Is it weird...
... to WANT false teeth?!
Like seriously, I am never ever sick enough to see a doctor. I had to argue with the dentist in BC about penicillin because he couldn't believe I'd never had antibiotics. But dentists make a fucking fortune off me.
I drank milk with every meal, and water in between, until I was nearly 15. Candy and sweet things were for birthdays and Christmases. I brushed my teeth twice a day!
But I still have cavities, and abscesses, and impacted wisdom teeth, and a random tooth that never came in and is now trying to push out the one that is there. I have toothache and/or some jaw pain at least once a month or so (better than the constant agony I had for 8 months a few years ago mind you, but still...)
So... is it weird to honestly, seriously, want to have all my teeth removed and have false teeth? :rolleyes:
Lessa
15 years ago
My mother in law had all her lower teeth pulled so she could get fake ones because she didn't want to have to keep going back. So I guess its not unheard of. :)
pharren
15 years ago
I have a lot of implants. They are expensive as hell and they feel weird. They have to be replaced every 5-10 years. Real teeth are almost always preferred when they can be saved.
The whole experience was very traumatic for me. I should have gotten dentures, but I wasn't able to handle that emotionally. To me, the real question isn't "is it weird", but "is it worth it to you?"
The whole experience was very traumatic for me. I should have gotten dentures, but I wasn't able to handle that emotionally. To me, the real question isn't "is it weird", but "is it worth it to you?"
Laschae
15 years ago
Erik works with a guy whos wife had all her teeth pulled after she had her baby. She was only like 23. When I needed to go to the dentist Erik asked me if I wanted to just get all my teeth pulled too...I told him he was not that lucky.
You just gotta do what you think is best for you. I still have 2 impacted wisdom teeth and I know how much fun that is.
You just gotta do what you think is best for you. I still have 2 impacted wisdom teeth and I know how much fun that is.
Verileah
15 years ago
God I thought my head was going to explode from the self restraint required to not make that joke :D.
I broke my two front teeth going down a water slide when I was 10. Thinking of getting veneers but they seem like an expensive vanity. On the other hand I've spent 20 years refusing to smile with my teeth showing.
I told him he was not that lucky.
God I thought my head was going to explode from the self restraint required to not make that joke :D.
I broke my two front teeth going down a water slide when I was 10. Thinking of getting veneers but they seem like an expensive vanity. On the other hand I've spent 20 years refusing to smile with my teeth showing.
Lessa
15 years ago
I never did get wisdom teeth, but my brother had an extra one..
Jetamio
15 years ago
Implant scare me....I like the idea of them, but it means more dentist/surgery. Which is what I'd rather avoid. I just want it all done in one go (preferably unawares) so that I don't have to endure any more hospital lol.
On a side note, Ria laughs at my phobia and asked me wtf I'm gonna do when I have babies. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it! lol
On a side note, Ria laughs at my phobia and asked me wtf I'm gonna do when I have babies. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it! lol
Wystro
15 years ago
I got an implant for #7. I lost it in a bicycle accident when I was 14, and the root canal lasted for decades. I got a serious bone infection and I ended up getting the implant, bone grafts, and soft tissue transplant. $6000 for that one tooth! It made me think that the simpler things are better.
dentures>bridges>implants
You could always get the dentures that are anchored by implants so that you don't need to cover your palette. Kind of glorified super-bridges.
dentures>bridges>implants
You could always get the dentures that are anchored by implants so that you don't need to cover your palette. Kind of glorified super-bridges.
Gongaa
15 years ago
Wait, I think I've missed something. Is there some sort of connection between having babies and getting one's teeth pulled?
pharren
15 years ago
Possibly a phobia of hospitals, doctors, dentists, nurses, surgeons, orderlies, x-ray technicians, ultrasound technicians, phlebologists, other patients, surgery, examinations, needles, sutures, blood, plasma, other bodily fluids, IV tubes, IV bags, IV bag-carrier-things, shiny metal medical implements, shiny metal medical implement trays, incomprehensible beeping electronic devices with funny lights on them, hospital gowns, scrubs, adjustible beds, those scary foot straps attached to certain of those beds, local anesthetics, general anesthetics, epidurals, psychotropics, psychotics, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, anti-coagulants, pro-coagulants, clipboards, or puppies.
