I drank a v8 last night. Thank you for the suggestions so far.
Things went better and worse than I hoped. When the dentist said she had to do cancer checks, my heart skipped a beat, and I am not looking forward to the surgery, but aside from the wisdom teeth, they didn't want to pull any of them. On top of that, this was the nicest dentist I've ever been to.
When I was little, even a clean checkup came with dire warnings of dentures. The last time I went to a dentist, they accused me of meth use.
Maybe people would go to the dentist more often if they were nicer.
Nah, pretty sure it's like dogs and vacuum cleaners. You hear that whir, even if if's just the water pick, and you regret every time you missed a brushing.