RE: [Harp-L] Teeth query

[d peer <dpeer2000@xxxxxxx>]

There are toothpastes for sensitive teeth that you could try. Also, I'd go back to the dentist and talk to him/her in detail about what you're experiencing. Worst case scenario: root canal. Personally, I have an upper plate that I struggle with. I still haven't decided if I sound better with or without it, but I definitely look better with teeth! Hahaha... 

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> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:34:14 +0000
> From: harpwales@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Teeth query
> 
> anybody out there help?
> 
> 4.5 months ago i had an accident on my bike which resulted in me landing on my mouth on some hard paving. this took a big chip out of each of my two front teeth. i pretty promptly had them filled. they look fine.
> 
> the irony of the situation is that just prior to the accident i had got my self my first restaurant solo harp gig using chromatic and diatonic, with and without backing tracks.
> 
> i postponed the gig for a month or so, gave my teeth a couple of weeks to recover and then took up practicing again. i had to put in plenty of work to get my set up to a reasonable level. i practiced hard for a month. just before the gig i had to stop altogether as my teeth were starting to hurt and the vibrations from the harp flet like they were running up into my forehead making playing uncomfortable.
> 
> i did the gig, about 1 hour twenty mins in 20 min slots, and it went very well for a first one but by the time i got to the end i couldn't really have played any more. too uncomfortable.
> 
> since then i've backed off a lot to let them recover but they don't seem to be improving much. i have no pain when at rest but they complain and sometimes my gums even bleed if i've been playing for a while. i did some busking over christmas with mixed results. i did see a second dentist a month or so ago and he reshaped the repair on one of them, the one that causes the most problem, and that did seem to improve the situation a bit.
> 
> i accept that as someone moving on down life's slippery track my body doesn't repair as fast as it did when i was younger but i want to play, i've worked hard to get my stuff to the level it is and in fact following the financial mayhem we've all had to sit through recently, i need to play. 
> 
> anybody got any advice, suggestions, shared experience, magic ointment, mouth guards they can offer/suggest?
> 
> would be much obliged.
> 
> www.youtube.com/user/therealharpwales
> 
> peace n love
> 
> patrick
> 
> 
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