The Story of Making a Mouthpiece?
Everyone has their own way of manifesting and releasing stress, and as long as you feel stressed about things, symptoms will appear somewhere in your body.
I am no exception, and in my case, I realized the symptoms when I cracked my back teeth... well, I already had plenty of stress-induced physical and mental ailments, but I was surprised that a part of my human body was damaged so clearly (ﾟдﾟ)
<Part of the cause of the crack>
It was a blessing in disguise that it wasn't the worst kind of crack, but at the time, I was inwardly pale while facing a daily serving of stress and receiving treatment. At that time, I was told something like, 'Why not wear a mouthpiece?', but I thought it would be too bulky and forgot about it while I was worrying.
If you ask me, 'Wouldn't you normally notice if the load was enough to crack a tooth?', I have no words to reply... I don't know if it's good or bad, but apparently I don't grind my teeth, so I only recognized it as occasionally feeling jaw fatigue.
I've tried to live my life in the corner of society, careful only not to bump into people or things, but it seems I've been bullying my own back teeth without realizing it (TдT)
Some time after the back tooth treatment, I started going to the dentist for a cavity, and the doctor instructed me to be careful because strong force was being applied again, perhaps due to clenching.
I didn't want to end up with back tooth trouble like last time, so I consciously tried not to put force on my jaw... but since I'm clenching unconsciously, I can't really prevent it while I'm sleeping.
In the midst of that, I thought of the mouthpiece that the doctor had recommended before, the kind that boxers wear.
With that, it would be fine no matter how much I bit down! (Don't bite down!)
I was about to consult the doctor at my next treatment, but... the doctor brought it up again right at that moment.
Of course, it was a perfect opportunity, so I left it to the expert.
At this point, I only realized that the mouthpiece I was going to buy online after getting advice would be a medical-grade product supervised by a dentist.
And as I had my teeth impressions taken and received explanations, I started to realize various misunderstandings... what I received was completely different from what I had first imagined (lol)
I have processed it in monochrome
To be precise, it seems to be called a 'night guard,' and it is a thin, transparent plastic that fits perfectly over the teeth.
It is different from that thick white thing (lol) that often goes flying in boxing manga.
This doesn't feel particularly uncomfortable, and it acts like a cushion to prevent your teeth from grinding against each other while you sleep. (It can become thicker depending on the situation.)
I think I'll write about the actual comfort and points of caution another day... since I don't have a stock of articles or the daily energy for it (；´Д｀)
The main point of this article was to share an awareness that if there is anyone with symptoms similar to mine, it might be worth considering.
Especially considering cases where you might have preconceived notions like I did.
After all, when people have other worries, they tend to put themselves on the back burner.
Everyone, please take care of your teeth (ﾟ∀ﾟ)
<The story after that>
<The next story>
<The previous story>
<Are you sure you'll be okay walking through the swamp of poison with that equipment?>
I have compiled the only stories in my magazine that aren't funny or are serious. Well, it is fiction, after all (ﾟ∀ﾟ) It can't be helped.