brush your teeth with brownies!

i just got back from the dentist and i just have to say again how much i love that my dentist has chocolate-flavored tooth polish. as i lay in the chair, mouth open, nose inhaling the incongruous scent of brownies, i realized how much having my teeth polished feels like a massage for my mouth. i decided to think of it as a spa day for my teeth and that helped me to relax. although going to the dentist isn’t a source of fear for me like it is for some people, i do find myself getting very tense in the chair if i don’t stay in the moment and on top of my muscles. something about lying down with a light in your face and your mouth propped open in an awkward position and someone scraping sharp metal objects across your teeth like fingernails on a chalkboard….yeesh. but if i re-frame it as a spa day for my teeth…. with brownies (the smell of which makes me drool, which i would think would be counterproductive….) well, that’s a different story. the dental hygienist told me that other patients have had all sorts of other flavor suggestions. the most popular suggestion is brandy, but yesterday apparently someone nominated bacon. hmmm….. i do love bacon, but i think i’d prefer brownies at the dentist.