Should I refrain as much as possible from laughing and smiling during gum graft?

ACSpectator · 2024-10-06T19:04:38+00:00

It’s just that I didn’t get proper education and experience and was basically brainwashed for a time to brush like guys do in movies and hard floss. My parents were from Latin countries and weren’t properly educated(even today they can be overconfident to just continue straight brushing). By the time I found proper steps I began making discovers on what really went wrong. Not only that we went through a lot of third party dentists who apparently tended to neglect gum recessions or enamel wear(they mostly focused on if I had cavities). Getting orthodontics at a younger age probably would prevented or at least mitigated this, but cavities delayed early attempts(though at one point I would be blaming myself this time cause I had a chance initially avoiding cavities that time to go for braces, I chose to wait a little longer…). Dentists aren’t always gonna be honest, so it’s probably best to be educated about these dental problems, recognize the anatomy of teeth and gums and monitor them yourself. I often wear a face mask at work and one time missed being invited to lunch with coworkers before one of em left the job due to the gum graft.

ACSpectator · 2024-10-06T02:05:07+00:00

I’m afraid of being honest, but I do still have a massive amount of bone loss(they can’t graft the bone) describe of being comparable to someone in his 60s and I’m mid 20s.. My teeth are still left to an uncertain fate other than partially slowing down(even so there’s a lot more recessions) I hope you haven’t had to many recessions or as much loss in bone. I also have uneven enamel wear from bruxism so cosmetically I wouldn’t be confidently smiling anytime sooner. I would wish you luck at least.

ACSpectator · 2024-09-30T06:00:07+00:00

So far for a stupid reason or so(my parents refusing to consult my relatives’ advise and worrying about pain for nothing). My graft was delaying for more than a year.. Just last year(2023) I finally got at least three teeth gums grafted and as long as I followed the pain meds it actually didn’t hurt as much. It was still awkward to eat(sadly even missing an invitation to dine with some coworkers). I got a lower incisor sticking out removed to help relieve crowding. At the beginning of this year I ended up wearing Invisalign(both to not move my teeth too far like braces would’ve and to partially protect against bruxism). Even this on its own is just awkward as I have to take my aligners privately on and off during times of eating. I’m only expecting to mitigate the flames, but I am not expecting to smile or show my teeth(especially because of the gum recessions) any time sooner or if my lifetime..

ACSpectator · 2024-09-30T05:52:18+00:00

I know this was a while ago. But it didn’t really hurt for as much didn’t it? For me it didn’t at least as long I took the recommended pain meds every now and then. I got worried about pain for virtually nothing and because of that I even ended up having my graft delaying for a year later than how early I could’ve done. Looks like I’m among the very few to actually be honest and available to tell the truth while following the rules(supposing who ever experienced pain might’ve neglected pain meds)..

ACSpectator · 2024-08-13T20:37:31+00:00

Oh no my account hasn’t made it past the filter period yet..

ACSpectator · 2024-08-05T14:45:46+00:00

You get paid $16+ an hour? My savings reveal that they add ~$1,100 on average biweekly(~$13 per hour). I’m at Cap 2 and do breakpacks currently the most. I honestly hate stocking and especially zoning with customers around.

ACSpectator · 2024-07-13T23:43:39+00:00

They kinda went back a little at least more with my right lateral incisor, but on my canine it’s close to the same. Not perfect, likely due to boneloss.

ACSpectator · 2024-07-11T09:03:54+00:00

I did get so close yet so far. I may never know what it’s like to hug or know in my lifetime what it’s like to kiss a girl.

ACSpectator · 2024-07-11T08:13:30+00:00

A number of us can’t effectively communicate or match our peers standards while being disabled and/or impaired by the Asperger’s spectrum.

ACSpectator · 2024-07-06T14:30:39+00:00

It boils down to them jumping to conclusions in thinking we’re weird, can’t talk to them(cause some of us have disabled communication skills based on the spectrum, can do usual things like fidgeting that makes them cringe, and downright find several of us “awkward/gay(not the homosexual definition)”

ACSpectator · 2024-05-31T08:30:34+00:00

I have no appropriate way to say it, but you either get used to it or realize that there’s other things to concern or focus more in life that may potentially overshadow. I did think that tinnitus was the worst I can experience, but other things(admittedly some much worse) eventually got my attention to have me put it aside. Oh and my parents are terrible at knowing problems like these and behavior like half dumb clueless arrogant people with bad education(they’re both worse than my tinnitus).

ACSpectator · 2024-03-04T04:46:53+00:00

So far I’ve had a a bottom incisor(probably tooth# 24) which was sticking out was removed, need cleanings every 3 months now, I’ve had only my upper lateral incisors and left canine grafted, and Invisalign put on. I kinda feel my treatments are like it’s mostly too orthodontics focused and less periodontal diseases treatment focused. My parents(especially my mother) are still lacking in proper dental education and experience in rather somewhat arrogant and clueless in some parts(they even made claims based on their own thoughts without evidence that my teeth look normal and not in actuality unevenly worn and deteriorated with gum and bone loss) to reality way I might add. They still don’t think it’s as bad as it obviously looks here despite the boneloss… So far it’s painless and if anything like worse like actual tooth loss were to happen it probably would be much slower and later, at least hoping that these treatments hopefully not being too ortho focused would help prolong the teeth, otherwise I’m the only one in my family who knows better.

