Diamonds are a girl’s best friend…..sings cheeky Marilyn Monroe

No, not so.  Her  teeth were her best friend.

 Having your teeth intact and healthy will stand you in good stead all of your life.   I have just visited my dentist again, yesterday, and painful and expensive as it was, and an hour’s worth of sitting on the chair, I never begrudge either the time or the money it costs me.  I am grateful that, by having taken quite good care of my teeth all my life, and been lucky, I am not among  the ranks of us oldies, who have false teeth.  I saw first hand the discomfort  with false teeth that many members of my family endured.

As witness, one day, to the strange view some people have of looking  after their teeth properly , here is what happened to me in the lift at the dentist.  A young woman came out of the surgery, got into the lift and spoke to me, complaining about how much the dentist had charged her. As I looked at her, young and well groomed , wearing lovely shoes,  I wondered how much having her expensive hairstyle had cost. Probably half the amount she had just paid her dentist.

So people, get your priorities right. Teeth first, hair and shoes second!!!!