Pleasant surprise at the dentist this morning: digital impressions. Instead of the usual trays of goop for my crown prep, they used a special camera. I got to see a 3D/rotating digital model of my mouth with and without the crown, which was then sent to the lab. (Red reveals the bite surfaces.)
Category: Dentistry
Real Enough
Dentist did a great job preparing a tooth for a crown. On the way home, stopped at Moto-i for comfort food: bibimbap. I felt grateful for modern dentistry and temporarily forgot I had a temporary crown. For my parents’ generation in Scotland in the 1930’s, a pair of “falsies” (dentures) was a 21st birthday rite of…… Continue reading Real Enough
Interstitial Brushes
Well that’s a first: today, the dental hygienist declared my gums to be “good.” Maybe it’s the interstitial brushes I’ve been using every day for the last six months. Or, maybe, the hygienist was simply in a good mood.
View from a Dentist Chair
Saw the light: semiannual cleaning and checkup.
Full-Mouth X-Ray
Had my head examined, or maybe it was just my teeth: once-every-five-year full-mouth dental x-ray.
Good Dentistry
Grateful for good dentistry: a cleaning and 6-month checkup.
Simple Checkup
Braced myself for a routine dental cleaning and checkup. There were no unexpected extractions from my wallet.
Dental Checkup
Grateful for good dentistry.
The View
The view today while they viewed and cleaned my teeth.
Dental Checkup
The view this morning: dental checkup and cleaning. I’m grateful for good dentistry.