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Mephisto2 · 11-12-2003, 05:03 PM

I had my teeth "fixed".

When I was younger I lost one of my front teeth; not the ones at the very front, but just beside my canine. Initially I had a "crown" (that was fixed by a metal pin inserted into the root). All well and good for a few years, but the dentist did a botch job, using a round pin that let the tooth swivel. Eventually it fell out.

After that I had to go for a denture. Yes, I kid you not. At 21 years of age I had a false tooth! A real falsey... just like the ones your granny had. Ok so far.

Eventually though my other front teeth began to suffer. I wash them twice a day, but I suspect I have faulty genes (haha) and my teeth tend to have very thin enamel. Over time I needed more and more fillings in these (mostly at the back), but I lived in a country where amalgam was still used; hence the fillings affected the actual colour of the teeth.

This used to bug my wife who kept on telling me my teeth looked crap. They did, but I wanted to avoid getting a full-scale bridge & combined crown across my whole front four teeth.

Eventually however, I relented and got this done a few months ago. Sitting in a dentists chair as he drills away your front teeth down to little "shark-like" triangles is not a pleasant experience, let me tell you. After a week wearing a temporary plastic cast I had my new porcelian "caps" fitted. After a few issues (my teeth didn't close properly at first and they needed a little modification) I'm now the proud owner of a perfect set of front knashers.

I opted for a slightly lighter colour, as my natural teeth colour is not that bright. The dentist gave me a mouth guard to use with teeth whitener for my lower jaw. Over a few weeks the colours matched (though I couldn't really tell any difference to begin with).

My wife now calls me Hollywood. As in "Hollywood smile". I pretend to be annoyed, but it secretly pleases me.

Would I do it again? I don't know. I didn't really do it for me, but because my wife really hated the way my smile looked. I'm making my original teeth sound terrible and my wife sound shallow, but it wasn't as bad as it seems.

Mr Mephisto

PS - I can post some horrible "before and after" pics if you really want! LOL

11-12-2003, 05:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	I had my teeth "fixed". When I was younger I lost one of my front teeth; not the ones at the very front, but just beside my canine. Initially I had a "crown" (that was fixed by a metal pin inserted into the root). All well and good for a few years, but the dentist did a botch job, using a round pin that let the tooth swivel. Eventually it fell out. After that I had to go for a denture. Yes, I kid you not. At 21 years of age I had a false tooth! A real falsey... just like the ones your granny had. Ok so far. Eventually though my other front teeth began to suffer. I wash them twice a day, but I suspect I have faulty genes (haha) and my teeth tend to have very thin enamel. Over time I needed more and more fillings in these (mostly at the back), but I lived in a country where amalgam was still used; hence the fillings affected the actual colour of the teeth. This used to bug my wife who kept on telling me my teeth looked crap. They did, but I wanted to avoid getting a full-scale bridge & combined crown across my whole front four teeth. Eventually however, I relented and got this done a few months ago. Sitting in a dentists chair as he drills away your front teeth down to little "shark-like" triangles is not a pleasant experience, let me tell you. After a week wearing a temporary plastic cast I had my new porcelian "caps" fitted. After a few issues (my teeth didn't close properly at first and they needed a little modification) I'm now the proud owner of a perfect set of front knashers. I opted for a slightly lighter colour, as my natural teeth colour is not that bright. The dentist gave me a mouth guard to use with teeth whitener for my lower jaw. Over a few weeks the colours matched (though I couldn't really tell any difference to begin with). My wife now calls me Hollywood. As in "Hollywood smile". I pretend to be annoyed, but it secretly pleases me. Would I do it again? I don't know. I didn't really do it for me, but because my wife really hated the way my smile looked. I'm making my original teeth sound terrible and my wife sound shallow, but it wasn't as bad as it seems. Mr Mephisto PS - I can post some horrible "before and after" pics if you really want! LOL Last edited by Mephisto2; 11-12-2003 at 05:05 PM..