teeth
got my teeth cleaned today. i didn't get the you need to floss more lecture. yay! hygienist finally got a clue. there are two types of dental floss. the satin waxy kind slips between teeth pretty easily but is fairly useless for actually removing tartar buildups. the industrial strength sandpaper kind doesn't fray or break and is really good at scouring away the tartar. the problem is my teeth are mashed so closely together that you have to use a whole lot of force to get even the satin floss between them. it's real easy to lose control of the floss and damage my gums. the hygienist noticed she was working up a sweat trying to floss my teeth and damaging the shit out of healthy gums. finally she gave up and suggested a few alternatives to flossing. which is what i've been saying to deaf ears for twenty years. sheehs.