I have bad teeth, no, I have horrible teeth. Braces weren't even an option a year ago, because some were too weak to support the frame and wires. Just yesterday I was in to get a filling replaced, it had become loose and fallen out. During the whole time, I was just thinking, "Why not pull all the fuckers out and get dentures?".
Now, granted, the only people I know with dentures are both of my grandmothers, but it just seems like they're less work and no doubt look better than my current teeth.
So this morning I was thinking again, why the hell don't other people do it? I can't be the first person to have thought of it, although it does seem like it'll save a shitload of pain(jaw surgery? Jesus christ.) and cash.($1200 for two years of braces? Holy shit.)
Just bored ramblings.
Thinking about it now, it'd be even less work and hassle than brushing your teeth. Certainly harder to forget.
and...glueing something to your gums must feel really weird.
Ever seen those Nike commericals? Where the woman drops her pocketbook, and the young man standing next to her is all too glad to play Spider-Man and hop his spandex'd ass down a few flights to get?
Then she drops her dentures?
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Black Mage wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Ever seen those Nike commericals?
Nope.
But I'm talking about like everyone having them. And a woman with dentures..
You want brilliant white teeth? Polish them like you've never polished before, and smear them in whiteners. Either that or hire your own personal dentist.
quote:Hey, I happen to like my teeth, thanks. Though they're fucked up (Not as bad as your sound though.), I like em.
D wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Nope.But I'm talking about like everyone having them. And a woman with dentures..
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Mr Mort spewed forth this undeniable truth:
White teeth are actually unnatural. The real colour of human teeth (even cleaned) is an off-white, like a dark shade of cream.You want brilliant white teeth? Polish them like you've never polished before, and smear them in whiteners. Either that or hire your own personal dentist.
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Black Mage had this to say:
Irony alert.
What?
I'm serious. Pure white teeth do not naturally occur. Ask any dentist.
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Mr Mort had this to say about Optimus Prime:
What?
No, I do not have bad teeth. 
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Verily, hard technology rock doth proclaim:
still. unless it's like, super-mega-bond glue which will hold through a nuclear explosion, i'd be paranoid.and...glueing something to your gums must feel really weird.
It can't be much worse than a retainer, which is kinda like removable braces. I had to wear those for a few years. They kept falling out at first, but I soon got used to them and they stayed put.
They were annoying though. Not to mention, I still think that I would have liked having that set of fangs outside my normal teeth. 
As for women with dentures... hmmm... interesting... [ 10-03-2002: Message edited by: Alek Saege ]
Real men don't use dentures. [ 10-03-2002: Message edited by: Tarquinn ]
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Black Mage enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
Ever seen those Nike commericals? Where the woman drops her pocketbook, and the young man standing next to her is all too glad to play Spider-Man and hop his spandex'd ass down a few flights to get?Then she drops her dentures?
A clear-minded man would find a woman with removable teeth to be a positive boon.
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JooJooFlop had this to say about Robocop:
A clear-minded man would find a woman with removable teeth to be a positive boon.
Friend of mine in HS dated a woman with removable teeth.
He quite enjoyed the experience.
While arguing with my brother, he was screaming at the top of his lungs when his top teeth suddenly went flying out of his mouth.
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Comrade Snoota had this to say about John Romero:
My dad has had dentures since he was 18, and they've come out exactly once.While arguing with my brother, he was screaming at the top of his lungs when his top teeth suddenly went flying out of his mouth.
I do believe I'd laugh if I saw that.
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Comrade Snoota had this to say about dark elf butts:
My dad has had dentures since he was 18, and they've come out exactly once.While arguing with my brother, he was screaming at the top of his lungs when his top teeth suddenly went flying out of his mouth.
Did they bite his brother?
No, Really. Bite me.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
very ouchy, but was worth it in the end. i had some very fucked up teeth. one of my bottom teeth actually came in sideways. i won't elaborate beyond that.
though listening to my mother whine for 2 years because she was hoping the braces would help me lose weight was somewhat degenerating to my self-esteem.
