i knew when i started doing this that i'd be dealing with tradeoffs - that there wasn't any really good option, and that anything that is going to work really well at one task is going to have a downside. so, if you're trying to kill bacteria in your mouth, you're going to run up against the consequences of that, and it might mean killing other cells, as well.

i knew that.

and, i told myself from the start that i'd pull back on the dish soap at the first sign of overuse.

i think i'm there. but, i don't want to cease it, i just want to tone it down.

i'm not joking or exaggerating it when i say it - my teeth feel and look ridiculously clean. like, it's working. really well.

a little too well -  i'm worried that it might be hurting my gumline, as it's effectively eradicating bacteria. because that's what oral health is - it's all tradeoffs.

so, let's tone it down.

and, let's call the fancy dentist.

but, let's spend some time tonight figuring out if there's anything that can be done to regenerate gingival tissue, too.