I decided to visit a dentist in Denver about a week after I noticed severe bleeding around my gums. I first noticed it when I got up in the morning and had the taste of blood in my mouth. That wasn’t normal, nor was me spitting bloody saliva into the sink after brushing my teeth. I closely examined my teeth and gums in the mirror and saw what I thought were some puffy pockets around most of my bottom teeth. Worried, I got online and looked for a dentist in order to find out what was going on. I hoped it wasn’t serious.

Upon arriving for my appointment, I signed in at the desk and waited my turn. They took me back and the hygienist took a look and made a strange face. She asked if I was a smoker or had some underlying disease such as diabetes and I replied no on the former and I wasn’t sure on the latter as I hadn’t had any other problems related to that disease. The dentist came in and took a look and said he thought plaque had invaded deep into my gums and that was likely causing the swelling and bleeding.

He did some poking and prodding, which I must say wasn’t fun, and got some stuff out. He recommended I come back for what he called a deep scaling cleaning. Expensive, but necessary he said because the alternative would be not getting the plaque out and over time I would start losing teeth. When I came back for this type of cleaning they actually put me under to perform the procedure. I had some tenderness for a few days, but then total success as the pockets rapidly dissipated and the bleeding vanished. Now I watch my gums like a hawk.

I felt so frustrated for my husband. He’s been dealing with pain for months and months. It hurt my heart to watch him hurt on a daily basis. I know that it frustrated him because he was very grumpy all the time. But I didn’t know what to do for him at first. A friend said that she had heard about this really good chiropractor in San Diego CA and that I should check into it. She said she really did not know much more about it than that. I didn’t know much about what they do either, and I told her that I might check it out later.

About a week later I came home from work one night and found my husband sitting on the couch with tears in his eyes. I rushed to him and asked him what was wrong. Continue reading →

I stopped smiling so long ago that I couldn’t even remember the last time that I did it. I read somewhere that smiling really does help boost your mood. So, when I stopped doing it, I could definitely tell that my mood in general matched the continous dour look on my face. But I missed it. I wanted to have pretty teeth once again, so I searched for an excellent cosmetic dentist in Denver so that I could talk to him about the sitaution and find out how he could help me.

I was always one of those people who heard, “You should smile more” or “You’re so much prettier when you smile.” People don’t think through some of the things they say sometimes. It’s very much akin to someone asking you if you’re pregnant, when you’re not. It’s also very close to “You look so tired today.” Gee, thanks! Every time people said something about what I wasn’t doing with my own mouth, it made me feel very self conscious and my self-esteem took a dive. Continue reading →