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The logic train ran off the tracks when Kloie said:
though listening to my mother whine for 2 years because she was hoping the braces would help me lose weight was somewhat degenerating to my self-esteem.
<--- Logic Train
I used to have a HORRIBLE gap between my two front teeth
I could fit a pencil in it
But over the years, it straightened out and closed without braces
Personally, I wouldn't want dentures...
A) I would be paranoid about them coming off
B) I don't worry about cracking a tooth biting through, saw, a mega jaw breaker or a T/Rib bone
(God, those mega jaw breakers are like golf balls)
C) Most of the elderly have dentures, thus I plan to keep all of my teeth
Dare to be different!
D) Don't know if waking up and seeing my mouth staring at me from a cup would be all that comforting...
Off-topic funny story
My dad once went in for surgery to align his nose. It had been broken years before and had healed crooked
So they cut along his jaw, and lifted his face over his head. Then they positioned the chisel over his nose, the doctor whacked it with a hammer and CRACK
The end of the chisel shattered
The bone didn't even crack
To this day he has small slivers of stainless steel in his face, looks like little white pencil marks on an X-Ray
First thing my dad heard from the doc after the surgery "Sir, do you drink a lot of milk?"
Moral of the story? Drink milk, get strong bones, screw up surgery
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This insanity brought to you by Kloie:
i had braces for 2 years.very ouchy, but was worth it in the end. i had some very fucked up teeth. one of my bottom teeth actually came in sideways. i won't elaborate beyond that.
though listening to my mother whine for 2 years because she was hoping the braces would help me lose weight was somewhat degenerating to my self-esteem.
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I am curious just how pieces of metal attached to your teeth can affect weight loss
That is like buying shoes on the assumption it would make you smarter
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Check out the big brain on Vorago!
I am curious just how pieces of metal attached to your teeth can affect weight lossThat is like buying shoes on the assumption it would make you smarter
well when they tighten the wires, it kinda hurts, and it sucks even worse to chew. so you tend to not want to eat because it fucking hurts.
i ate less, but i didn't really lose any weight.
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From the book of Kloie, chapter 3, verse 16:
well when they tighten the wires, it kinda hurts, and it sucks even worse to chew. so you tend to not want to eat because it fucking hurts.i ate less, but i didn't really lose any weight.
I ate through the pain.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Taran said:
I actually have nightmares sometimes about my teeth becoming loose and falling out.
I remember that that's supposed to mean something, but I can't remember what.
And I believe most people are opposed to dentures because of the funny way your cheeks look when they're not in, and because they tend to create bad breath faster, and because they're not as comfortable as real teeth.
Not the best teeth in the world, far from the worst. 1 filling.
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Verily, Taran doth proclaim:
I actually have nightmares sometimes about my teeth becoming loose and falling out.
Same here kinda, I just have dreams where my teeth hurt so badly, that gritting them makes them feel real loose. Thank god its only a dream... [ 10-04-2002: Message edited by: Skaw ]
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If you dream of having false teeth this indicates that you will have unexpected help on a problem. To dream of rotten teeth shows that you have been telling someone a lie or using your smooth words for getting your own way no matter what. If your teeth are rotten, crooked, and/or falling out this means that your lies are hurting someone very badly and that you will soon be found out. If you dream you have swallowed a tooth you will soon have too 'eat your words'. It becomes much easier to interpret this kind of dream if you think of teeth as representing words. When the dreamer is not the one with the bad teeth you will naturally have to watch out for someone lying to you.
Seriously.
Braces as a kid make no sense because your mouth is still growing. So they can slap em on ya as a child, then again as an older kid, and again as a teenager, and again as an adult.
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Mr Mort had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
Yes, I'm British.No, I do not have bad teeth.
One came in last year
Then, a year later, the 2nd one is JUST starting to come through
Number 3 is still in there somewhere
Luckily I only have three to worry about
Didn't know till I looked at the x-ray that you can have less than 4 wisdom teeth, thought it was a 'Everyone has 4' type deal
If it's taken 19 years to get one wisdom tooth, I suspect all 3 will be in by the time I'm 30 or so
