Originally Posted by SAUTO:
im alive. you know me, never a dull moment. i'll get you guys all caught up when it's all over with. it'll be entertaining.
i saw your chris jones thread yesterday but havent gotten to read it yet, i could still just see beuhler's head exploding though. :-)
In a weird coincidence, I should note that I just had a dental checkup today. I have no good stories about it, though. They cleaned my teeth and gave me some travel toothpaste when we finished. [Reply]
Got another inmate coming in this afternoon, should be a fun time. I'll update later.
Sometimes this shit makes me pretty beat down. I made a full set of dentures for an 18 year a few years back, was his graduation present from his parents. Heartbreaking. Kid had never touched a toothbrush. Parents had the mentality of "my grandparents had bad teeth and dentures, I had bad teeth and dentures, he will have bad teeth and dentures". Sure enough, that's what happened.
Pro tip. That's not how it works. It's not genetic, unless you have an actual genetic deficiency (which is pretty rare). No you didn't get the bad teeth from your parents, you got the piss poor hygiene and you drink soda all day every day.
I had an instructor in dental school that was a retired Navy dentist. Really cool interesting guy. He always told patients, dentistry isn't expensive, neglect is. That's the damn truth.
I hear all the time "nah doc, it doesn't hurt, I'll fix it when it does". Ok, well it could be fixed with a filling right now, when it hurts it's either a root canal and crown or it's cold steel and sunshine (extraction). [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
So in more of a temporary fashion? Like wine, etc.
I usually try to brush right after having it. Idk if that helps or not.
It does.
It takes a while and a lot to really stain it that bad, but they'll stain. Don't do whitening if you aren't gonna cut back on any habits that cause stain.
People all the time "I wanna whiten my teeth, but I won't stop drinking 5 cups of coffee per day". Well ok then. [Reply]
It takes a while and a lot to really stain it that bad, but they'll stain. Don't do whitening if you aren't gonna cut back on any habits that cause stain.
People all the time "I wanna whiten my teeth, but I won't stop drinking 5 cups of coffee per day". Well ok then.