wow, you all had dentist day today too? weird coincidence! the cleaning and checkup went great--no cavities! but...my TMJ has been acting up for the last 3-4 years, and i've been avoiding the expense of doing anything about it. looks like i shouldn't avoid it anymore. back in HS i had a mouth guard, which i somehow lost during my move out to seattle (yes, it still fit after all those years). the dentist thinks i should get a new one, which will cost around $300. i know from experience that the "sport" mouth guards don't do squat for my TMJ (i have alignment problems in my jaw along with the muscle pain and wear on my teeth), so i'm going to spring for the spendy custom one.

hope y'uns all had good checkups and clean bills of dental health all around!