tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post8661567508864054408..comments2023-10-21T15:57:40.694+01:00Comments on When I grow up . . . .: The right teeth!bugerlugs63http://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-1956720376806993082012-03-19T13:25:29.806+00:002012-03-19T13:25:29.806+00:00Good for you. I am glad that you are smiling and l...Good for you. I am glad that you are smiling and laughing more. Good luck with it all. The dentist has been kind to me as I have excellent teeth. Genetics, I guess, plays a part.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-58531454979482351732012-03-07T23:00:13.988+00:002012-03-07T23:00:13.988+00:00I like that "getting old isn't for sissie...I like that "getting old isn't for sissies" too true.<br />I wouldn't mind if the denture was true to lfe at all . . . I was quite resigned and ready for it . . . until I saw it :-( <br />I'm still thinking on it.<br />Nice to see you still here reading, Thanks maureen.bugerlugs63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-43075916499444945132012-03-07T05:59:09.911+00:002012-03-07T05:59:09.911+00:00At age 50, I got a partial, so I know just how you...At age 50, I got a partial, so I know just how you feel. DRUGS, didn't destroy my teeth, I was born with bad teeth/bones/what have you. Honestly, I am lucky to even be alive. That is another story though! Plus, I have 7 years on you, getting old isn't for sissie's!<br />A girlfriend, 2 days older than I told me that once, I agree with her, now I do.... didn't at 1st. Plus, if I had 1/3 of the $$$ I spent on my teeth, I would be set.<br />Love,<br />MaureenMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955053516402646272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-49505553307222347902012-03-05T15:49:45.069+00:002012-03-05T15:49:45.069+00:00Ps . . . They used to be able to get away with sla...Ps . . . They used to be able to get away with slapping people and holding kids heads in a "clamp" whilst they forced the gas (anaesthesia) mask on . . . I had awful experiences at the dentist as a child and still have nightmares to this day. I'll be glad when this nightmare is over.<br />I hope she got the painful piles too. I do think some of them are a tad sadistic.bugerlugs63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-13833465864924425502012-03-05T15:43:30.245+00:002012-03-05T15:43:30.245+00:00Yes I got the pictures out for him . . . I did tak...Yes I got the pictures out for him . . . I did take a picture on the web-cam of the denture but it's hard to make a size comparison from a photo. My two front teeth are 11mm and on the denture they are 9mm . . . 2mm does not sound a lot but it makes a big difference. I'll try and get a better picture of the dreaded denture.bugerlugs63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-21062160112647409682012-03-05T15:37:56.065+00:002012-03-05T15:37:56.065+00:00Yes the two teeth either side of my "front tw...Yes the two teeth either side of my "front two" are capped . . . even in the photos. They have come loose and I had to take them out but the posts are still in the gum. I'm gonna have to research this and find out a bit more about dentures . . . Before I let them take my few remaining teeth out :-/bugerlugs63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-21211206806457370602012-03-05T15:32:34.714+00:002012-03-05T15:32:34.714+00:00Thanks L-ovey . . . Yes I found these photos out r...Thanks L-ovey . . . Yes I found these photos out ready to take to him. If he can't guarantee that the permanent set will look like this then I'll have to re-think. Who knows? Maybe it will lead to something better. Here's hoping :-)bugerlugs63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-860964789600943512012-03-05T09:49:54.579+00:002012-03-05T09:49:54.579+00:00I lost the good half of one of my big ones the oth...I lost the good half of one of my big ones the other day... the dentist was like "well if only you'd looked after like you do now when you were 10 - 20... bollocks! <br /><br />Although as I previously mentioned the work I had done 20 years ago has stood the test of time so far okFurtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-9462016192017651292012-03-05T05:14:44.058+00:002012-03-05T05:14:44.058+00:00Well can we see the new teeth that aren't ok s...Well can we see the new teeth that aren't ok so we can compare? Your smile from 13 years ago is beautiful. Can you show your dentist those pictures!?Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326425173333184401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-70875602311503212982012-03-05T05:00:07.187+00:002012-03-05T05:00:07.187+00:00One of my front teeth is a cap. I paid an obscene...One of my front teeth is a cap. I paid an obscene amount for it, but they used the other front tooth as a mould and put in a mirror image. Overbite and waggly edges and all. They wouldn't put in a teeny weeny tooth is there were some to compare it with. Continue your fight. Particularly if they will make your bottom teeth look weird.<br />Grrr. I am not a fan of dentists. One slapped me once years back. Because I had tears in my eyes. Not falling. No noise. I cannot tell you what I wish on that woman but painful piles are a start.<br />Hugs.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-15622380851974147612012-03-04T22:48:00.148+00:002012-03-04T22:48:00.148+00:00You have a beautiful smile, sweetie! Can you take...You have a beautiful smile, sweetie! Can you take these pictures to your dentist and insist that these are the teeth you want - not the one's he says you can have...if that makes sense? You've come this far, you deserve it!Nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16208890115089222559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-50133053048938747382012-03-04T17:03:43.947+00:002012-03-04T17:03:43.947+00:00I still have all the front top ones (bottom ones a...I still have all the front top ones (bottom ones are all fine) . . . But the dentist says it's not worth working on the top front (fillings behind them and 2 caps need replacing) as the gum has receded and he just wants them out and replaced.<br />I agree that way too much emphasis is put on physical perfection . . . I wasn't in the least bit bothered whilst I was on the gear. <br />In fact "junky teeth" were quite useful in some situations . . . But I'm clean now and as well as working on my emotional/spiritual well being . . . I'd like to be able to smile and not be judged. Especially now I find myself smiling/laughing more :-)bugerlugs63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-30839436962692830442012-03-04T16:50:16.372+00:002012-03-04T16:50:16.372+00:00Yes Jeannie he did say that . . but I told him I w...Yes Jeannie he did say that . . but I told him I wanted them complete with over-bite and slightly protruding . . . Just as they are . . I still have the front SIX at the top so it's not like he has nothing to go by. <br />The gum has receded slightly and the canines need some work at the back of them but he's adamant they need to be taken out . . . I'm more than happy for him to take them out as long as he will replace them.<br />That's so good that you wouldn't have anything changed. That says a lot about you. I would only want my teeth sorting :-)bugerlugs63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-76568205683446939242012-03-04T16:32:40.797+00:002012-03-04T16:32:40.797+00:00If you still have teeth, they could be capped. I ...If you still have teeth, they could be capped. I think that as a society we put so much emphasis on physical perfection and not enough on being better spiritually and emotionally.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593768356444181863.post-22231560301377021382012-03-04T12:45:38.704+00:002012-03-04T12:45:38.704+00:00You had a very pretty smile. I'm sure it still...You had a very pretty smile. I'm sure it still is - but I don't blame you for wanting it the same as it was - not like a manufactured smile that everyone can tell is fake. I don't think it's vanity to WANT "imperfections". I'm only using that term because the so called experts would say your old teeth weren't perfect - while I'm positive, they'd be part of what was so endearing about who you are. <br /><br />My daughter once asked me, if I could have any plastic surgery at all for free, what would I have done? And I couldn't think of a single thing I'd change. This is who I am.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320507412459242451noreply@blogger.com