Expansion and the Tooth Debate

I find it hard to believe that the time has come for the expanding panel pants. These are the funniest looking pants i have ever seen. They look like regular pants, but then there is an expanding panel around the belly area. The lady at Motherhood Maternity said "it can expand to 50 times it's size." That doesn't make me feel better since I do not care to expand to 50 times my size. Anyway...
I also had a filling replaced last week on a tooth that had become sensitive to hot and cold. WELL, since the new filling my tooth has become MORE sensitive to hot and cold, and it just plain hurts when touched. I did some research online, and apparently being pregnant can cause increased tooth sensitivity. So, I probably shouldn't have had the darn thing replaced. Now that I can't turn back, I am eating and drinking like a weirdo to make sure nothing goes to the left side of my mouth.

I decided to go back to the dentist this morning just to see if everything looked right to him. You guessed it- he got out the darn drill. Yes, my tooth hurts really bad, PLEASE HIT IT WITH A DRILL. Now the first time the electric drill was used as a part of dental science was in 1875. Since then there have been no innovations??? Jon and I both went to a laser dentistry practice when we lived in Tacoma. If and when I return to going to a dentist, I will find one that uses lasers. The 'drilling' with a laser is very light puffs of air, and you don't even need novocaine with a filling because so little of the tooth is removed with the laser.

I am sure Jon will laugh at me for this revelation to the world, but I believe dentistry is a racket, along with ophthalmology. I don't believe people actually need glasses until they've been 'hooked' into wearing them for a short time. Then they will never be able to go without glasses again. Great racket if you are the doctor. I feel this way because when I first got glasses in 8th grade, everything I looked at was sideways. The doctor said my eyes would adjust. That was code for keep wearing them and I'll make more money. So now, I don't wear glasses, and I see perfectly.

As for the dentist, when a tooth has a cavity, they drill a bigger hole around it and stuff a filling into it, and that may or may not help. You complain, and they drill it until you want to scream. That ends the complaining. I think some other theory on dentistry needs to be developed, and I may not go back until that happens. I feel confident that I can properly take care of my teeth, and Jon's drill will get to stay in the garage where it belongs.
-Jenni