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> Another thing which is extremely helpful and I wish I had begun much earlier in life is night mouthguards because grinding your teeth in your sleep even in a
by iforgotpassword 3y ago
> Another thing which is extremely helpful and I wish I had begun much earlier in life is night mouthguards because grinding your teeth in your sleep even in a subtle way does add up over years and years.
I use one too and usually need replacement about every 18 months. I'm wondering how bad it is to swallow all the plastic. I guess most of it is too big and just moves through the digestive system as is, but I wonder if that grinding also creates particles that are small enough to stay around in the body.
- Ensorceled 3y ago18 months? Wow, mine has lasted 15 years so far. At this point the food chain is so contaminated with microplastics that the amount we are getting from our mouth guards is probably the least of our problems.
- speedylight 3y agoAdd it to the massive pile of other sources of microplastics entering the body, including the air we breathe and food we eat. I’m inhaling microplastics as I write this comment because of my shirt, we’re all fucked!