None of it is cheap. I’m grateful I’m in a position that the work can be done and that I can manage to afford it. My mother has a lot of problems with her teeth, can’t get implants because she does not have enough bone density (and it wasn’t available earlier in her life when it might have been possible) and she is having a lot of trouble with dentures not fitting well. It really impacts what she is able to eat. It has very much motivated me to do everything I can for my teeth now. I’d rather skip a few holidays and drive an older car now instead of having all of those issues later. I just wish I could go back in time and get my younger self into good toothbrushing habits earlier in life so I’d have less work needing to be done now.
sometimes it doesn’t matter what you do, I have a teeny tiny skull and my teeth don’t fit
in Australia there is a policy of trying to keep every tooth so Miss Seagoon had spacers since the age of 6. When we moved to Europe she had 4 premolars taken out and braces for 18 months. The Euro dentists said the crowding would never improve and would smash her teeth
I had a couple of teeth removed when I was in my early teens because my teeth didn’t fit. Then the other jaw ended up with 2 wisdom teeth removed because there was not enough room for them to come through. I think the lower jaw was still a bit too crowded - all of the front teeth overlap and used to be jammed so tightly together I couldn’t floss. Since losing another couple of teeth in that jaw I think they’ve shifted a bit as I’m able to floss there now.
Feels. As a kid I had about 10 teeth taken out because my jaw was very small and my teeth were extra large. Left me with a lasting fear of dentists and a major needle phobia. Which led to major neglect for the next 40 years or so. I’ve just had my remaining teef pulled and been fitted with dentures. Huge relief. I cannot recommend Western Special Needs Dentistry highly enough. They were so damn good, helped me through the process despite the needle phobia. Completely non-judgy. They do a lot of repair work for people with phobias or other problems.
None of it is cheap. I’m grateful I’m in a position that the work can be done and that I can manage to afford it. My mother has a lot of problems with her teeth, can’t get implants because she does not have enough bone density (and it wasn’t available earlier in her life when it might have been possible) and she is having a lot of trouble with dentures not fitting well. It really impacts what she is able to eat. It has very much motivated me to do everything I can for my teeth now. I’d rather skip a few holidays and drive an older car now instead of having all of those issues later. I just wish I could go back in time and get my younger self into good toothbrushing habits earlier in life so I’d have less work needing to be done now.
sometimes it doesn’t matter what you do, I have a teeny tiny skull and my teeth don’t fit
in Australia there is a policy of trying to keep every tooth so Miss Seagoon had spacers since the age of 6. When we moved to Europe she had 4 premolars taken out and braces for 18 months. The Euro dentists said the crowding would never improve and would smash her teeth
I had a couple of teeth removed when I was in my early teens because my teeth didn’t fit. Then the other jaw ended up with 2 wisdom teeth removed because there was not enough room for them to come through. I think the lower jaw was still a bit too crowded - all of the front teeth overlap and used to be jammed so tightly together I couldn’t floss. Since losing another couple of teeth in that jaw I think they’ve shifted a bit as I’m able to floss there now.
Feels. As a kid I had about 10 teeth taken out because my jaw was very small and my teeth were extra large. Left me with a lasting fear of dentists and a major needle phobia. Which led to major neglect for the next 40 years or so. I’ve just had my remaining teef pulled and been fitted with dentures. Huge relief. I cannot recommend Western Special Needs Dentistry highly enough. They were so damn good, helped me through the process despite the needle phobia. Completely non-judgy. They do a lot of repair work for people with phobias or other problems.