Idk what the fuck it is with my jaw, man

I don't even realize I'm doing it, but apparently I will cross my jaw particularly when I'm sleeping on my side

And I'm almost always sleeping on my side because if I don't I typically end up sleeping with my mouth open and getting a dry spot at the back of my throat that has me coughing all day

They only upside right now is that it doesn't hurt

I have to go dig in the medicine cabinet to find out if I still have the dentek stuff to shove the thing back on temporarily

oh no, i'm sorry! i'm glad it doesn't hurt, but i hope you're able to get it fixed soon

Alas the repair thing I thought I had turned out to be some kind of enamel repair toothpaste which sounds questionable since I think you can't get the enamel back once it's lost I don't know it's probably some mineral buildup thing toted as good shit

Fill in the holes sort of stuff

moff...

I do have enough time to hit up Walgreens before they close at least

Oh geez, maybe there’s a mouth guard you can use at night?

I just got done eyeballing the ones they had at Walgreens but saw that there was a thing about if you've got TMJ don't bother

Yet another thing to ask the dentist about because I do clench

nooooooo

ok im a teeth grinder at night, but i got a custom plate made for me to wear and while its not 100% reduction on damage, its worth it

just to save chipping teeth

i still have lost some chips on my bottom front teeth, but it protects my top teeth

I will say tho, in a way it can make body want to grind/bite more because brain is like 'you have something in your mouth' but i would still consider looking into it if something you have considered before

Yeah I thought about it and I always have to warn them to give me a bite block at the dentist or risk losing their fingers because I Bear Down

oof

i figured while i was out i may as well get some stuff we were out of, and also decided i deserved a treat after this, so as soon as this bonding stuff lets me chew in 3 hours i'm diving into a poke bowl

in the meantime... protein shakes...

i could have eaten first, but fear of breaking my crown nub won out

;.;

The damn thing fell out again

I was doing so good sleeping on my back and then just now woke up on my side damn it

oh dear

It's a little sore too now, in that 'body knows some kind of trauma happened' kind of way you get after leaving the dentist sometimes

Luckily I've got a bottle of 800 mg ibuprofen

Left another message and finally heard back, they're going to fit me in tomorrow at 1pm

I'm just glad they had something that wasn't right at opening because I know I would be a zombie

Made it to the dentist okay, but am sleepy

Decided to stick with one cup of coffee beforehand, instead of also chugging caffeinated flavored water

mfw I saw that stuff had like 160mg lol

Finally got called back...

There's a poor teenager here that freak out and had to text her mom to come back with her ;;

"I can't feel my lips q_q"

She's in the spot right next to me

"Do you have a bite blocker, I think you might like your fingers" heh

Had to go get Mel, the wizard for building up a temp tooth

We've met often

She looks kinda business goth if that gives an idea

Okay now we all get to have our fingers crossed that this thing lasts until the 25th when I get my permanent crown in

They were talking about crowns being approved for teeth numbers 5, 6, 7, and 20 and I'm like oh... That's one more than I thought we were doing

7 is the troublemaker alongside my jaw sliding around in my sleep but hopefully it is short enough to not get caught again