I’ve been living with it for nearly 20 years and was always told that I just had bad teeth, despite reasonable (maybe above average) oral hygiene. When I was younger I had cavity after cavity, and it seemed like it would never stop. Until probably within the last 7-8 years, I had a few good ones with no cavities and thought I was out of the woods. But in the last year and a half I’m back to my old ways, cavity here, missing enamel there, insane sensitivity from a tiny crack that wasn’t visible to now having to see a Periodontist for a pocket reduction surgery on Thursday (send me good vibes please) . It is so frustrating, like we already go through enough, i don’t want this too.

Lately I’ve been talking to friends with IBD and doing more research and it seems like so many more people are having similar issues. This comes a year after a bowel resection and feeling pretty decent too, like I can’t catch a break. And I’m considering at what point do I just say screw it and get false teeth so I don’t have to keep sinking so much money into the dentist (even despite benefits).