I was really down and sad as a teenager, and as a result from the age of 13 to about the age of 22/23 odd, I brushed my teeth less than a dozen times, whilst also smoking regularly, eating like shit, not taking care of myself at all. Didn't go to a dentist either since 2004 till this week either, but I've had this throbbing tooth pain for over a year and finally decided I should just go the dentist and get it sorted.
I already lost a couple teeth over the years, but according to the dentist, I got one tooth thats infected and so full of holes it can't be saved, 5 others that also need to come out but it'll have to be done in stages rather than all at once, a couple more that he's not sure can be saved but they're gonna try. Hurts like fuck, got the extraction scheduled for early next week for the bad tooth.
TL:DR - Look after your hecking teeth guys. When I was a teenager, I sort of imagined I'd have committed suicide by now so my teeth weren't really worth bothering with, but I really regret it now.
edit - I didn't brush my teeth cos I didn't have anyone telling me to do it, no friends to tell me, I was smoking pretty consistently so I always stank of tobacco anyway, my family weren't telling me what to do or stuff like that, and I was really depressed and didn't give a shit. I didn't even think I'd live this long, honestly.
edit edit - picture of teeth which isn't great cos its hard to get your own teeth in a picture
I already lost a couple teeth over the years, but according to the dentist, I got one tooth thats infected and so full of holes it can't be saved, 5 others that also need to come out but it'll have to be done in stages rather than all at once, a couple more that he's not sure can be saved but they're gonna try. Hurts like fuck, got the extraction scheduled for early next week for the bad tooth.
TL:DR - Look after your hecking teeth guys. When I was a teenager, I sort of imagined I'd have committed suicide by now so my teeth weren't really worth bothering with, but I really regret it now.
edit - I didn't brush my teeth cos I didn't have anyone telling me to do it, no friends to tell me, I was smoking pretty consistently so I always stank of tobacco anyway, my family weren't telling me what to do or stuff like that, and I was really depressed and didn't give a shit. I didn't even think I'd live this long, honestly.
edit edit - picture of teeth which isn't great cos its hard to get your own teeth in a picture
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