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My 4-year old has been more cooperative in brushing his teeth ever since I told him the story about my two missing teeth. He now allows me to brush his teeth thoroughly and he is also getting pro in spitting. I blogged about my latest visit to the dentist here . This morning when he woke up, we had this conversation: TL#1: Mommy, what happened to your missing teeth? He wanted to hear the story again. Me: They were eaten by germs. They were filled with cavities so the dentist pulled them out. TL#1: But why, what did you do? You did not listen to your mommy? Me: Yes, I was hardheaded. I did not like to brush my teeth. TL#1: What did you say? Me: I said (imitating him) Waaah! No, I don't want to brush my teeth. I don't want to! TL#1: Me, I listen to you mommy. I brush my teeth. They are clean. See, I have 20 teeth! (And he opens his mouth wide to make his point) I hope he grows up with good habits on dental hygiene. At least (for now) he doesn't eat candies. I was not consciou...

I went to the dentist today. It is a big accomplishment for me because I don't fancy going to the dentist. I did not enjoy having my impacted wisdom tooth extracted about 3 years ago. But I just turned a year older so I decided to face my fear and get it over with. What was I to lose? A lot of bucks! Indeed. While I was lying down on the dental chair, cringing from the sound of the dental equipment hitting my teeth, I decided to put the experience into context. Come to think of it, the pricking during a facial hurts more than the cavity filling and oral prophylaxis (dental cleaning) but I endure that every other month. Why not do the same for the sake of my oral health! I liked the way the dentist handled my session so I listened to her advice and finally decided to fix my issue on teeth sensitivity due to exposed roots. Dental appliance anyone? I was really proud after and was bragging about my accomplishment to my son. It felt good to have squeaky clean mouth and a major (always ...