Grace went to the dentist yesterday. Instead of finding cavities, the dentist found her teeth to be generally healthy (except the misplacement of a wisedom tooth). But instead of letting Grace go without shelving out pretty pennies, she suggested to Grace that she should do deep cleaning for the health of her teeth and gum. She even advised Arestin, which was about $110 PER TOOTH. The funny thing was, the price was even negotiable when Grace turned down the offer (at a bargain deal of $80 per tooth).
I am not surprised the dentist tried to “push” for Arestin. After all, the entire office was practically filled with advertising brochures and stand-up mini billboards from the manufacturer. It’s very typical of the American medical industry. But more on that some other time… It’d take a whole entry just to go into that.
I guess deep cleaning was a painful experience. So much so that the dentist had to stick a couple of needles of anesthesia shots for Grace. Even hours after the anesthesia had worn off, she still complained about the pain.