a car wash for your teeth. Except there is no rinse at the end and you can't eat or drink for 30 minutes afterwards.
After that we stalled so I wouldn't have to go back to Spanish, then my sister drove me back to school to attend 2 uneventful and essentially useless periods. During the ride I chugged my yogurt because I didn't have a spoon and there was still a disgusting taste in my mouth. So I guess the dentist isn't so scary, but I might have an allergy to fluoride because my gums hurt so bad and I have hives. Oh dear.
Cheers,
Cayla
You guys are awesome! =) Looking at you both makes me wish I had a sister too. Hehe. Anyway, the taste of fluoride can be discomforting, but it will only last for a short time. I've noticed that the use of fluoride is overrated. Dentists actually know exactly what they're doing, and they will only give you the exact, safe amount. Just saying. =)
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