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Don’t you dare barf!
If you REALLY want to freak out your dentist, use your hair-trigger gag reflex when he’s using the hot-wax method of taking an impression. I was only the second person in my now-retired dentist’s entire 40-year career, to do that. I gagged and clawed at the roof of my mouth to get the hot wax out of it—exactly what a cat does when you try to force a pill down its throat!
My new dentist, who took over his practice, doesn’t use the hot-wax method. She uses different kinds of alginate goo (pretty aqua, and muddy purple) instead.
Seriously, don’t worry about the procedure. It’s just a bit of unpleasantness, and when it’s all over, you’ll wonder why you were so worried.
Humans are the only species that gets all worked up, worrying about what *might* happen, so our bodies are constantly awash with “fight-or-flight” hormones. But if you know what to expect, and you use little tricks (like bringing along an MP3 player & noise-isolating headphones, so you can listen to comedy or music during the procedure), it’s much, much easier!
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