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It was several years of not visiting the dentist, not brushing my teeth and drinking nothing but fizzy juice that jacked up my teeth. :doh: So make sure your kids clean their teeth because they WILL regret not doing so when they get older. *that concludes our public service announcement* SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
Suzanne Boyle wrote: It was several years of not visiting the dentist, not brushing my teeth and drinking nothing but fizzy juice that jacked up my teeth. yup, not just women. Though I have yet to loose a filling, I have quite a few fillings and root canals. Just finished a 5 year catchup with the dentist, 2 fillings and an extraction (wisdom tooth, won't be missed). we'll see in 6 months if I do better. I do NOT eat candy: I drink water, diet sodas, and coffee by the gallon. Outside of a weekend dose of popcorn at the movies I eat decent foods, and no sugar sweets. But work stress does leave me grinding my teeth.... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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One of my fillings just fell out. Thats the 3rd time its happened with that tooth. Hardly surprising really since there's hardly any tooth left to hold the filling and I keep eating toffees and chewy sweets. I just keep forgetting not to chew them with that side of my mouth. :doh: SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
I had to give up toffee when it pulled a bridging crown off :(( Mind you, it was Thornton's chocolate coated special toffee so a worthwhile sacrifice and the crown was put back on. Elaine (toffee deprived fluffy tigress) The tigress is here :-D
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One of my fillings just fell out. Thats the 3rd time its happened with that tooth. Hardly surprising really since there's hardly any tooth left to hold the filling and I keep eating toffees and chewy sweets. I just keep forgetting not to chew them with that side of my mouth. :doh: SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
Perhaps it would be an idea not to chew it, but to suck it until it disolves!? :-D Ant. I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fruity and sweet.
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Perhaps it would be an idea not to chew it, but to suck it until it disolves!? :-D Ant. I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fruity and sweet.
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One of my fillings just fell out. Thats the 3rd time its happened with that tooth. Hardly surprising really since there's hardly any tooth left to hold the filling and I keep eating toffees and chewy sweets. I just keep forgetting not to chew them with that side of my mouth. :doh: SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
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It was several years of not visiting the dentist, not brushing my teeth and drinking nothing but fizzy juice that jacked up my teeth. :doh: So make sure your kids clean their teeth because they WILL regret not doing so when they get older. *that concludes our public service announcement* SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
Suzanne Boyle wrote: It was several years of not visiting the dentist I did that too. I eventually had to say that there was no point waiting for an NHS dentist and paid to go private. £10 a month and I get two checkups and two hygenist appointments a year and 15% off any other treatment. The downside is they keep trying to sell me some crazy peroxide treatment for whitening the teath at £300 (on special!) - I've seen people who've had that done and their teeth look unnaturally white.
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One of my fillings just fell out. Thats the 3rd time its happened with that tooth. Hardly surprising really since there's hardly any tooth left to hold the filling and I keep eating toffees and chewy sweets. I just keep forgetting not to chew them with that side of my mouth. :doh: SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
ahh :sigh: damn teeth. Next time I'll go to the dentist I must be sure I have enough money for state-of-art supermegadurable replacement. Like never care about 'em again. I have bad teeth from the beginning (I don't even know what's exacly with it, but these white spots ain't no good - something with substantia adamantina I guess), and I am not helping them much... not so much candy but acid known as Coca-Cola is agressive enough. However I remember well from my biology lessons that if it's bad it REALLY pains... so as long as I don't feel REAL pain I don't feel need to go to dentist... p.s I vote for immediate boom in non-invasive medical technology! We want universal healing nanobots NOW! Every time I see what tools doctors use... I am like, oh man is that hammer really needed? (for knee ops e.g.) David Never forget: "Stay kul and happy" (I.A.)
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Suzanne Boyle wrote: It was several years of not visiting the dentist I did that too. I eventually had to say that there was no point waiting for an NHS dentist and paid to go private. £10 a month and I get two checkups and two hygenist appointments a year and 15% off any other treatment. The downside is they keep trying to sell me some crazy peroxide treatment for whitening the teath at £300 (on special!) - I've seen people who've had that done and their teeth look unnaturally white.
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I've always held that the reputation the Brits have in the USA for having crappy teeth ( it is really a widely held belief here ) comes from the fact that for the most part Brits just accept that healthy teeth aren't necessarily pure white and straight as piano keys. Steve T
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ahh :sigh: damn teeth. Next time I'll go to the dentist I must be sure I have enough money for state-of-art supermegadurable replacement. Like never care about 'em again. I have bad teeth from the beginning (I don't even know what's exacly with it, but these white spots ain't no good - something with substantia adamantina I guess), and I am not helping them much... not so much candy but acid known as Coca-Cola is agressive enough. However I remember well from my biology lessons that if it's bad it REALLY pains... so as long as I don't feel REAL pain I don't feel need to go to dentist... p.s I vote for immediate boom in non-invasive medical technology! We want universal healing nanobots NOW! Every time I see what tools doctors use... I am like, oh man is that hammer really needed? (for knee ops e.g.) David Never forget: "Stay kul and happy" (I.A.)
