Reason number 372,291,098,504 to not wear a mask.
Mask it or casket.
And we’re wearing masks due to the small risk that we will get this virus, a virus which is not fatal in the vast majority of cases.
There has not been a good risk analysis, cost/benefit, risk/benefit, or whatever the correct technical term is for balancing the risk of the disease vs. problems caused by us shutting down and doing things such as wearing masks.
My dentist asked me a while back if I get dry mouth at night. I never used to, and usually drooled at night. He said drooling is good. Now I have to take a blood pressure pill at night that has a tendency to dry your mouth out. Sometimes I wake up with a sore throat and very dry tongue, and sometimes my tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. I know I snore because I have a deviated septum, and have to use a nasal strip every night.
The law of unintended consequences.
I’ll have to tell my husband about this; he had gum disease and very nearly had to have visible teeth pulled. He did have a couple pulled, but you can only see the gaps if he laughs really hard, which he doesn’t do very often. And it’s usually only with me, as far as I know.
Even Heaven’s most favored angels call this a stovepipe full of dung.
Chewing gum with a mask on is itchy.
My dentist also sa7d their was a spike when they restarted. Kids that had none previously were coming back in with several.
I have to wear a mask at work, eight to fourteen hour days. If you do too, drink plenty of water before work and on breaks since you can’t sip. Breathe through your nose. Brush your teeth before work. I haven’t had a problem since I made sure to drink enough.
If you have to wear a mask for half an hour in the store, try not to get worked up over it.
Is there an element of people who wear masks not brushing their teeth because no one will see?
That explains all those toothless surgeons out there who have been wearing those surgical masks every working day for decades...
5 years ago I was being treated, by radiation, for prostate cancer. My dentist prescribed a therapeutic mouth wash. Dry mouth is a side effect of the radiation. If the mouth is dry, no good bacteria to fight the bad
This how zombies were formed. ...
Why do masks make us breathe through our mouths?
That's pretty silly, and not true.
“something as simple as a cavity could lead to more severe medical issues and even affect your heart and inflame your blood. ‘Any time that you have a toothache — that could lead to an infection or an issue in the mouth and the rest of the body,’ Johnston said.”
Infections in teeth/gums are notorious for getting into the bloodstream and attacking artificial joints. Hips, knees, etc., often have to be removed and not replaced until the infection is gone and the area “cleaned out”. Some people with these prostheses have to take mega doses of antibiotics an hour prior to something as simple as a teeth cleaning.
I’m pretty sure I don’t want to risk that.
If it’s too difficult to breathe in and out through your nose while wearing a mask, then breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. I’ve done a few heavy physical activities in the past including using three different kinds of mouthpieces, each for different sports.