A little over a month since the extraction of all my teeth, and once again I'm learning that, facing a lack of alternatives, I can eventually get accustomed to just about anything. On the positive side, I haven't needed to spend a red cent on toothbrushes, toothpaste, or dental floss. My weight has stabilized, more or less, between 164 and 166 pounds, and my clothes fit more comfortably than they have in years. I've developed a fondness for hot cereal and scrambled eggs, and assorted other foods that don't require much in the way of chewing. I've also observed that gum tissue will eventually enclose exposed bone if you leave it alone and allow natural healing to occur. All in all, there's enough upside to toothlessness that I'm in no hurry to get dentures and start another transition period.
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