My teeth hurt!
I had a dental cleaning today.
My teeth (well, mostly my gums) hurt like a sonofabitch now. And I’m…. gassy because I swallowed some of the flouride tooth polish (ick). I have a lot of 4 mm pockets and one 5 mm pocket, though I think that was a LIE because she jammed that stupid probe way in there, and of course my gums are inflamed after she’s been scraping at them and poking them (she really scratched me a few times!) Idiot. And then I kind of tried to make a little joke about how long it had taken me to build a habit of wearing my mouth guard, and perhaps I can work on one dental hygiene habit– either flossing or a second brushing– this year? She totally didn’t bargain at all, which was sad, because she probably could have actually convinced me to work on one of them. But changing two habits at once? I don’t think so.
After I got back, I knocked around a bit, then took an hour-long nap, which I clearly needed. Then I was up, hanging with Johnny, went to the store for groceries, and then dinner. And now, I’m hanging out here at home and Mr. Personality is on, which means I should go watch with Johnny. Because, yeah, I am lame like that, thanks.
The worst part is, tomorrow I have to go back to the dentist for a mouthguard adjustment. Urgh.
I did most of the dishes today. There’s another dishwasher load to go, and then some hand-washing to be done, but the counters were actually clear when we started cooking tonight!
jackola wrote:
what’s a mouthguard?
O:-)
Posted on 28-Apr-03 at 4:12 pm | Permalink
angelsk wrote:
~*hugs*~
Posted on 28-Apr-03 at 4:13 pm | Permalink
jencottrell wrote:
You should brush more….I’ll bargain with you…..get yourself a spiffy battery operated one…it makes brushing fun and Austin and Lizzy love to brush now….they have kid ones too like with spiderman and unicorns and things like that.then you could be just like your niece and nephew….clean brushed teeth…. Don’t worry about flossing…I’ll bargain on that in six months after I get the brushing changed! Love you babe! Take care….don’t eat salty foods with cuts in your mouth.
Posted on 28-Apr-03 at 10:42 pm | Permalink
mortaine wrote:
I brush once daily with a Sonicaire toothbrush.
The hygienist wants me to floss daily and brush a second time, this time with a regular toothbrush.
Posted on 29-Apr-03 at 1:00 am | Permalink
mortaine wrote:
It’s a piece of plastic that goes in my mouth to protect my teeth from grinding together in my sleep. It’s a very common piece of equipment for people to have today because so many of us keep so much tension in our jaws. I once sprained my jaw from grinding my teeth so much. It’s pretty much identical to the kind of mouthguard you see boxers wear in the ring, except the athletic mouthguard covers both the top and bottom– mine only covers the top.
Posted on 29-Apr-03 at 1:02 am | Permalink
jencottrell wrote:
okay pick your bribe and your poison…flossing or brushing…and we’ll do it together.
Posted on 29-Apr-03 at 3:06 am | Permalink
mortaine wrote:
I’m going to go with “improving my sonicare technique” because I think that’s my main problem right now– I use a sonicare, but I don’t use it the right way, so it’s less effective.
Posted on 29-Apr-03 at 3:08 am | Permalink
jencottrell wrote:
okay I guess I’ll go it alone you were going to be my excuse and motivation for my improvement….my dentist wants similar changes.
Posted on 29-Apr-03 at 3:12 am | Permalink