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I haven't done myself any favors at all by not wearing my mouth guard over the last five months, while two of the top end stressors happened in my life. I just hadn't thought about it much with so much going on, and keeping so busy working on the house. And when I did think of it it would be just as I was going to bed, and I would say, "I can't go clean that now, and I need to sleep tonight, I can't be waked by having to pull that thing out of my mouth."
Yesterday morning, though, I could feel a distinct difference in my teeth, and by evening I could barely chew roast beef. They've been feeling more hurty for a while, but I'm afraid the damage is quite bad. I set the mouth guard to soak in lemon juice over yesterday evening to clean it up after all that time (who knows whether I'd last left it dirty or clean), and I didn't actually find it that difficult to keep in my mouth all night, although I did have very active dreams and dreamed of pulling chewing gum endlessly out of my mouth, as I typically do the first day I've worn it in a while.
I have my six-month checkup and cleaning at the dentist this Thursday. There's a reason I set those appointments twice a year, I know I'm stupid. Well, I think I'm relatively smart, but I know I'll make some poor decisions if I don't set it up so people will find me out on it.
Yesterday morning, though, I could feel a distinct difference in my teeth, and by evening I could barely chew roast beef. They've been feeling more hurty for a while, but I'm afraid the damage is quite bad. I set the mouth guard to soak in lemon juice over yesterday evening to clean it up after all that time (who knows whether I'd last left it dirty or clean), and I didn't actually find it that difficult to keep in my mouth all night, although I did have very active dreams and dreamed of pulling chewing gum endlessly out of my mouth, as I typically do the first day I've worn it in a while.
I have my six-month checkup and cleaning at the dentist this Thursday. There's a reason I set those appointments twice a year, I know I'm stupid. Well, I think I'm relatively smart, but I know I'll make some poor decisions if I don't set it up so people will find me out on it.