If there is ONE PIECE of hygiene you can do, one rote activity that you can muster the spoons for in the evening, make it your teeth.
Shower? You can skip a shower for one night and just wipe yourself down with a damp towel. Brush your teeth.
Skincare? You can pare down the steps, and your skin can heal from a bit of acne. Enamel can't. Brush your teeth.
Brushing your hair? Fuck it, get a buzz cut! Get a protective style! Your hair will grow back, but your teeth won't! Brush your teeth.
Flossing would be good. Mouthwash would be good. But if you can muster up the energy for just one task, brush your teeth.
And if you can't even manage that, chew some sugar-free gum. If nothing else, it will scrub away a bit of the bacteria and catch some stray food that's loose enough to get with the sticky stuff.
But your enamel doesn't grow back and cavities are a bitch.
(I once had seventeen, during my senior(?) year of college. I know. I know. I have been there. The dentistry was hell. Still is; I consider myself lucky if I have less than three fillings that need repair, and a miracle when it's none. I am not talking at you from my high horse: I am a crab in the bucket with you, but I'm trying to pull you out with me.)
Today, I told my sister to prioritize teeth over skincare because skin heals and enamel doesn't, and she said "really?"
So yeah, this is the PSA: really. Your enamel doesn't grow back.*
* No, the Alzheimer's drug isn't relevant here.
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