My gums live under capitalism… Maybe yours do too?

My gums live under capitalism

Maybe yours do too?

I was brushing my teeth the other day and I was doing this new thing where I press gently and spend more time on the activity.

I’ve started doing this thanks to my hygienist, who told me, as I have been told before, that I brush too vigorously and my gums have receded as a result.

Despite having been given this precise information years ago, and intellectually knowing it to be true, my body had a whole other timeline for compliance.

Seven years to be exact.

Why is this?