Saturday, September 04, 2004
::dentist::
Thursday
Visited the dentist today. Braces. I have waited for 2 years already and I thought they have forgotten all about me. Reached there thirty minutes before the appointment time but still, it ended really late. Took x-rays, photographs and made a mould for my teeth. I think the x-rays part was the most disgusting. The machine is so scary. I thought the radiation would shock me as the mechanism moved around me, stopping from time to time in front of my face. Then there was the "bit" x-ray. It was the most terrible one. The doctor inserted this cardboard or stiff card into my mouth, almost choking me. It felt like the card was cutting my throat. But it didn't take long. The x-ray was taken in a flash. Then there's the ear plug x-ray. It was so itchy, I felt like laughing but the doctor kept repeating "keep still" and it frightened me. There was a lot of waiting to do. I was shuffling from place to place. The dentist made a mould out of my teeth as well. Was quite stunned when she inserted this blue soft stuff into my mouth. The metal where this blue stuff was placed was so huge. The edge of my mouth hurt when it was inserted. But the thing was cool to the touch and tasted quite nice. Like mint. Took pictures after that. Didn't enjoy it either. They stuffed this gargantuan cold metal into my mouth and I had to hold it there for so long. Horrid experience. But it ain't going to end here. Next month I will have to go to pluck 4 teeth and get the braces done. The dentist applied some purple liquid on my teeth to show the plague. Yuck. The 4 top front teeth was pretty purple, but the bottom row was surprisingly clean. She gave me one of those little heads that were used to polish the teeth and a cup and told me to brush away those stains in the toilet. People looked at me as though I was some kind of freak as I brushed those stains away. People walking in and out of the toilet glanced at me from time to time. It's so expensive just for that 1st visit. It cost my mom more than $100. The total cost is going to amount to $2500++. Goodness. Anyway, got the chance to skip most of the lessons in school. Arrived just in time for lunch. What good timing!
