I Am A True Masochist

Last week I chipped my front tooth on the drive home from California. This morning, I had to get that tooth fixed, a cavity in my wisdom tooth filled, and a teeth cleaning.

And you know what?

It felt so good to get my gums scraped, poked at, and otherwise mutilated that I kinda’ grossed myself out. What on earth is wrong with me? Dental work should not be a pleasurable experience. Oh, but it was. Give it to me, baby, scrub my teeth clean, OH YES! HARDER! MAKE ME BLEED!

Okay, I lied. Not the whole thing felt good. The instruments used to hold open my teeny jaws didn’t feel so good. And the Novocain… well, I almost fell asleep on the Interstate twice, nearly hit a car, and just about ran a red light on the way home. Local anesthesia in my head-region and I are not friends. And the “rubber dam” thing they used to isolate the teeth needing work… now that was a little scary.

But dammit, the gum-and-tooth-torture part felt so good. I’m so sad that I have to wait a whopping six months to do it again. How am I gonna hold out that long?

I wish I could say the extreme feel-goods were a result of a vibrating dentist chair or something… but it wasn’t. I really am just that sick. It’s like popping zits… I just can’t get enough.

And now I have some seriously lovely pearly whites to show off.

Current Mood:Happy emoticon Happy

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4 Responses to “I Am A True Masochist”

  1. crazynursingstudent Says:
    January 26th, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    I am the complete opposite! My dentist has to give me Valium just to get me IN the dentist office, and even after a dose of Valium I panic like a 2 year old. My fiance just looks at me like I am nuts, but just thinking about the dentist makes my heart race.

  2. Mia Says:
    January 26th, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    I love the poking and prodding and gum bleedage!!! My teethies feel so clean afterwards. For that same freshly cleaned feeling, I definitely recommend the Sonicare toothbrush, I love mine!

  3. Nobody Says:
    January 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    ugh… you already know how i feel about a teeth cleaning! i do agree to a small degree… the actual poking kinda felt good in a pinch-me-bite-me kind of way. it’s the after math that i can’t stand. the pulsing pain and swelling… ugh.

  4. Amy Says:
    January 26th, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    I would fall asleep in the dentist chair if the man would shut up and stop trying to have a conversation with me. I find it so relaxing and pleasurable…I can’t wait until February 9th! That’s when I go for my next scraping and gumbleeding Woo Hoo!