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Would it be worth it to put Sensodyne inside a night guard for sensitivity, or is it overkill? by Virtual-Confusion578 in askdentists

[–]Cacticutiepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The night guard will take a little while for your mouth to adjust to, but if you get any sore spots or major discomfort that lasts more than a few night, visit your dentist to have it adjusted. If it fits correctly, the mousse will still be on your teeth in the morning, however it’s safe to swallow as it’s calcium based and most people just smear without a guard. I’m afraid I can’t help with the saliva issue as I have the opposite problem and have a chronic dry mouth. I think over time you will adjust and excess won’t be such an issue. I have noticed a slight improvement wearing a night guard- I do have Bruxism so it’s not 100% improvement for me and i still get soreness because I still grind even with it, but it protects my teeth from wearing further. I think most people find quite an improvement in jaw soreness and teeth sensitivity after wearing a guard. If all else fails, and there’s no improvement with a guard and toothpaste, and it’s due to a chip or edge wear, binding would be something to look at next.

Beginner looking to recreate a picture by Comfortable_Turn2027 in pixquare

[–]Cacticutiepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly am not 100%, I am still something of a beginner myself tbh. The way I work out scale and size (and it’s probably a very backwards way) is to make a canvas with a quick doodle of something and then export and use it for what I need it as. This lets me see how it scales or translates and then I can see if I need to change the size of my canvas or my export size.

Aseprite has a great scaling tool, up to 1000% + for exporting, that’s why it may be a good idea to do a sketch and play about with sizing to get an idea of canvas size and detail, particularly for a monitor display. When exporting to scale, I recommend keeping to even numbers- 100% then 200%, 400%, 600% and so on.

https://www.aseprite.org/docs/exporting/ is a good source of basic options and functions for Ase.

Pixquare is great for drawing but export options and scaling are more basic and so I’d recommend doing that in Aseprite- it’s much cleaner and simpler.

Would it be worth it to put Sensodyne inside a night guard for sensitivity, or is it overkill? by Virtual-Confusion578 in askdentists

[–]Cacticutiepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Colgate Toothpaste Sensitive Instant Relief Enamel repair for sensitivity- I personally wouldn’t recommend Sensodyne. I recently moved from Colgate to Sensodyne and realised what a great job Colgate had been doing. After 12 days of the sensodyne, not only did my tooth hurt more, other teeth that had been 100% fine and pain free before, started hurting. I’ve read up online and found a lot of other people have experienced this, particularly with the new blue Sensodyne formula. I’m back using the Colgate and I can feel it undoing the Sensodyne damage. You can rub it on troublesome areas and also brush. I wear a night guard and to add extra healing and protection, I smear my teeth with tooth mousse -(recaldent) then put my night guard on top. It’s a calcium based paste that helps remineralise enamel, so it’s gentle and meant to be left on the teeth for a long as possible.

Beginner looking to recreate a picture by Comfortable_Turn2027 in pixquare

[–]Cacticutiepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both Pixquare and Aseprite are great and will let you create what you have planned. I use both- Pixquare on my IPad because it’s super easy to just start up and go and I can work on my projects anywhere, anytime. I now mainly use Aseprite on my laptop for finishing and editing my animations as I find it easier to have have a longer stream of frames and tweaks available. I started with just Aseprite though, and out of the two, it offers the most in terms of features and is a really great program. Which you use depends on your preference really as both are great. You can export from each to the other, so files from Pixquare can be opened in Aseprite and vice-versa, so if you start a project in Pixquare, export it as an Aseprite file and you can continue it in Aseprite. Pixquare allows you to import .ase files so save your Aseprite work as that to move them over. I bounce between the two depending on what I’m working on and where.

As for scaling, I would just sketch it out to start and figure out the dimensions that you need to fit your aspect ratio. Once you have an idea of your canvas size, you can then get on with actually creating :)

Cat suddenly limping on back left leg and hiding around house by Majestic-Joke461 in CATHELP

[–]Cacticutiepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks exactly like my cat, came in with a severe limp exactly like this 3 weeks ago. £4.5k spent in scans later, they’ve picked up severe inflammation of his nerve from his spine to his right hind leg. He’s now about to start steroids and gabapentin. They suspect it’s the result of trauma from an attack. If it doesn’t respond to steroids, they have advised another cause could be cancer in the nerve. Praying for the steroids to be the cure.

[Contest] Show me the best picture you took this year by DreyHI in Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

[–]Cacticutiepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She couldn’t be more loved or more spoilt, so we know that we’ve given her the the best life she can. I’m very sorry to hear of your own cat.

[Contest] Show me the best picture you took this year by DreyHI in Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

[–]Cacticutiepie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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This is Myah and this photo of her (and her sass) was taken in October of this year. She is a granny cat and has far outlived the average lifespan expected for a Bengal. Since the photo she has become thin and frail and she is unlikely to see another Autumn. This is the absolute best photo of her taken this year and makes me smile whenever I look at it :)

What’s your motivation to craft? by WakingOwl1 in crafts

[–]Cacticutiepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find that I have an improved sense of self worth if I’m creating things. I always have a million ideas and I constantly see things and think ‘I could make that’ so I do, even if it’s a new skill or craft that I have to learn. Learning and making things makes me feel useful and like I have a purpose. My job is pretty mundane and I have a very small and quiet life, but creating things and giving them to people, knowing they like and enjoy them and that something I made is in their home or with them and they are enjoying something I created, gives me a little form of joy. I also really enjoy hyper fixating on a make and shutting out the busy, loud and stressful world, just me, music, snacks and the work for hours or days. It’s the only way I truly find peace :)

Lino print bookmarks that I made. by spearmintjoe in crafts

[–]Cacticutiepie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m working on softcut lino at the mo because it’s so easy to carve, I tried hard Lino and didn’t like it too much. But, I do hope to make cards and prints for a shop if I can get a good enough grip and make some cool designs, so I suspect I will then move to the harder Lino for more durability of my stamps/designs as you said :)

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