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[veiledsentiments]

Well... it could be a desire to eat something that one has to chew.

VS
(who at great expense has managed to keep nearly all her teeth)

[johnslat]

Dear scot47,

Unless you really like gruel a LOT, dentures are a boon to humankind. Since I prefer not to take all my meals through a straw, I'll stick with my "form of deception and sign of human vanity."
What was good enough for George Washington is good enough for me:

"George Washington did not have wooden teeth. His dental problems began in his early twenties, when he was elected at the age of fifty-seven in 1789 he only had one real tooth remaining. The dentures he wore during the inauguration were made by Dr. John Greenwood known has the "Father of Modern Dentistry", carved from hippopotamus ivory and gold. One of these sets was donated to the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore, who in turn donated the upper denture to the Smithsonian in 1976. The dentures were stolen at a storage facility and never recovered; the bottom denture is housed at the George Washington Gallery inside The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry. The "Greenwood Dentures" are the most famous created for the President; four of these remain to this day. Three other sets are also all lower dentures located at the New York Academy of Medicine, at the Mt. Vernon Visitors Center and a small segment on display at the Royal London Hospital and Archives and Museum. This where is it gets tricky, many different people made or adjusted dentures for Washington. Dr, Greenwood was just the most famous. Here is a direct quote from the fine folks at Mt. Vernon

Washington had several different sets of dentures, only one of which is still complete - and the complete set is here at Mount Vernon. Our set is made from human & cow teeth and elephant ivory, set in a lead base, with heavy metal springs. Because of the way they would have fit within his mouth, we do not believe that Washington wore this set when eating or talking. They were probably entirely "ornamental," for occasions like making silent ceremonial appearances or having his portrait painted.

He also owned other, more "functional" dentures, which could have been worn while eating or talking.

During the last ten years of Washington's life (1789-1799), a highly respected New York dentist, Dr. John Greenwood, made for the president at least two complete denture sets and several partial sets. In addition, in 1796 a man named James Gardette made Washington a set of dentures from hippopotamus ivory."

but, by George, the technology these days is thankfully so much better.

Regards,
John

[With Malice Toward None]

Dear Scot47,
You have given me a guilt complex. I dye my moustache because I want to look as young as I am. I am just 49 and the bloody hairs are gray.
WMTN.

[Stephen Jones]

The recommendation now is implants. You need to earn a BAE salary to afford them however, and if you need an operation to graft bone from your hip into your jawbone it gets to be requiring a second mortgage.

Dental Bridges are cheaper (you only need a long term bank loan not a mortgage), but if one of the good teeth inside the bridge has a problem then the whole expensive bridge has to be replaced. Dental insurance companies reckon they last an average of five years, though they can last ten, fifteen years or longer.

With regard to the moustache you only need to dye it if you dye your hair. And if you do dye your hair remember to shave, or it's rather a give away.

[eclectic]

[Never Ceased To Be Amazed]