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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