Let me tell you I got TWO (yes two) cavities filled today. Now before you go and judge my dental hygiene I hadn't been to the dentist in like 3 years...so just slow your roll. (yes that is a while but I mean have you tried to get in with a dentist recently?! It's ridiculous!)
OKAY back to my story: FIRST he numbs the whole side of my left jaw...which I have to wait 15 mins for this stuff to slowly creep around my mouth and numb everything. SECOND he drills...and drills...and drills and PAAAAIN! he's like "oh well sometimes there are freak nerves that pinch. this is definitely not as numb as i would like it." ....whaaaa? well thanks. whatevs. THIRD he fills my cavity with what i think is composite resin (thank you google). Its actually super cool! It's the same color as my tooth! (they used to use dental amalgam (i.e., A self-hardening mixture of silver-tin-copper alloy powder and liquid mercury.--WHICH you can see). FINALLY he drills more and buffs the teeth and blah blah blah...
Here is what I am concerned about...so now they use this composite resin made of powered plastic and glass. Therefore, if I were to be burnt or somehow unrecognizable could they identify my body with my dental records?! The x-rays most likely won't pick of the new fillings! This is somewhat random, but probably stems from my excessive watching of the show NCIS. So with that being said...if I could choose to fill my cavities with silver/tin/mercury mix I would! Whatever would make it easier for the medical examiner to identify me!
Note to self:
-STOP WATCHING NCIS.
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