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AIBU?

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To think Victorians had right idea with teeth?

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codandchipstwice · 20/05/2015 19:41

I have had years of hassle with teeth, was meant to get cracked tooth out today but freaked as abscessed so had fillings on others instead. Cracked tooth split clean in two and now wobbling in gum.

So AIBU to think Victorians had a point in removing all teeth and just wearing falsies? Poor dad who is 8 needs 4 out and 5th crowned.

Before I get flamed for not taking care of teeth I do but we are both terrible grinders/clenchers

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handmadewithlove · 20/05/2015 19:53

Get night guards made to protect the teeth while sleeping.

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codandchipstwice · 20/05/2015 19:57

I do but as they're already cracked I don't think they reverse the damage

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MrsNextDoor · 20/05/2015 19:58

I have a false tooth. YABU. They're AWFUL. Like having a foreign body in your mouth all the time.

ForFlipSakes · 20/05/2015 20:03

I've always believed that it is purely down to genetics. You either have good teeth or bad teeth.

Yes, brushing and flossing helps a little bit, but if you're born with bad teeth, then that's what you've got.

Sorry. I see that with my sisters and me. They've inherited bad teeth from my mum and I've got good teeth from my dad. We all brush and flos the same.

But they have my mum's skinny gene and no matter what I do, I stay on the chunky side like my dad's family.

Arsenic · 20/05/2015 20:18

Your dad is 8?

OllyBJolly · 20/05/2015 20:19

Yes, brushing and flossing helps a little bit, but if you're born with bad teeth, then that's what you've got.

I think most dentists will say this is wrong - it's all down to dental hygiene.

I remember my mother getting all her teeth out (would have been the 70s) because "it was about time".

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codandchipstwice · 20/05/2015 20:25

Sorry,DD! Although dad is having such a midlife crisis (tattoos, Abercrombie leather jackets and ripped jeans) that 8 isn't far off for him either.

I've been lead to believe clenching causes fine cracks that aware difficult to see and little can be done to treat, gums all find other than abscess

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3CheekyLittleMonkeys · 20/05/2015 20:27

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WhirlpoolGalaxyM51 · 20/05/2015 20:31

I definitely think that genetics plays a part in whether you have "good" or "bad" teeth.

It's not all down to how good your dental hygiene is. Obviously everyone needs to take care of their teeth but there are other factors in whether they are good or bad. Not all people with bad teeth have poor dental hygiene by a long chalk.

8misskitty8 · 20/05/2015 20:31

Sometimes bad teeth are do to poor hygiene with regards to brushing but it can also be down to genetics.

Both my DD's have had the same 2 teeth removed. Both girls the 2 teeth were crumbling. We saw Dd2's x-rays taken at the dental institute before the removal. You could see right through the teeth. She basically had the tooth root and the outer shell of the tooth, nothing inside them. the consultant said her adult teeth underneath appeared o.k. but won't know for sure until they are through. They also suspect DD1's teeth were the same especially as both girls the same 2 teeth had to be removed.

The consultant also told us that some people just have problems with their teeth and nothing to do with not brushing enough. So I have to disagree with the poster who said it's all down to dental hygiene.

WhirlpoolGalaxyM51 · 20/05/2015 20:32

Don't have them all out OP though it's a right palaver apparently and uncomfortable and stuff.

My friend's mum got all hers out when she was 50 just because it seemed like the thing to do as well!

BikeRunSki · 20/05/2015 20:32

I am right there with you cod. My teeth caused me no problems for 40 yrs. Since DD was born 3 years ago one tooth (ok, I cracked it on a swimming pool when I was a teenager and it was filled about 10 yrs later) has had a filling, a root canal, split in two and now a massive crown.

Arsenic · 20/05/2015 20:33

Sorry,DD! Although dad is having such a midlife crisis (tattoos, Abercrombie leather jackets and ripped jeans) that 8 isn't far off for him either

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 20/05/2015 20:42

See this is just a huge argument in favour of flouride in the drinking water (which they do where I grew up).

