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Title: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: RWG on March 27, 2015, 06:05:47 pm

NSFW (Gore)

Spoiler

(https://i.imgur.com/af7rvMt.jpg)

That is a wisdom tooth.  Specifically the 2-8 (upper left.)  The brown part on the left is the "tooth" as you'd see from inside a mouth.  Completely rotten, enamel gone, just soft, rotting pulp tissue left.  (That part was soft and squishy.)  And also probably only 1/3rd of the size it should be... the rest had rotted away.  The other half are the roots with some gum cartilage still attached.

This is the *third* tooth like this I've had removed since 2011.  One was the other wisdom tooth (the 1-8) but another was a permanent adult tooth I will never get back without implants (the 3-7.)  I've also had three root canals on the 1-7, 4-7 and 3-6.

This is what drinking Coca-Cola for 15 years while going through 1-2 year phases of depression and degeneracy, not caring for oneself, not brushing teeth daily or often at all, will do to you.

Humans greatest failures are the inability to learn from each other, and the inability to learn quickly from oneself.  This is a true addiction and one that affects my life adversely.  While I'm fortunate to live in Canada, growing up with good dental insurance, I've had the value of close to $10000 in dental worth done on my mouth, all at the age of 25.  I will likely need veneers, implants or dentures within the next 20 years.  I say all this full well knowing I could have prevented it, and I could improve my current situation... though I'm sitting here writing this post while drinking a Coke.

You only get one body, and even moreso, you only get one set of teeth.  Make sure to live your life to the fullest while keeping yourself safe and healthy.  There are some things you just don't get second chances with.

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: flicker on March 27, 2015, 06:29:28 pm

This post is really good. I hate to admit it, but I also drink / eat way too much pop / junk food and dont brush my teeth as often as I should at all. The only thing I do really often is pick at my teeth with a toothpick, which helps a bit, but isnt shit compared to actually brushing.

To go along with that, I've just watched my Dad go through the same thing Goose is talking about here. Neglected his teeth for years and years, one day huge pain arrived, and then dentist said they all gotta come out. I think they started pulling teeth in 2013, and all the work was finished late last year. Now, he has some metal posts embedded into his jawbone for the dentures, and it makes eating really difficult, and he has to avoid certain things, especially melted cheese, otherwise it triggers the gag reflex. I really cant imagine not being able to enjoy eating food, and having it become a chore.

I do not want this life. I should be less degen. Thanks Goose, gonna go brush.

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: Taylor on March 27, 2015, 08:26:35 pm

This is actually pretty sobering stuff. My parents never had soda in the house when I was growing up, and they still don't now. Only time I drink soda is when I'm out to eat somewhere or I'm at a friend's house. I used to work at a local burger place and got free drinks but tried not to indulge myself too much, I'm glad I don't.

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: Shadow on March 27, 2015, 08:27:20 pm

O_O

Kudos for the confession post.

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: T+ on March 27, 2015, 08:27:56 pm

Going to brush my teeth now thanks

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: Aztec Exemplar on March 27, 2015, 10:59:38 pm

You can drink soda but you should rinse your mouth thoroughly after. You should drink a soda and then spit in the sink and see what kind of disgusting shit is in your mouth.

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: Lark on March 27, 2015, 11:47:02 pm

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I will likely need veneers, implants or dentures within the next 20 years.

Damn, my "Extended Hiatus From the-elite and Gaming" parody topic accurately predicted this.

"I also got some dental work done and they gave me dentures. (all the coke has rotted my teeth)"

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: Spec on March 28, 2015, 10:46:33 am

What a wakeup call o_o
Brush daily and definitely reduce your coke mate, if possible, aim for 1 or 0 little bottles a week. Soda is absolute shit, quitting it is one of the most important steps of a healthier nutrition. (have you not seen that thing where a bone is dipped into coca cola and later becomes softer)
Cutting out smoking is recommended too.

Thank god for Canada, if you were on Brazilian public health care your teeth would definitely be all gone years ago, or you'd have spent all your money on them.

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: deletedprofile.u on March 28, 2015, 12:06:04 pm

Christ. Yeah man. Kudos for this post. I also personally suffer, and continue to suffer from dental/oral hygiene laziness + neglect. It's just one of those things that tends to slip the mind and become less important in my mind, yet in reality it's incredibly important. As you said we only get one set of teeth. It's important to stay healthy in every way, though we as people may become depressed or less self-sustaining at times, we owe it to ourselves to remember to help ourselves by keeping on top of this.

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: flukey lukey on March 28, 2015, 08:24:04 pm

this topic is too real

Title: Re: This Thing Came Out of My Mouth Today (or why not to drink Coke like a degen...)
Post by: Jimbo on March 29, 2015, 04:52:30 pm

Fuck me mate, I'm a religious brusher and mouthwasher. I lack on flossing but do it when I see anything stuck in there. I drink mostly diet soda so I might get lucky and avoid the sugar damages...