Yesterday, I had my dental followup visit. Last week, I was diagnosed with a mild cavity in the back of my mouth (last tooth on the top left). Turns out, my filling directly below it was also loose, and decay had started to take hold there as well. Ouch. I went in there, expecting to be in tremendous pain, but after a shot of novocaine, I couldn't feel a thing on the left side of my mouth. The dentist even made the shot as painless as humanly possible. The procedure went off without a hitch, and I've now got a clean bill of mouth health. The only pain and discomfort I experienced was during the cleaning process.
I've been a big believer in the Sonicare line of toothbrushes for years; if you're still using an analog stick with bristles, you're living in the stone ages. Considering I hadn't been to a dentist in well over three years (and only had a couple of relatively minor problems at this point)? I noticed they had a flyer for the Oral-B 9450 Triumph Professional Care Power Toothbrush – with four brushing modes: clean, soft, massage and polish. This will be my first Oral-B electronic mouth product, but it's already received rave reviews. I love Braun electric shavers, so I'm trusting the Oral-B brand vicariously.