Poke. Poke. Pokepokepokepokepoke.

[geoviki]

OMG, I feel like this.

I just got this retainer-splint thingie that covers my bottom teeth because I have TMJ (which is not at all the same as TMI, my dears). And my tongue is going batshitcrazy trying to investigate this New!Invasive!Stranger! in my mouth. I have to wear this damned thing for 3 months, after which I get another one to wear for three more months, and I hatez it already, aaaauuuggghhh!

On the plus side, I made a bunch of new icons. Here's one.

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[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

Isn't it just so weird getting used to something new or a change in your mouth? *hugs you madly*

C and I both have permanent guards we have to wear at night for grinding / clenching leading to TMJ. It's becoming endemic in western society, I think - my mum has one, and so does the 23 year old who used to live with us. I still clench so badly that I've managed to crack my splint in about three different places, but I guess it's better than cracking a tooth or losing the stability in my jaw.

If it's any consolation, you do get used to them. Don't be reluctant to go straight back to your dentist or technician if it isn't sitting well or you find parts of it causing you problems. It took me months to get mine really well fitted because it kept cutting or irritating the underside of my tongue and my cheeks (and I may have attacked parts of it with a nail file >.>), but it's worth it.

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

I keep repeating that I will get used to this, but meanwhile, pokepokepokepoke!

More and more people are admitting to having it, too. Here in the USA, it falls thru the cracks for insurance, though - it's not covered by either dental or normal health insurance, so it's all out of pocket. Which means a lot of people can't afford to treat it.