I've been to the dentist too many times, so I know the drill...

By Arnia Kiara Oosthuizen

The pun is intended in my title...

Today I used the swear word again. Yes, I went to the dentist again. The most vulgar swear word there is! I was there today and earlier this week, because I had pain in my one tooth.

I cringe every single time, I have to visit the dentist, because since my braces come off when I was 12, I had non-stop problems with my teeth! I am not going to go into details but it was one problem after the other.

This week, I had pain in one of my teeth under my crown. Turns out my bite is way too high and it causes stress on my teeth, so I will be getting a bite retainer. OH, THE JOY! (pffffft!)

I thought some teeth quotes would be nice to cheer everyone up with teeth problems or just to make you thankful that you don't have teeth problems!

Quotes about teeth:

I wish you a toothache-free year and that you will always keep your teeth pearly white! Be true to your teeth and they will never be false to you!

Babysitting two girls

By Arnia Kiara Oosthuizen

We struggle to find things to do for my baby sister during the long December holidays. The schools and holiday care at the school is closed for the festive season and we are running out of ideas, so my sister's best friend came to sleep over, last night, and she played here for the day.  This is roughly the summary of my babysitting adventures:

Coloring in Tinkerbelle

Painting ceramics

A letter to the Tooth Mouse/ Fairy

My sister had lost her tooth, because she refused to take it out, only to later realize that it wasn't in her mouth anymore. We had to write a letter to the Tooth Mouse, asking forgiveness and asking him if he would be so kind as to search for the tooth and to still give my sister money for it.

Pizzas for lunch

 I made the girls delicious, little pizzas after they nagged me for it, only to change their minds that they want pasta and I ended up eating it.

Playing dress-up 

Clay play- making all sorts of interesting things

Man, kids are different kinds of species and hard work. I am waiting another 20 years before I get my own children. Babysitting is hard work and I have mad respect for all the teachers, babysitters and nannies out there.

I am a QUEEN!

By Arnia Kiara Oosthuizen

I went through the pain of getting crowns. Two of them. Man, was it sore! The dentist eventually injected me with three injections, just so I would stop flinching and moaning. Later on, I almost felt dead with my mouth. They worked but I still felt her working in my mouth, my gums were very sensitive...but after everything I'm glad that I got them.

Drum roll please:

Before

After

I am a happy clappy! I never realized how white my teeth actually are, but apparently they are close to white!  This lady got 2 crowns and looks beautiful!

From now on, the word 'dentist' will be a swear word and I shall not use it!

This Lady is getting 2 crowns

By Arnia Kiara Oosthuizen

I'm getting two crowns, just not the one's that is put on your head, but on your teeth! On the 22nd of February, I will have a beautiful smile! The excitement is so HIGH!

When I was 11, I got braces. when my braces came off, I had sore teeth. It was abscess' in two of my teeth.

The dentist took it out, but afterwards he closed it immediately, causing my teeth to bleed and nowhere to drain. They turned BLUE! So, I had bluetooth x 2.

I have been for a few whitening sessions and my teeth look a little better, but it's still discolored and I'm very self-conscious about it. I want a beautiful smile again that is all-white! Now, finally it is becoming a reality in less than 5 weeks!

Watch this space-in 5 weeks!!!

"Be true to your teeth and they won't be false to you"- Anon.