... two and a half hours later, I was told:
* i have a cavity and it needs to get filled
* I should think about getting the caps on my front teeth replaced as they're 18 years old
* before I get new caps/crowns, I need to fix the tooth next to these teeth and that means...

... BRACES.

(although I did get my teeth polished with cookie dough flavor polish)

(and if I have to get my crowns redone, I'm getting my teeth whitened first, TYVM.)