Confession.

I have a lot of dreams about teeth.  I mean, like pretty much every night.  Sometimes I have nightmares where I think that one of my teeth fall out, or I have like embarrassingly ugly teeth.  Last night I woke up in a panic because I was 'sure' that my wisdom teeth (or 3rd molars, or tooth #'s 1, 16, 17 & 32, or just simply the 8's) were coming in again.  Now, I know this is just me being a total worrier, but really I think about teeth like all of the time.  If I can feel the tiniest bit of plaque anywhere on my teeth I have to go brush.  And I floss at LEAST once a day.  If you knew what about the biofilm layer and all of the other junk that hides out in between your teeth, you would make flossing a top priority.  I am also a firm believer in ACT restoring mouth wash. 

Also, I think that Orthodontic care should be considered just as important as regular dental check ups.  I am a firm believer that there is coordination between common ailments and misaligned teeth and malocclusion.  When I get to dental school this is the area that I want to really research.  It is just starting to be discussed and researched and I want to be able to really solve some of these problems and help people!  I wish it was December 1st already...

P.S.  If you are bored, Google 'supernumerary teeth'.  Very interesting.