Last Tuesday I headed in the dentist to have a tooth removed, well one tooth turned into two, which I wasn’t really planning on.
The reason for having the teeth removed was from me clinching my teeth while I slept. This is something that, I’m guessing I’ve developed in the last year (for unknown reasons). Well, by adding this annoying habit to my life, I’ve clinched my teeth so much and so hard that I cracked two of my teeth including the roots, which led into infection and the only option of having them removed.
For all those getting worried it was teeth in the back of my mouth so I still have my pretty smile and I’ve purchased a mouth-guard to wear at night to prevent damage to any more teeth.
All I gotta say is I really hope I never have to have any others pulled cause this last week has been filled with pain and this annoying lack of availability to chew anything on the one side of my mouth.
So basically, this post is nothing more then a warning and info that if you do clinch or grind your teeth. Buy a mouth-guard before it’s too late, they are cheap ($20-$30 bucks max) and really not all that annoying to sleep in.