My DMum (who grew up here) is 70 now and having terrible, terrible trouble with her teeth. Since Christmas she has had at least 6 or so pulled - she decided against root canal after root canal because of the pain and expense, but also because some of the decay was so deep that her jaw bone is affected and the peg that they have to screw into the bone to hold the new (fake) tooth would not have stayed in place as a result. Ugh.

So no OP, in certain cases YANBU.

CowGull · 20/05/2015 20:48

Once the teeth are gone, the alveolar bone that was supporting them recedes and over time it becomes increasingly difficult to get retention on a denture, especially in the lower jaw as in the upper at least you have the palate to help keep them in place. YANBU to want an end to the dental procedures but hang on to as many teeth as you can for as long as you can. I have seen many older folks who just give up on their lower denture because it's so loose the pain and discomfort outweigh the benefit they get from it. Food could be one of your few remaining pleasures if you live to a ripe old age, you don't want to be reduced to eating baby mush if you can avoid it.

FaFoutis · 20/05/2015 20:48

YANBU. Teeth are the worst part of being human.

I have crap teeth inherited from my poor Dad. Genetic, nothing to do with hygiene, my teeth cleaning / flossing is excellent - to no avail.

Both my grandparents had all their teeth removed in their late 30s. They ate mostly cake and mints after that.

Gralick · 20/05/2015 21:01

Oh, THANK YOU, previous posters, for saying it can be genetic! My teeth are shite. Dad's were shite, too, and both his parents had all their teeth out when they were 40. I have a bossy (extraction-happy) dentist who blames her patients for anything that goes wrong with their gnashers. Given that she's removing as many as she can possibly justify removing, I'll be following the grandparents' footsteps before too long ... and perhaps it's not my fault after all!

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codandchipstwice · 20/05/2015 21:10

I have to say I am greatly reassured too, although it's crap so many of us have such pants teeth.

Both incidences of cracks from butterscotch in chocolate bars so guess it IS partly my fault

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tilliebob · 20/05/2015 21:24

I also believe crap teeth are inherited. I remember my mum getting her teeth out at 24 after having DB and I in quick succession. My teeth basically crumble at every corner, and compounded with a childhood accident I now have 4 crowns and a load of crooked teeth. Dentist won't hear of taking them all out would lose too much dosh that way so I'm stuck with them. Thankfully the dcs all seem to have inherited DH's cast iron strong and straight teeth.

fatlazymummy · 20/05/2015 22:34

I have terrible teeth as well. I have to wear a plate on the top (a partial, as I still have 4 teeth left). I have also suffered an awful lot of pain with them through the years.
In my case I think it's a combination of genetics (both my parents had false teeth in their 20's ), being a heavy smoker for a long time ,and bad 1970's dentistry. My teeth crumble as well, quite a few have just snapped off.
I agree with other posters, OP. Try and hang on to at least some teeth. Apparently even one or two teeth are better than none, because they make the denture fit better.
I've got to add, I hate my denture. It's a top one and I can feel it against the roof of my mouth all the time it's in. In fact, I only wear it when I'm out, or have visitors.

SpudCunt · 20/05/2015 23:09

No. We should all go to the dentist regularly to have our teeth looked at. Our teeth, not dentures you can take out. Preferably a teaching hospital so you get the student dentists. That's where the fun is. Then during a scale and polish you get gems like this:

Student 1 (is in charge of the aspirator): Close your mouth around it to suck up the water.
Me:

Student 1: Go on!
Me:

SpudCunt · 20/05/2015 23:14

To be clear, I love the students I've been assigned to, they do marvelous work and having never been taken to a dentist as a child (and therefore not bothered as an adult until a wisdom tooth hurt) they've made me feel very comfortable with all the... Oddness. And they're free

But one of them will forever in my mind be dubbed SUCK ON IT!

IgnoreMeEveryOtherReindeerDoes · 20/05/2015 23:15

YABU one of my sisters has lost all her top teeth and wears false its so painful watching her trying to eat especially a bacon sarnie it has to be cut up really small

SinisterBunnyMonth · 20/05/2015 23:18

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Gralick · 20/05/2015 23:23

WTF, Spud???
No, you don't suck on the aspirator. It does the sucking, not you. Student "Suck On It" is a twat of low order.

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