If I could have or be anything truly American, I would like to have or be American teeth. American teeth holders are carefree, coke guzzling creatures who are unaware of the glory they hold in their mouth. Something about the fluoride in the water.
It turns out I was uprooted and planted in that soil too late for the fluoride to do me any good. Or maybe I was too carefree and (rum &) coke guzzling. A few traumatic dentist sessions and now I am scared and scarred of and from the dentist. Unlike a true Yank in London, I actually identify with the English on this matter mostly because there are many many human warning signs wandering the highstreets displaying openly what happens to us from the old continent: smiles that scare the daylight out of you.
I just returned from the place of horror, where my heart beat was on high for a good thirty minutes while a lovely lady used sharp edged gadgets to poke around my gums and subsequently scolded me for the gushing blood. Do I not brush? Well yes I do, but I don't go poking for the roots. Then, the release, only partially pacifying. I am off the hook, FOR NOW, but the video (yes, video) made of my mouth reveals that unless I shape up and train my mouth to be cleaner in every sense of the word, next time will be ugly and will involve more tools.
Then I go to Boots and shop for an electric toothbrush. I have received a bit of training on digital cameras lately and this comes in handy. What model do I want? Top of the market is Braun, good homeland brand, who seem to have left the competition in the dust, followed by the Hydro Floss Oral Irregator, which rather than compete with Braun seems to compliment them. Irregator? The name seems promising. Colgate Motion and Sonicare trail behind. Overall, I feel good about Braun, seems sturdy, nice grip and as any camera geek knows, it is always beneficial to buy the brand with the most distribution in case you need to borrow or buy extra lenses while shooting the Antibes-Cote d'Azur motor rally, or more relevant here, need to purchase brushing heads in Kilburn Park. There is the 8000 series with different specifications, but this is a bit out of my price range. I might have to wait until they come out with a newer model that will make the current 8000's affordable. So finally I settle on a 7000 series piece, which has patented 3D technology and due to the festive season is half price off. Merry Christmas to me.
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I just went through the same horrifying experience about three weeks ago! Now that I've got fancy dental insurance, I decided to go to the most high tech dentist I could find. She took digital xrays of my mouth that I watched pop up on a monitor infront of me. She then showed me the live video feeds of my bloody mouth as she announced that I had three cavities and needed a root scaling and a gingivectomy. Sigh... All those years of crappy cheap dental care at MIT were finally coming back to get me. And what's the first thing I did after hearing the news? Drive to my nearest Target and spend 45 minutes inspecting the electric toothbrush section (I decided on the Sonicare with the UV sanitizer). One gentleman noticed my lengthy stay and asked me if I knew the difference between any of them. The more expensive ones must clean better, right?
(Great blog by the way! I've only made it through page one, but I love your writing!)
It's all genetic. I believe that. Otherwise, with my sweet tooth, I'd have had cavities by now.
Good genes are unfair and not politically correct.
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