Newton’s 2nd Law of Dentistry
You may not be familiar with this branch of physics, but Newton’s second law of dentistry is this: a frantic toothbrushing and flossing the morning of your dentist appointment will not erase six months of neglect.
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I have a trick tooth that stumps my dentist every time I visit him. Remember the last visit? I had a root canal years ago so there’s no nerves there, but the tooth still hurts. Which is actually humanly impossible. He’s perplexed, and at every appointment I say never mind, I just won’t chew on that side when it hurts, and I’ll deal with the problem when the pain is worse.
I know this is not a good idea. I know it because if there’s anything that the movie “Cast Away” taught me, it’s that at any time your plane could crash in the ocean and you could be stranded alone on an island with a bad tooth that you eventually have to smash out with a rock. And then faint.
So you see that the problem affects more than my ability to chew on one side. It also means that I have to avoid any trans-oceanic flights. And there are still lots of things I want to see at the other side of the ocean. Something must be done with the tooth. Should I set up a tip jar for my dental bills?
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Published by angelawd on May 7th, 2008 tagged Joyful living
May 8th, 2008 at 4:28 am
I can’t laugh about tooth problems. I don’t mind going to the dentist, but when I had my wisdom teeth out, that was the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my entire life - and I’ve had three c-sections and two kidney stones.
Tooth pain SUCKS.
May 8th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
@Sue, you poor thing! I’m with you - tooth pain sucks.