My saving grace.

As I alluded to in a previous blogging post, I clench my teeth at night. And possibly grind them. Most of the time I do it without even realizing it and it causes me great pain. The best way to deal with this flaw of mine is a nite guard. I have been putting this off and dealing with the pain for a couple of years now for 2 reasons:


1. Nite guards cost money.

2. How lame is it that I need a nite guard?? I mean what am I, old?


Anyways, a few weeks ago I started to experience some intense tooth pain and decided to go to the dentist convinced my sweet tooth had finally had too much and I had a cavity. But no, no cavity for me. The dentist concluded that my tooth has a really short root which could contribute to the pain, but most likely it was from my teeth clenching. Great.


So she reshaped my tooth to alter my bite so I don't put as much pressure on my pained tooth and fitted me for a nite guard. The thing I have been dreading would soon be mine and I could pick it up the next day. Yay.


Although I was against the nite guard initially, I loved it immediately the next morning. Who would have ever thought that a little piece of plastic could be so wondrous!? And it even came with a mold of my teeth so it will always hold its form and be able to hug my pearly whites perfectly! (Actually, I was a little creeped out by my very own mold of my teeth, but hey who am I to judge the ways of dentistry.)

Almost like dentures. NOT.

Moral of the story: Don't fight the inevitable.

Worth every penny.