Chewing gum almost every waking moment of the day. People used to assume I was trying to quit smoking, I would joke that I was actually trying to build my way up to starting.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I used to love chewing gum until a dentist scared me away from it. As a result, my undiagnosed grinding destroyed most of my teeth...

[–] Volkditty@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

I am thankful that my dentist talked me into switching to a sugar-free brand years ago. Probably saved me a couple teeth so far.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm sorry. If you can still chew, ice breakers has Xylitol which is good for teeth.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What's "ice breakers"?

[–] Volkditty@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

A brand of gum and mints.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's the gum I chew instead of grinding my teeth and also when I'm sticking to my diet while feeding my husband ice cream (he's quadriplegic and skinny)