Close Call

I returned to the dentist this week so that my teeth could be drilled and filled.  Remember how my three cavities weren't very deep?  Well, for some reason, the x-ray didn't show the severity of the decay in my teeth.  It turns out that my cavities run deep, with one going so deep that I narrowly missed having to have a root canal.  I may still get my chance in the future, but for now it seems to be taken care of.  Even so, the doctor mentioned more than once that he was having to drill deeper than expected on all three teeth.

The take away from this experience?  Don't skip dental visits for seven years or your teeth will fall apart.