My Gingivitis Guilt

Some parts of my gums are still hurting from last week's cleaning session with Tracy, the hygienist. She could have scolded me while scaling and scrubbing beneath my gum line. I wouldn't blame her. Man, I have been so bad with brushing and flossing. There is so much plague built-up. She decided to make me go back there and suffer the pain and guilt again -- just next week from today.

I feel do the guilt, like one would bear when he doesn't do the workout. Not that I do the workout. Only I don't feel guilty about not doing it. Yes, I should floss. It sounds gross not to floss. But people don't floss in the part of the world where I grew up -- See how people come up with excuses like I do. And it's not something on my face or body. I cannot see how well (or how badly) I do until I see Tracy. So the bad cycle continues.

Using a similar illustration, Tracy showed me like she would to a 4-year-old how I have developed gingivitis, a condition when the gums become inflamed and swollen. Let me see if I can do something about it. Or else, I will just sit and let my teeth go rotten like hell.