David's thoughts / dnhsoftware.org / MyHTMLTidyHowever I remember well from my biology lessons that if it's bad it REALLY pains... so as long as I don't feel REAL pain I don't feel need to go to dentist...
Your assertion re pain may be true for teeth and roots but it's not true for gums. Really bad gum desease (which is actually irreplaceble bone-loss, not just disease of the pink "gingiva" on the outside) is completely painless. I know - I went for a seven-year catch up 3 months ago (no pain - just decided I'd put it off long enough) to find I'd lost so much bone that I need to have half my otherwise healthy teeth replaced with dentures. Steve T
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I ask you the same thing I constantly ask my wife! Why do you punish yourself? Same deal with her, she loves eating crap that ends up jacking up her teeth, and then she starts whining :mad:. What is up with you women anyway :laugh:? No offense intended, but I just don't understand. That's why my two little girls know never to eat candy around daddy, unless they want daddy to yank the candy out of their mouths and top it off with a spanking on the behind.
gee - I wish I was YOUR kid..... Seriously, dude - if your kids are raised to NOT have sweets, they will go nuts when they leave home/have jobs/etc. I reckon they probably have sweets whenever they can now anyhow. I teach my kids that balance is important, lots of good food, a little sweets now and again. That way, they learn to manage their love of junk food, instead of fighting it. And they always brush their teeth :-) Christian I have several lifelong friends that are New Yorkers but I have always gravitated toward the weirdo's. - Richard Stringer
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I've always held that the reputation the Brits have in the USA for having crappy teeth ( it is really a widely held belief here ) comes from the fact that for the most part Brits just accept that healthy teeth aren't necessarily pure white and straight as piano keys. Steve T
Definitely. Teeth never have and never should be brilliant-white. If they are naturally brilliant-white you most likely have calcium problems. (Either way, you'll just be considered to have had cosmetic treatment which despite what the magazines will tell you the majority of people can spot a mile away and laugh at the superficial pettyness of it.) Normal healthy teeth will be warm-white, around the shade of brown rice flour[^], but even then darker than that doesn't mean they are unhealthy. Costmetic treatments used to be a stereotypical American thing (you guys are all obsessed with having a perfectly flawed appearance, Friends taught us that) but now thanks to the Americanisation of Britain lots of us are taking it up too. The TV ads for teeth whitening products are skewed heavily to making people think they need it - they always choose a 'before treatment' person who smokes, drinks coffee, and hasnt cleaned their teeth for a week prior to filming. Then magically after only half an hour of cleaning they are white again. Well duuuh... that's what happens when you clean your teeth! If normal cleaning doesn't leave them glowing brightly in UV light then that's just the colour yours are meant to be, period.
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gee - I wish I was YOUR kid..... Seriously, dude - if your kids are raised to NOT have sweets, they will go nuts when they leave home/have jobs/etc. I reckon they probably have sweets whenever they can now anyhow. I teach my kids that balance is important, lots of good food, a little sweets now and again. That way, they learn to manage their love of junk food, instead of fighting it. And they always brush their teeth :-) Christian I have several lifelong friends that are New Yorkers but I have always gravitated toward the weirdo's. - Richard Stringer
What can I say other than you're right :^).
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Definitely. Teeth never have and never should be brilliant-white. If they are naturally brilliant-white you most likely have calcium problems. (Either way, you'll just be considered to have had cosmetic treatment which despite what the magazines will tell you the majority of people can spot a mile away and laugh at the superficial pettyness of it.) Normal healthy teeth will be warm-white, around the shade of brown rice flour[^], but even then darker than that doesn't mean they are unhealthy. Costmetic treatments used to be a stereotypical American thing (you guys are all obsessed with having a perfectly flawed appearance, Friends taught us that) but now thanks to the Americanisation of Britain lots of us are taking it up too. The TV ads for teeth whitening products are skewed heavily to making people think they need it - they always choose a 'before treatment' person who smokes, drinks coffee, and hasnt cleaned their teeth for a week prior to filming. Then magically after only half an hour of cleaning they are white again. Well duuuh... that's what happens when you clean your teeth! If normal cleaning doesn't leave them glowing brightly in UV light then that's just the colour yours are meant to be, period.
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David Wulff wrote: If they are naturally brilliant-white you most likely have calcium problems. I disagree; mainly because I used to maintain really white teeth (and I mean white enough that people would stop me). After removing the stains - with a Crest product - that added up over the years, my regimin contisted of drinking plenty of water and never eating anything that will stain my teeth. Now, my teeth aren't as white as they used to be, but then again my diet isn't was it was a few years ago. The main reason teeth yellow is because of what people stick in their mouths from cigarettes to food. Jeremy Falcon
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gee - I wish I was YOUR kid..... Seriously, dude - if your kids are raised to NOT have sweets, they will go nuts when they leave home/have jobs/etc. I reckon they probably have sweets whenever they can now anyhow. I teach my kids that balance is important, lots of good food, a little sweets now and again. That way, they learn to manage their love of junk food, instead of fighting it. And they always brush their teeth :-) Christian I have several lifelong friends that are New Yorkers but I have always gravitated toward the weirdo's. - Richard Stringer
Christian Graus wrote: That way, they learn to manage their love of junk food, instead of fighting it. I'm not so sure about that. Giving them sugar as a child tends to make them want it more as an adult because it's a part of their lives by that point. Jeremy Falcon
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I ask you the same thing I constantly ask my wife! Why do you punish yourself? Same deal with her, she loves eating crap that ends up jacking up her teeth, and then she starts whining :mad:. What is up with you women anyway :laugh:? No offense intended, but I just don't understand. That's why my two little girls know never to eat candy around daddy, unless they want daddy to yank the candy out of their mouths and top it off with a spanking on the behind.
