Friday Five: Dental Edition

From Rev Gals: Cheesehead and I are both laid up this week with various tooth maladies. This one's in honor of us:

1. Are you a regular patron of dentists' offices? Or, do you go
a) faithfully, as long as you have insurance, or
b) every few years or so, whether you need it or not, or
c) dentist? what is this "dentist" thing you speak of?
Every six months - I'm a regular. However, I did entirely forget to go to the dentist for the first three years post-seminary, until I realized that my mother was no longer making appointments for me and I really should get myself to a dentist's office pronto.
Rather unusually, I've always liked going to the dentist, because our dentist was a family friend. Plus, I have really good teeth, so my experience with the actual dentist goes like this:

Dentist, poking around with metal stick: "These look great."
Me, mumbling to respond: "Thanks."
Dentist: "Keep up the good work."
Me: "Okay."
End scene.

My dental visits are much more about the hygienist than the dentist.

2. Whatever became of your wisdom teeth?
They were removed during Christmas break of my freshman year of college, resulting in huge swelling and horrible bruises. But, as I remember slightly through the haze of pain medication, I did get to watch a whole bunch of movie musicals while I recovered.

3. Favorite thing to eat that's BAAAAAD for your teeth.
Dots and/or Mike & Ike's. Pure sugar, baby. (Jellybeans, along the same sugar line, are how I lost part of a molar.)

4. Ever had oral surgery? Commiserate with me.
See comments on #2 - I hope never to do this again. Not fun.

5. "I'd rather have a root canal than _________________."
Undergo another church conflict.

Bonus: Does your dentist recommend Trident?
Nope. But he does give me a flower at each visit. Pretty, and tooth-friendly.