It's actually quite strange feeling now, I can actually feel my different individual teeth with my tounge in the back, whereas before it as just a smooth surface all the way down the gum line. Once all that plaque was removed, I can feel each individual tooth and what used to feel like a solid tooth is actually partially exposed roots (that were filled in with plaque) because the gums retreat from plaque.

And yes, the cleaning was so violent that the dental assistant had to hold my head down. Not because I was fighting, but because the dentist was having to scrape so hard to break the crap off. there was actually one tooth he didn't finish because he said it was so bad I would need a numbing to get it clean, and he felt he had truamatized me enough for that visit. I expect to get that tooth celaned at camp aderbury sometime next week.