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Idk where this post came from, American dentist don’t seem to have sink next to the bed. I thought it was just one place, but it keeps happening.
next to the bed
Whaaat sort of dentists are you visiting?
Whatever the thing you lay down on is called lol
Why are you laying down at the dentist office? Usually you sit. Are you sure you’re going to a licensed facility? If the dentist has to put you under anesthesia for every procedure, that’s a major red flag.
Huh? Dentist chairs recline into a lying position. What kind of dentists are you seeing?
Typically it is called a chair.
Also, my dentist just uses suction, I never have to spit anywhere. There’s a sink nearby and sometimes thy give me some mouthwash or something and I can spit in there. Ive never felt the need to spit anywhere while I’m in the chair.
I understand it works for people, that’s why they don’t do it. But me for example have a gag reflex where either I need to control the suction tube, or I need to spit. Before moving to US, I’ve always seen dentist chair with a little sink next to it, so I think it is a good convenience.
Maybe consider it like slopes on the sidewalk, or the tactile pavements. You don’t need it, but it’s there for people who need it, and is kind of an standard now.
I’m with ya. Them suctioning most of it isn’t good enough cause once something triggers my reflex I just need to spit or the feeling doesn’t go away. I wish there was a mini sink next to the chair to quickly spit so that I can feel like I can breathe
But seriously, floss your teeth.
I have a permanent retainer so it’s a hard requirement for me, but my hygenist makes the remark at every appointment that my teeth and gums are so much healthier than when I started seeing her a decade ago.
The only time I’ve bled at the dentist in the last 8 or so years was because they were inflamed around one of my molars because a piece of tortilla chip got shoved under them.
Also, gum grafting isn’t a fun thing to get done, even if they use the matrix material instead of taking skin from the roof of your mouth (the recession happened before I started taking care of my teeth)
Did not expect Transformer Prime, started watching it with my bf recently :3
Anakin, tooth decay is evil!
From my point of view the toothbrush is evil.
Well then you are flossed!
My mind read the patient’s line in Zenos’s voice
A test of your reflexes!
