Igenlode Wordsmith

I finally managed to resume my dental check-ups after they were disrupted by Covid, the last two having been due five years ago. My old (German) dentist had left the practice in the meantime, and the new one gave me the most rapid and cursory inspection I think I've ever had, despite the fact that she had never seen my mouth before and it has quite a lot of abnormalities. She didn't even (audibly) clock the fact that one of the front teeth is an implant thanks to a childhood accident, though she noted the ones that had been extracted for alignment purposes.

( X-ray )

Whatever the other issues with my teeth, they have always been strong, yellow, and very decay-resistant, despite my habit of chain-eating sweets on occasion, so it's probably true that I successfully got away with five years of no check-ups. But so far as inspection went I don't feel that I got my £27·50-worth -- and I shall turn down the X-ray offer next time!