Giancarlo Aguilera wrote: What is up with you women anyway ? Well, eating junk food isn't a women-only thing ya know. A lot of people do, and they all complain about the effects. For instance, how many fat people complain about being fat? Giancarlo Aguilera wrote: No offense intended, but I just don't understand. Do you spend too much time in front of the computer, possibly making your eyes worse than otherwise would've been? Or maybe you do something else detrimental if not that specially. Either, the concept isn't hard to grasp. But yeah, it does seem silly to complain about if you know what you're doing. Just tell your wife when she looses her teeth, she'll have to pay for the fake ones herself. :) Jeremy Falcon
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Christian Graus wrote: That way, they learn to manage their love of junk food, instead of fighting it. I'm not so sure about that. Giving them sugar as a child tends to make them want it more as an adult because it's a part of their lives by that point. Jeremy Falcon
Sounds great in theory. I've seen it fail in practice. Unless you can create a world where your kids will never have access to sugar, ( and I can't, not while there are grandparents and they go to school ), for their whole lives, then they need to learn to manage those desires. Christian I have several lifelong friends that are New Yorkers but I have always gravitated toward the weirdo's. - Richard Stringer
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It was several years of not visiting the dentist, not brushing my teeth and drinking nothing but fizzy juice that jacked up my teeth. :doh: So make sure your kids clean their teeth because they WILL regret not doing so when they get older. *that concludes our public service announcement* SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
Yepp. Join the club. I was lucky, though. I also have some kind of birth defect (having been born 6 weeks early) which means I never had fully evolved "milk teeth". Size was normal, but they were not "hardened". We were kinda shocked when we found out that the "adult set" of teeth was not fully hardened, also. Say, my mother was shocked, I did not understand. Now, my insurance pays around 35% of the 5000 EUR that the repairs will cost, with around 10 crowns (ceramic/ "Jacket-Crown"?) being necessary. I also have two root canals, due to 2 teeth my little sister "removed" when I was nine. I stepped on her foot, she slammed her "Crocket"-Bat right into my face. Cheers Sid
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Yepp. Join the club. I was lucky, though. I also have some kind of birth defect (having been born 6 weeks early) which means I never had fully evolved "milk teeth". Size was normal, but they were not "hardened". We were kinda shocked when we found out that the "adult set" of teeth was not fully hardened, also. Say, my mother was shocked, I did not understand. Now, my insurance pays around 35% of the 5000 EUR that the repairs will cost, with around 10 crowns (ceramic/ "Jacket-Crown"?) being necessary. I also have two root canals, due to 2 teeth my little sister "removed" when I was nine. I stepped on her foot, she slammed her "Crocket"-Bat right into my face. Cheers Sid
sebs2004 wrote: I also have two root canals, due to 2 teeth my little sister "removed" when I was nine. I stepped on her foot, she slammed her "Crocket"-Bat right into my face. Sometimes I'm really glad I'm an only child. :) SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
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David Wulff wrote: If they are naturally brilliant-white you most likely have calcium problems. I disagree; mainly because I used to maintain really white teeth (and I mean white enough that people would stop me). After removing the stains - with a Crest product - that added up over the years, my regimin contisted of drinking plenty of water and never eating anything that will stain my teeth. Now, my teeth aren't as white as they used to be, but then again my diet isn't was it was a few years ago. The main reason teeth yellow is because of what people stick in their mouths from cigarettes to food. Jeremy Falcon
Whiteness is in the eye of the beholder. Teeth are meant to be pearly white (hence the expression) not brilliant-white like tippex/correction fluid. A lot of people will have calcification spots on their teeth - usually on the backs of the front teeth and other hard to clean areas - those are brilliant-white and glow in UV light. Normal teeth should not do that. Diet, smoking, etc, will change the shade down from your natural colour but they won't affect that natural colour and can always be bought back with extensive cleaning (best left to your dentist). Most people that I know, friends and family included, are far too agressive cleaning their teeth and as a result they do more damage than they would by not cleaning them at all. :(
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Sounds great in theory. I've seen it fail in practice. Unless you can create a world where your kids will never have access to sugar, ( and I can't, not while there are grandparents and they go to school ), for their whole lives, then they need to learn to manage those desires. Christian I have several lifelong friends that are New Yorkers but I have always gravitated toward the weirdo's. - Richard Stringer
Christian Graus wrote: Sounds great in theory. I've seen it fail in practice. You're probably right. But for now, I'll have to settle for theory as long as I'm avoiding having kids. :) Jeremy Falcon