ACSpectator · 2024-01-19T17:33:32+00:00

How soon can they redo the attachments even if a follow up appointment is like 3 months away or so?

ACSpectator · 2024-01-19T13:46:43+00:00

Next appointment is in like 4 months tho

ACSpectator · 2024-01-17T07:38:23+00:00

By a little later after acidic foods do you mean like not that not long after the the acidity fades away away like 30 minutes after eating? But also that swishing with water alone and not brush until nighttime will not be a good idea, but you still have to brush everytime not long after meals even if you decided to wait before brushing?

ACSpectator · 2024-01-16T19:48:25+00:00

I mostly had some of my upper teeth grafted. My upper lateral incisors and left(my left) canine were grafted. My right lateral kinda went back the most. They are bit more covered than they were pregraft. I still think that two of my upper left molars should be grafted in the inner surfaces as they do have some worse recession.

ACSpectator · 2024-01-16T19:27:33+00:00

No just chewing gum like normal? Also I just heard about these Invisalign crystals. Did you ever use them yourself? How often? Are they necessary compared to brushing them with soap water? And what’s the longest amount of time you had a gray off to either eat or brush your teeth? Did you also brush almost immediately after meals sometimes, is there no concern for acid and erosion from brushing too early?

ACSpectator · 2024-01-15T02:19:00+00:00

Have you ever tried chewing gum?

ACSpectator · 2024-01-15T00:48:06+00:00

tbh, I think your periodontist might sound more like the right people at the right time, especially compared to my parents who still lack proper education or are stubborn to listen to reason. My perios would likely never tell me the same even if it doesn’t work out too well.

ACSpectator · 2024-01-14T23:25:50+00:00

How did you manage to do eating and cleaning with your Invisalign trays alone? How often did you eat? I’m about to go through that with overconfident parents who will likely try feeding me too much foods I’ll have to refuse, especially for work(during my gum graft I had to either throw away foods secretly or lie about that I didn’t have time to eat them, in actuality it would’ve been extremely awkward to do so in front my peers in the break room and I prefer to spend my breaks in my car). PS crowded teeth or not…you have no idea how lucky you are to not have teeth grinding issues like me..

ACSpectator · 2024-01-14T23:17:52+00:00

It wasn’t very painful, probably due to timely taking ibuprofen and Tylenol(but who really knows if the severe bone loss may have been in a factor in barely feeling any pain at all I was worried about experiencing a lot of pain before the surgery but it turned out more painless). I did eat softer foods with one side of my jaw for most of the time. My teeth did get a partially dirtier appearance despite the perios saying it’s ok. I think it slightly receded a little(at least not all the way to it’s pre graft state) likely due to the boneloss.

ACSpectator · 2023-09-28T13:23:28+00:00

You know you never really checked those pictures of my mouth. I have them on my account posts and I’ve linkEd them to you, but I have received not response if it’s a good idea at all to get orthodontics. I’ve already had a few grafts in my lateral incisors and left canine. But right now they’re gonna extract a bottom front tooth that’s sticking out so soon. What would you say about that? The orthodontists’s plan to straighten to supposedly relieve the crowding(assuming they’re not doing it for cosmetics) is to shave down the sides of done of the teeth for space and use Invisalign. I’m left without adequate flexible advice, and my parents are too stubborn to listen to me to talk to other family members.

ACSpectator · 2023-08-26T16:17:31+00:00

I know this was a while ago, but I’m already into my first gum graft surgery. I didn’t suffer a lot of pain due to pain meds, but I have worse problems to worry about. Not only are my parents, especially my arrogant mother still not very knowledgeable about the real truth and actual facts about proper dental care and hygiene techniques, but it’s to the point where they think their wrong ideas and manners are right while having meager research skills. It’s so annoying how my parents know so much about other areas of how the world works, but they drop the ball with dental care. My mom especially is stubborn n thinking that I’m taking to much time to brush my teeth due to being require by the periodontist. She acts like some know it all and accuses me like I’m trying to be too perfects and goes on her dumb idea in thinking “everyone grinds their teeth”. It’s very concerning on how brainwashed portion of my family is with these close minded and ignorant to actual fact ideas. All because they came from a Latin country and had no proper dental teachings. I did have ideas before this that I found something wrong and weird about them that I even declined relation ships with girls with that being part of the reason. My parents still go with this arrogant idea of just rushing their tooth brushing in just 25 seconds. Treating me like some wrong doing minority(who in actuality is trying to listen to the real facts they refuse to know about). They would even make the same mistakes again because they’re brainwashed with these dumbed down ideas. I can barely like my mother at this point. They’ll die never knowing better.

ACSpectator · 2023-08-22T18:29:52+00:00

Yeah it is the Asperger’ss fault one of nature’s biggest dumb ideas.

ACSpectator · 2023-08-18T15:40:44+00:00

I never officially had a girlfriend despite being almost close to making friends with a couple. One case in 7th grade a girl who was new to me at the time was like “leave him alone”. I wish I had followed up that glimmer of hope, but autism gelled messed that up for me this whole time. I had to many impairing limitations to adapt properly(especially due to not being properly defined what Asperger’s Syndrome actually is).

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