Teeth Cleaning Next Monday...argh!

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Hello all,

I'm having my " teeth " cleaned next Monday...the first time in 3 years. You

know, that

deep, scraping, bloody, painful process that most people avoid, especially those

who have

a hard time healing afterwards...

SO...I thought I'd put a feeler for any suggestions that might lower my stress

level, and

especially, SPEED the healing process.

They're going to numb me up and only do one side at a time...with the next one

scheduled

a couple of weeks later, but I still dread it.

I'm definitely not afraid of dentists -- just haven't been able to afford a

decent one -- and

while I have a lot of dental work that is long overdue, I figured I should at

least get my

teeth cleaned...and then try and keep them in better shape until I can afford

the other

work.

At the same time, I don't look forward to a two hour scrape-a-thon. My gums

bleed just

thinking about it!

Thanks in advance,

Dan

p.s. I was screened a couple of weeks ago, they said the pocket depths were

pretty good,

but still had lots of infection/swelling in the gums...