My tooth can't handle the truth

Went to the dentist today for the first time in years and years and as suspected it was not good news. It was not horrible news but mostly just really expensive sounding, close to $1000 when all is said and done. I have to have my teeth rooted and planed which means they will scrape under my gum where all the bad stuff lives and I guess that going to give me a chance to improve my dental hygiene permanantly if I begin to have a strict regiment of care once I get the super cleaning. It was depressing on so many levels. Financially and physically I am kind of in disbelief it was much easier to live in blissful ignorance but I am guessing it will be much better to live and informed life full of teeth, my teeth. Its almost hard to belive I did this to myself but easy to understand how it happened.