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I'm Just Further Evolved Than Everyone Else - Tuesday May 6, 2008

When I was 13 years old I found out that I’d hit the genetic jackpot: no wisdom teeth whatsoever. I was also missing a lower bottom molar, but my then dentist assured me that it was no huge problem. And it wasn’t until a few weeks ago when I stuck the handle of a razor in my mouth to hold it while I tried to lather my legs up to shave. I bit down on the handle and a burst of pain shot through my very back upper molar. Unusual because up until then I hadn’t noticed anything wrong with it. Not when I eat, not when I drink, the only time it bothered me was when I was brushing my teeth and trying to maneuver my too large brush head into the space between the back of that tooth and my jaw bone. I made an appointment to see the dentist, missed it then I made another appointment to see the dentist at 12:30pm yesterday. I went in expecting to have a needle in the side of my mouth and my tooth filled, I was sure it was just a cavity and that it probably wouldn’t be a big deal. That didn’t stop me from worrying about having the cavity filled, in spite of the reassurances from family and friends who have had much worse done.

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