After work today I had an appointment with a periodontist. I basically went there as an added precaution that everything was ok with my gums before I got braces. I thought that I would have a quick appointment but no such luck. Apparently my gums are not in the best shape and I need to have deep cleaning to get out all the plaque and tartar out from beneath my gums. The periodontist said that I had angry gums. With this type of cleaning they only do one side of your face at a time which means setting up two appointments within a week’s time. This does not sound like fun at all. Now I understand why people don’t like to go to the dentist.
I have to look on my bright side of things. If I hadn’t planned on having braces, I wouldn’t have seen a periodonist and my gums would have stayed untreated and my teeth could have fallen out. Having this cleaning isn’t the worst thing that could happen to me but for some reason it has really gotten me depressed. All I want to do now is get a pint of ice cream and eat the whole thing while watching a mindless reality TV show. That would make me feel better for awhile but I would hate myself in the morning for doing it. Instead I will eat the healthy soup that I made over the weekend. I am still not in a good place mentally so I will still watch a reality TV show (instead of exercising) so I don’t think about my gums.
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