Now I remember...

Now I remember why I waited 23 years to visit the dentist. I had a check up in December and was pronounced "fit as a fiddle". No cavities, no gum problems, no nothing. Come March, I had a broken tooth. After another x-ray in mid-April, the dentist declares it has to come out. And, of course he has to comment that it has the longest roots he has ever seen and it won't be easy to get out. Thanks Dr. Rhoads! So, yesterday I went to our friendly neighborhood oral surgeon -- I think they have seen everyone except Dave -- to have the tooth out. He gave me a few shots of novacaine, goes out, takes a look at the x-rays, and comes back and gives me a few more shots -- one right in the roof of my mouth... he nearly got kicked. Anyway, doesn't he say -- that tooth has the longest roots I've seen in a long while. Thanks. Anyway, now I remember why I don't go to the dentist.....