Chew On This!

There are things people do that are well recognized as undesirable then there are habits that are relatively inconsequential...nail biting, hair twirling or even ice crunching for instance. It's done without thought or consideration and that's why by definition it becomes habitual.

Severe Grinding

Dentists have long advised patients of the damage to teeth from habitual grinding. The literature is replete with mouths that have been literally destroyed

Factory Original

by this unwitting whittling. The only fix when this habit occurs over a long period of years is to rebuild the teeth to factory original condition at great time and expense.

Another oral habit, not frequently discussed but pervasive, is cheek and or tongue chewing. Dentists know this habit as Pathomimia Mucosae Oris

Cheek Chewing

and the consequences can be serious in nature with the range of nipping running from the subtle to the absurd. Biopsy is indicated to rule out a potentially serious malady (the big casino).

Tongue Cancer

Psychologists tell us it takes three weeks to create or break a habit.

Watch your mouth...Because Spit Happens!