What has shocked you today? - Page 3

footfootfoot · 07-30-2016, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

wtf did you do to your teeth that's so expensive to fix? Are you having them replaced with hen's teeth cultivated by virgin cheerleaders?

According to my dentist it's usually what you didn't do to your teeth, e.g. brushing, flossing, regular cleanings, brushing again, and laying off the sticky sweet stuff and not sipping sweetened coffee all day. And of course, refraining from biting rocks or opening beer bottles with your teeth.

Since it's BigV I'm going to go with biting leather to impart an interesting texture to some BDSM appliance for $500, Alex.

infinite monkey · 07-30-2016, 10:59 AM

I'll take 'fell on the playground and shoved a tooth up into my head and the chain reaction of lifetime dental issues'for 1000, alex.

It's expensive and painful to have teeth under those circumstances. Bv might have similar issues.

footfootfoot · 07-30-2016, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I'll take 'fell on the playground and shoved a tooth up into my head and the chain reaction of lifetime dental issues'for 1000, alex.

It's expensive and painful to have teeth under those circumstances. Bv might have similar issues.

A long time standard in dentistry for low income Vermonters is to pull all your teeth when you are young. I worked with a number of people who had full dentures in their 20s. Pulling teeth is cheaper than fillings and root canal.

Gravdigr · 07-30-2016, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

A long time standard in dentistry for low income Vermonters is to pull all your teeth when you are young. I worked with a number of people who had full dentures in their 20s. Pulling teeth is cheaper than fillings and root canal.

We have that same tradition in Kentucky, but here, it's just for the pain pills.

elSicomoro · 08-02-2016, 03:21 AM

My dad knocked several of his teeth out in his early 20s...they gave him dentures. This was the mid-60s.

Sundae · 08-02-2016, 04:10 AM

False teeth were an acceptable wedding present before WWII. Grandad was viewed with some bemusement for holding onto his chompers rather than having them replaced. They lasted til he died in his 80s.

I think I must have inherited mine from his side of the family - no work done EVAH. None out, no braces (though they'd look nicerer if I had) no fillings, nowt.

monster · 08-04-2016, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I'll take 'fell on the playground and shoved a tooth up into my head and the chain reaction of lifetime dental issues'for 1000, alex.

It's expensive and painful to have teeth under those circumstances. Bv might have similar issues.

exactly .... (almost) no-one here strikes me immediately as someone who wouldn't take care of their teeth ....must be a story.....

monster · 08-04-2016, 05:03 PM

..... I have some crowns from wear and tear etc ...but nothing like that $$$$!

Gravdigr · 08-04-2016, 07:04 PM

3 broken jaw teeth. From clenching. Anger/rage issues.

footfootfoot · 08-04-2016, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

3 broken jaw teeth. From clenching. Anger/rage issues.

Aren't all teeth jaw teeth?

sexobon · 08-04-2016, 07:48 PM

A jaw tooth is a back tooth (i.e. molar). The uppers and lowers occlude when you clench your teeth.

footfootfoot · 08-04-2016, 08:14 PM

I figured he meant molars but still, they are all in the jaw right? Well, except the three he broke.

Undertoad · 08-04-2016, 08:20 PM

*snort*

Gravdigr · 08-05-2016, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Well, except the three he broke.

There still there, somewhat...to the gumline anyway.

Molars, yeah. The big ones.

"Jawteeth" may be a Kentuckyism.

glatt · 08-26-2016, 12:20 AM

My elderly cousin died this evening. It shocked me because I thought he had a week or so left in him.

I'm happy for him. His life at the end was pretty miserable and it isn't any longer. But now, even though I am tired, I am wired. I got up to make lists of all the people I have to call tomorrow so I could stop thinking about it.

My POA has expired, so I can't do much official, but I still have half a dozen things left to do. And I left a phone number at work that I will need. So I guess I have to go in for at least an hour or so.

Sorry, I'm yammering. Gotta turn this brain off.

08-02-2016, 04:10 AM	#36
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	False teeth were an acceptable wedding present before WWII. Grandad was viewed with some bemusement for holding onto his chompers rather than having them replaced. They lasted til he died in his 80s. I think I must have inherited mine from his side of the family - no work done EVAH. None out, no braces (though they'd look nicerer if I had) no fillings, nowt. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-04-2016, 05:03 PM	#38
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	..... I have some crowns from wear and tear etc ...but nothing like that $$$$! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-04-2016, 07:04 PM	#39
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08-04-2016, 08:14 PM	#42
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I figured he meant molars but still, they are all in the jaw right? Well, except the three he broke. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-30-2016, 10:59 AM	#32
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I'll take 'fell on the playground and shoved a tooth up into my head and the chain reaction of lifetime dental issues'for 1000, alex. It's expensive and painful to have teeth under those circumstances. Bv might have similar issues.

08-02-2016, 03:21 AM	#35
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	My dad knocked several of his teeth out in his early 20s...they gave him dentures. This was the mid-60s.

08-04-2016, 07:48 PM	#41
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	A jaw tooth is a back tooth (i.e. molar). The uppers and lowers occlude when you clench your teeth.

08-04-2016, 08:20 PM	#43
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	snort

08-26-2016, 12:20 AM	#45
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My elderly cousin died this evening. It shocked me because I thought he had a week or so left in him. I'm happy for him. His life at the end was pretty miserable and it isn't any longer. But now, even though I am tired, I am wired. I got up to make lists of all the people I have to call tomorrow so I could stop thinking about it. My POA has expired, so I can't do much official, but I still have half a dozen things left to do. And I left a phone number at work that I will need. So I guess I have to go in for at least an hour or so. Sorry, I'm yammering. Gotta turn this brain off.

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