Comments on: Bracing Myself for Evisceration, But At Least I’ll Probably Still Have All My Horrid Teeth http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:02:59 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: gordsellar http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-31634 gordsellar Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:08:12 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/#comment-31634 Thanks, Alexis. More information is cool. I'd have to say less jaw tension would be good; now that you mention it, I think I've just been taking tension in my jaw for granted. Hmmm. Thanks for the info! Thanks, Alexis. More information is cool. I’d have to say less jaw tension would be good; now that you mention it, I think I’ve just been taking tension in my jaw for granted. Hmmm.

Thanks for the info!

]]> By: alexis http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-31633 alexis Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:52:34 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/#comment-31633 Mine is custom made. I used to have a full one, but that did interview with my breathing. The one I have is called a splint and it goes on the bottom. I wear a regular retainer for more protection on my top teeth. THe bottom one is more expensive, but it still has to be replaced every few years. I have noticed a lot less tension in my jaw since I started using these appliances. Mine is custom made. I used to have a full one, but that did interview with my breathing.

The one I have is called a splint and it goes on the bottom. I wear a regular retainer for more protection on my top teeth. THe bottom one is more expensive, but it still has to be replaced every few years. I have noticed a lot less tension in my jaw since I started using these appliances.

]]> By: gordsellar http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-31630 gordsellar Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:19:55 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/#comment-31630 Mark, Oh, okay, it's expensive in that way. I was worried about it being exorbitant. $50-$150 is no problem. Thanks for the advice. Charles, Yeah, I figure this'll be an exercise in boiling stuff down either way. Ah well, different muscle group to work, I guess. I'll definitely throw my paper at you and see what you think. And buy the beers after, too. If you were heading to the conference, it'd be cool. We could hang out. (My upstairs neighbour's also perhaps going.) Mark,

Oh, okay, it’s expensive in that way. I was worried about it being exorbitant. $50-$150 is no problem. Thanks for the advice.

Charles,

Yeah, I figure this’ll be an exercise in boiling stuff down either way. Ah well, different muscle group to work, I guess. I’ll definitely throw my paper at you and see what you think. And buy the beers after, too.

If you were heading to the conference, it’d be cool. We could hang out. (My upstairs neighbour’s also perhaps going.)

]]> By: Charles http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-31629 Charles Fri, 30 May 2008 23:41:28 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/#comment-31629 About your first worry: I was going to suggest that you submit the paper and then deliver a talk... until I read further and saw that you were thinking of doing just that. Anyway, do that. The paper is just something for people to hold in their hands and refer to. You should feel free to elaborate on it as necessary. That being said, there will be time constraints on your talk as well, so you should probably resign yourself to the fact that you might not be able to go into as much detail as you do elsewhere (say, in one of your legendary posts...). As for the evisceration part, if you'd like to send me the paper at some point, I'd be happy to give it a read and then pre-eviscerate you over some beers after the semester ends. I'm also very tempted to head to Fukuoka in September to witness the carnage first hand. It will soon be time for me to start presenting at international conferences (I've presented at various different Korean conferences before, but never international ones), and I need to get a handle on which conferences are right for me. I will probably be presenting at the September conference of the Korean Classical Literature Society, though, and I don't yet know when that will be. Maybe, if there's no scheduling conflicts, a quick trip to Japan may be in order. About your first worry: I was going to suggest that you submit the paper and then deliver a talk… until I read further and saw that you were thinking of doing just that. Anyway, do that. The paper is just something for people to hold in their hands and refer to. You should feel free to elaborate on it as necessary.

That being said, there will be time constraints on your talk as well, so you should probably resign yourself to the fact that you might not be able to go into as much detail as you do elsewhere (say, in one of your legendary posts…).

As for the evisceration part, if you’d like to send me the paper at some point, I’d be happy to give it a read and then pre-eviscerate you over some beers after the semester ends.

I’m also very tempted to head to Fukuoka in September to witness the carnage first hand. It will soon be time for me to start presenting at international conferences (I’ve presented at various different Korean conferences before, but never international ones), and I need to get a handle on which conferences are right for me. I will probably be presenting at the September conference of the Korean Classical Literature Society, though, and I don’t yet know when that will be. Maybe, if there’s no scheduling conflicts, a quick trip to Japan may be in order.

]]> By: Mark http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-31628 Mark Fri, 30 May 2008 18:42:23 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/#comment-31628 It's never impaired my breathing. Go with the custom made one - something you buy online or in a pharmacy could give you an over/underbite. It was expensive to get them done in Canada (about $150) but I got them made in Japan for about $50, and the last nightguard I purchased has lasted about three years. It’s never impaired my breathing. Go with the custom made one – something you buy online or in a pharmacy could give you an over/underbite. It was expensive to get them done in Canada (about $150) but I got them made in Japan for about $50, and the last nightguard I purchased has lasted about three years.

]]> By: gordsellar http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-31626 gordsellar Fri, 30 May 2008 16:27:38 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/#comment-31626 Woah! This must be more common than I thought! Thanks for the advice, folks! Okay, quick question... The night guard, does it affect or impede breathing? I've looked around online, and they seem only to go on the top teeth, is that right? If you use one, what brand do you use, and did you get it custom made, or do you use one of those you mold at home? Woah! This must be more common than I thought! Thanks for the advice, folks!

Okay, quick question…

The night guard, does it affect or impede breathing? I’ve looked around online, and they seem only to go on the top teeth, is that right? If you use one, what brand do you use, and did you get it custom made, or do you use one of those you mold at home?

]]> By: alexis http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-31625 alexis Fri, 30 May 2008 14:16:42 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/#comment-31625 I have to wear two night guards, because I was grinding the enamel off of my teeth. I've done it my whole life, so there was no way I could train myself not to do it. I have to wear two night guards, because I was grinding the enamel off of my teeth. I’ve done it my whole life, so there was no way I could train myself not to do it.

]]> By: Mark http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-31624 Mark Fri, 30 May 2008 12:44:43 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/05/30/bracing-myself-for-evisceration-but-at-least-ill-probably-still-have-all-my-horrid-teeth/#comment-31624 Go with the nightguard. Trust me, it's worth it. Go with the nightguard. Trust me, it’s worth it.

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