Implant scare me....I like the idea of them, but it means more dentist/surgery. Which is what I'd rather avoid. I just want it all done in one go (preferably unawares) so that I don't have to endure any more hospital lol.
Possibly a phobia of hospitals, doctors, dentists, nurses, surgeons, orderlies, x-ray technicians, ultrasound technicians, phlebologists, other patients, surgery, examinations, needles, sutures, blood, plasma, other bodily fluids, IV tubes, IV bags, IV bag-carrier-things, shiny metal medical implements, shiny metal medical implement trays, incomprehensible beeping electronic devices with funny lights on them, hospital gowns, scrubs, adjustible beds, those scary foot straps attached to certain of those beds, local anesthetics, general anesthetics, epidurals, psychotropics, psychotics, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, anti-coagulants, pro-coagulants, clipboards, or puppies.
Lessa
15 years ago
Getting pregnant, the hormonal changes, can deteriorate the health of your gums/teeth, or change just about anything else about you. It just depends on the person.
Gongaa;105143
Wait, I think I've missed something. Is there some sort of connection between having babies and getting one's teeth pulled?
Getting pregnant, the hormonal changes, can deteriorate the health of your gums/teeth, or change just about anything else about you. It just depends on the person.
ROzbeans
15 years ago
Yeah depletes the shit out of your calcium. My perfume even smells different on me - all that shit changes.
Listen, in like 10 years when all your teeth are gone, you're going to think differently about the whole thing. I opted to have my molar way way in the back yanked instead of having the root canal/cap, but it's way the fuck back there so even I can't see it. Your teeth are damn near the first thing people see, except for boobs, so you might want to really reconsider if you want to look like a hooker with teeth decay who had to get her grill ripped out due to poor hygiene or just suck it up and go to the dentist =/
Just being honest because that'll be the first thing I'll think of it I see a chick with obvious dentures because you're talking A LOT of money for even dentures that are respectable.
Listen, in like 10 years when all your teeth are gone, you're going to think differently about the whole thing. I opted to have my molar way way in the back yanked instead of having the root canal/cap, but it's way the fuck back there so even I can't see it. Your teeth are damn near the first thing people see, except for boobs, so you might want to really reconsider if you want to look like a hooker with teeth decay who had to get her grill ripped out due to poor hygiene or just suck it up and go to the dentist =/
Just being honest because that'll be the first thing I'll think of it I see a chick with obvious dentures because you're talking A LOT of money for even dentures that are respectable.
Jetamio
15 years ago
Lol, a hooker with teeth decay >.< That never even crossed my mind. But then I never dress like a hooker either so... Seriously though, my teeth are silly crooked anyway (I'm British afterall), it would be weird to see straight teeth.
ROzbeans
15 years ago
LOL Sorry that was before my half a cup of coffee =x
Jetamio
15 years ago
lmao
Kelefane
15 years ago
This is kind of like would you rather be punched in the left nut or the right nut. Either way, its gonna suck.
Laschae
15 years ago
I read an article a year or two ago that said on average, regardless of economic status, that a woman loses 2 teeth for every pregnancy. So far I've only had 1 pulled and they said they could cap it but I was just fine with them pulling it. I've only had to have a few fillings (think I have 3 now and they wanted to do 2 more) and they were really small fillings supposedly.
When Erik was a teenager a homeless person told him that the best advice he could give Erik was if he could get a blowjob from a chick without teeth to DO IT! So ... yeah..
When Erik was a teenager a homeless person told him that the best advice he could give Erik was if he could get a blowjob from a chick without teeth to DO IT! So ... yeah..
Jetamio
15 years ago
Uhm.... no comment LOL
Lessa
15 years ago
umm, not meaning to derail but...
How does a teenager get into conversations about toothless blowjobs with vagrants?
How does a teenager get into conversations about toothless blowjobs with vagrants?
pharren
15 years ago
Maybe it's a guy thing. Men are eager to dispense their wisdom for the younger generation to profit from... even if they are homeless and getting blow jobs from crack whores. They still want to pass on their legacy somehow.
Lessa
15 years ago
Maybe I should push harder to keep my house in the country...