# The Dentist
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dentist/593035
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 17, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dentist/593035 "2011-08-17T15:05:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dentist/593035/1 "2011-08-17T15:05:23Z")
Dear Friends,
It’s been a year since my last cleaning, which means that I have to go to the dentist. I am going to the dentist today. Wish me luck as they scrape away at my teeth. My teeth will be sore, but at least I will have a great smile.
Sincerely,
**OneMissedPost**
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### Author:  [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dentist/593035/2 "2011-08-17T15:10:51Z")
Good luck! The Othe Shoe is at the dentist _looks at clock_ right this second. He’s … not thrilled about the idea. Here’s hoping for a quick, painless and unpleasant-surprise-free visits for both.
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### Author:  [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dentist/593035/3 "2011-08-18T00:08:02Z")
So, how are your teeth? Sparkly clean and cavity-free?
I just got a new (and gigantic) filling yesterday and still can’t chew comfortably with it. It was my third trip to the dentist this summer, and I’ve got one more\* in three weeks. Actually, two more, because after the next (and last, for now) round of fillings, I’ve got to get 'em cleaned too.
\*My 11-year-old’s advice to me, when he heard my upcoming appointment is the day after Labor Day, was, “Don’t wear white!”
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### Author:  [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dentist/593035/4 "2011-08-18T00:16:40Z")
> [@foxymoron](#):
>
> So, how are your teeth? Sparkly clean and cavity-free?
>
> I just got a new (and gigantic) filling yesterday and still can’t chew comfortably with it. It was my third trip to the dentist this summer, and I’ve got one more\* in three weeks. Actually, two more, because after the next (and last, for now) round of fillings, I’ve got to get 'em cleaned too.
>
> \*My 11-year-old’s advice to me, when he heard my upcoming appointment is the day after Labor Day, was, “Don’t wear white!”
Yeah, my teeth are fine. I love when I go to the dentist and they ask me questions while scraping the plaque off my teeth. Geez… It makes me sound like one of the parents from Charlie Brown.