New Suxs Thread

[Vetinari]

Thanks for the advice - I'll bring it up. My main concern with getting a bridge at this stage, is as you say my age - with the best will in the world they do need replacing fairly often! Especially I suspect with supporting teeth as dodgy as these. It is a v.good suggestion though, as yep the two adjacent molars both grew in with spotty to non-existent enamel, I do loathe the horribly familiar taste of slowly eroding teeth in the morning... And your alternative would sort out 3 of the 4 offenders immediately... Most worrying is they're all upper molars, in the region where the flawed link between sinus and dental cavities tends to cause problems

Edit: And I wouldn't recommend getting "purely aesthetic" orthodontics to anyone. Ever. Only get it if there's a medical reason. My Smother insisted, and well I think they've more or less ruined any (already slim) chances I had of cavity free teeth. 1) They pulled 4 perfectly healthy molars, ignoring the 4 candidates that were/are destined for cavities 2) When they removed the train tracks they managed to simultaneously leave behind glue residue that still hasn't come off 6 years later, and pull some enamel off of perfectly healthy teeth 3) They "tilted" all of my teeth to make them appear straighter, meaning that the wear surfaces don't align at all, and increasing the erosion rate of the already dodgy teeth dramatically... 2 sets in particular grind whenever I shut my mouth - I don't clench or grind my teeth in the traditional nervous tick manner, it is purely caused by these areas sticking out far higher than any of the surrounding teeth there is noticeable mechanical damage to these teeth (again the upper molars... Always the upper molars...) due to the tilitng. I can only postpone the inevitable nowadays...

[victoriavictrix]

Well, replacing 3 of those 4 with a bridge would take the wearing surfaces down; when you are being fitted they are very careful to make sure you are fitting and not grinding.

Modern bridges don't need replacing NEARLY as often. My dentist expects me to get at least 20 years out of mine, if not more.

[famedglory]

Sprained my right shoulder and stretched the nerves on Tuesday night. Having to do everything with my nondominant hand is both interesting and frustrating, but in theory I'll only be in the sling for a week. And hopefully I'll regain full control of my pinky finger without having to see the Neorologist.

[DollyKim]

Sounds like the ulnar nerve is trapped, you;ll definitely want to get that looked at if it doesn't clear up. Make sure it's not thoracic outlet syndrome because the shoulder is involved.

[arrowchild]

Life has been chewing me up pretty thoroughly over the last couple of months...still waiting to see if it will spit me back out again, or just keep on chewing.

I miss having fun with my BJD. And I miss this community. It's all having to take a bit of a backseat right now, which is starting to really bum me out.

[Kirahfaye]

*hugs arrowchild*

[victoriavictrix]

Life has been chewing me up pretty thoroughly over the last couple of months...still waiting to see if it will spit me back out again, or just keep on chewing.

I miss having fun with my BJD. And I miss this community. It's all having to take a bit of a backseat right now, which is starting to really bum me out.

Same here.

[DollyKim]

Hugs

[Kirahfaye]

:hugs: to both of you.

[arrowchild]

hugs back to everyone* thank you guys so much

and *hugs VV* because being consumed by Life can really suck