where has all the saliva gone to?

how to waste an hour on a rainy afternoon?
sleep won't come and it is too early to catch a movie on the computer...so..
one headed to the dentist for the not-so-routine check-up....it is waaay overdue already. an d i was so sure there would be at least one filling...so better get it done before i suffer in germany.

and the music played on the radio (mix) really sucked big time. as if they knew i was there on the dentist chair as well. as soon as i plonked down, it was jazon mraz....then...when all the drilling was ongoing, all fast beat songs ah. my heartbeat was already going fast enuf anticipating all the pain that would come as soon as the metal hit the nerve, the music helped increased the beat to another level. i knew i was catching my breath when the dentist turned to change the tools.
there was no excruciating pain or whatever, but i am sure you all know how scary it was on the dentist chair. and my mouth was soooo dry. halfway through it, i thought i had lost part of my tongue. i felt like wagging my tongue out like beanie (the dog) and attack and lick non-stop an imaginary bowl of water in front of me. it was really that bad.

and when my ordeal was over almost one hour later (2 fillings ;( ) it was jim morrison playing on the radio. how apt to soothe the heartbeat.

and oh, my dry dry mouth was not made up at all, the dentist later asked me if i chew gum. i said no, then asked him why. he said my salivatary flow is indeed low. so i am advised to chew gum to stimulate saliva production. sob sob. one reason for tooth decay is dry mouth. so all of you out there...drink more water ah!
and i found a long list of tips here, it is soo long to be posted, so just click and read. useful if you want to take care of your dental health.
well, i better stock up some gums and sugar free sourish candy.

p/s: the damage done at the dentist: rm125 for 2 fillings. ouch. 60+65. last time used to be 45 only.