Pearly White

Today begins the journey to a brighter smile. I visited the dentist today to receive a whitening kit. After many long years of braces, it is a relief to finally start having a nice smile. There's not much else I can say about that... or is there? It's weird when you think about it, that having a bright white smile is merely a cultural value in Western society. By whitening my teeth, you could say I'm participating in my culture, trying to achieve societal standards of beauty. In many other countries and cultures, having pearly whites (that twinkle of course) is not a big priority, but if you live in North America, you most likely covet the movie star grin, or at least consider brushing your teeth to be a very important step in your daily hygiene. I once heard from some source that some British guy was quoted, "you can always tell an american coming from a mile away just by looking at their smile." Now that's probably all I will say on that topic, other than that I also got a cavity filled and now my mouth is frozen. At first she didn't put enough freezing stuff in and then I winced in pain and she asked if it was a bit "sensitive" and I nodded a very big yes, so then i got more freezing stuff and can't feel my lips or left side of mouth. Just now, an unchewed piece of toast was stuck between my cheek and my molars on the left side and i didn't notice it until I actively searched with the right side of my tongue. Well, that's my desntist story for today.