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Visit the dentist for a small issue…and you’ll have problems in your entire mouth!
Yes, it’s true, I myself experienced this aphorism. Every time I look at myself in the mirror, I remember my visit to the dentist and get riled up. Why the hell (pardon my French) had I gone there? Of course, it was because my front tooth broke—the same front tooth that my dentist had inserted! You, my reader, should understand that it’s very difficult to communicate with people when your tongue falls into a rather wide hole. Yes, it’s even a little embarrassing, you feel like a different person. The doctor carefully examined my oral cavity, did an X-ray and promised to do a quick brush of my few remaining teeth. As they say, “By the time you learn to bite your tongue, your teeth will have fallen out." And then—what are you to do? They say that you should start taking care of your teeth when you’re young! But you should always check with your dentist, like this man did in an anecdote.
“Doctor, how should I take care of my teeth?”
“Well, first, buy vodka.”
“I like the beginning! And then?”
“Then add soda, dissolve aspirin and pour bleach.”
“And then what?”
“And then put your teeth there.”
We return to my situation. The doctor was digging around in my mouth for a while and made about 8 injections! He was cutting and sowing something, but there was no way to ask him. Finally, it was over—my face swollen, my mouth oozing blood... Exhausted, I sat in the waiting room while my husband went to pay. He came back with a sad face and explained that the doctor had performed surgery instead of brushing my teeth, and had left my broken tooth for later! The dentist turned out to be quite expensive! You know what they say: “At the dentist, everyone says “ah!” twice—the second time, when they see the bill.
Anyway, my broken tooth had not been fixed, and the swelling went down within 6 weeks
I have long wanted to keep as many of my own teeth as possible. About 18 years ago, our family received American citizenship. Frightened by the high prices for dentures in the US, we decided to go to Ukraine, where it would have been cheaper to solve our dental problems.
To start, we traveled to a few different dentists’ offices and inquired about the cost and quality of the different medical procedures. The prices were not very modest, and the doctors were not all trained that well. We decided to go to the downtown dental clinic. We were unpleasantly surprised by the condition of the premises of the office and the unsanitary bathrooms. The doctor saw us with great pleasure; he examined my teeth and offered to install a dental bridge. Most interestingly, he said that he could even do a little injection so that it wouldn’t hurt so much! We were taken aback—in America, they do injections right at the beginning and don’t want people to feel even the slightest pain! And with this unpleasant impression, we of course quickly left this very caring dentist!
I am reminded of an ancient Russian anecdote:
A man goes to see a dentist. He says, “Doctor, let's do a quick operation—no anesthesia or anything, just pull out one of my teeth and that’s it!”
“If only my other patients were as cool-headed as you!” replied the doctor. “Well, let's do it!”
The man, peering out of the office, says, “Honey, come in and show the doctor your tooth.”

In the end, we solved our problems. We managed to find a friend who quickly fixed our teeth and installed dental bridges for us. But they didn’t last very long.
But that’s a whole different story.