tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302933471487939083.post6410046237532958514..comments2021-05-04T06:47:14.320-05:00Comments on Sugar Britches: Tooth and NailSugar Britcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03158124118074630167noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302933471487939083.post-30205075634696300402007-12-24T17:26:00.000-06:002007-12-24T17:26:00.000-06:00Feel free, dear bou, to comment freely on my blog....Feel free, dear bou, to comment freely on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I try never to judge, lest I be judged.<BR/><BR/>I have found in you a kindred spirit, I feel.<BR/><BR/>...mother of boys and all.Sugar Britcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158124118074630167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302933471487939083.post-39061043948725465242007-12-22T21:16:00.000-06:002007-12-22T21:16:00.000-06:00Yeah, I think its fashionable. My son gets pink b...Yeah, I think its fashionable. My son gets pink bands now. He says, "Pink is tough". Great.<BR/><BR/>We don't get the grill thing. A good dentist will not do them. Destroying a kids' dentition like that is just damn near criminal. But some folks will do anything for money. <BR/><BR/>BTW, sorry about the last answer. :( I reread it and I just sounded so serious! Gah! You are right... nobody ever died from crooked teeth! Its not like the heart. For sure. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302933471487939083.post-69623266273616903352007-12-22T14:59:00.000-06:002007-12-22T14:59:00.000-06:00It's even fashionable now, isn't it? I know some ...It's even fashionable now, isn't it? I know some kids that want braces and don't need them. It's a status thing.<BR/>...on that note, what's the deal with grills? That I don't get.Sugar Britcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158124118074630167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302933471487939083.post-43367044588865690332007-12-22T13:30:00.000-06:002007-12-22T13:30:00.000-06:00Not everyone 'needs' braces that gets them. For i...Not everyone 'needs' braces that gets them. For instance, my eldest has them now, and I do suspect it is more cosmetic than 'need'. I don't know for sure. <BR/><BR/>I will say, that crooked teeth and a bad bite will create problems later on. Gum disease being one... and once you lose one tooth, unless you get a crown or an implant, the loss continues. The teeth on either side will cave to fill the gap where the tooth was, its mate on top will get loose as well, and its a downward spiral.<BR/><BR/>The statistics on how many Americans are missing teeth is actually really really high... something like 80-90%? That excludes folks like your son who are having wisdom teeth extracted and folks like me, that had teeth extracted for braces. (That's old fashioned... good orthodontists don't remove the standard four teeth anymore... unless there are REAL issues.) <BR/><BR/>Anyway, as we age, the crowding and crooked teeth cause more and more problems. Nobody has really died from it, although there is a direct link to the bacteria that causes gum disease and heart disease/strokes, but nobody dies from crooked teeth. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I am like you... I do what I'm told. For my eldest, although I suspect it is cosmetic, there is the whole 'appearance' during job interviews and first impressions and... self esteem. <BR/><BR/>Long answer. :( Sorry. There are reasons I know this stuff that don't get blogged upon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com