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Have been going through fillings, stitches and one dry socket lately. Thinking of how things have changed... no television on the ceilings back in the day!
Probably mostly bad memories, but you have to take the bitter with the sweet, and there are some things about it I like to remember.
Our dentist was downtown, so had to take the bus. Outside his window on the third floor I could see the top of a Marks & Spencer. It had some blue and read decorative tiles that are burned into my memory.
In the waiting area (always tension filled) you could hear other patients being drilled upon etc., but there was a table with comics among other things. While you waited for the freezing/novacaine to settle in you were asked what comic you wanted to read and once I thought it would be funny to ask for a Dracula one I'd seen out there.
Our dentist was a large, older ex-military man. We could never get our jaws wide enough to suit him and I'm sure he made my jaw worse than it already was from an inherited mal-alignment.
We got cheap plastic rings and a new toothbrush too sometimes when we were young enough if we were good. I think I was very bad at least once as I recall being sad I didn't get anything.
Remember the overhead swing-in lamp? They still have those though. Now you can have shaded glasses to protect your eyes.
Probably mostly bad memories, but you have to take the bitter with the sweet, and there are some things about it I like to remember.
Our dentist was downtown, so had to take the bus. Outside his window on the third floor I could see the top of a Marks & Spencer. It had some blue and read decorative tiles that are burned into my memory.
In the waiting area (always tension filled) you could hear other patients being drilled upon etc., but there was a table with comics among other things. While you waited for the freezing/novacaine to settle in you were asked what comic you wanted to read and once I thought it would be funny to ask for a Dracula one I'd seen out there.
Our dentist was a large, older ex-military man. We could never get our jaws wide enough to suit him and I'm sure he made my jaw worse than it already was from an inherited mal-alignment.
We got cheap plastic rings and a new toothbrush too sometimes when we were young enough if we were good. I think I was very bad at least once as I recall being sad I didn't get anything.
Remember the overhead swing-in lamp? They still have those though. Now you can have shaded glasses to protect your eyes.
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