Holy crap my teeth hurt. Not ALL of them, just my problem teeth... around my left canine. The tooth right next to my canine towards the front used to be twisted almost all the way around, and was never completely fixed from my braces. My orthodontist modified one of my retainers to help it turn the extra 5% it needed to go. And of course, because I haven't been wearing my retainers like I'm supposed to, that one tooth shifted the most.
I don't exactly grind my teeth when I sleep, but I nibble/gnaw lightly if there's something in my mouth. That's just pushing my retainer further onto my shifted teeth, forcing them to shift back faster, making them hurt more.
I honestly could not sleep because of the pain, so I had a snack (which hurt my teeth more!) and took some ibuprofen. I can't take ibuprofen on an empty stomach or else I will inevitably get sick.
So now to play Mah Jongg on my DS to distract myself from the pain until the ibuprofen kicks in and I can get back to sleep.
Looks like I can't start enforcing this "normal sleeping habits" bit until my teeth stop hurting. Trust me, this is NOT an excuse... I'd much rather be forced to go to bed early than be experiencing this pain!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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