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Sometimes I think it would be just nice to get all teeth removed and get brand new proper ones within a days worth visit. Would make things much easier.

by funkyy 11y ago

RankingMember 11y ago
I've thought about this as some kind of future tech thing, wherein instead of braces, everyone just gets a full set of perfect teeth, possibly even just one long gap-less tooth for top and bottom with a standard set of surfaces. That way, no more flossing and much less chance of getting food stuck in places and causing problems.
- saidajigumi 11y ago
  And here's where tech goes boink. Teeth are living things, and the teeth, gums, and jaw are an integrated living system, not just interchangeable machine parts. The jaw in particular interacts with the teeth in a way that maintains bone density and health.[1] Likewise, modern implants are a huge improvement over prior tech (e.g. bridges), esp. for bone loss, but still aren't a 100% tooth analogue. [1] http://www.texasdentureclinic.com/blog/2013/12/06/bone-loss-with-dentures-137374 http://www.texasdentureclinic.com/blog/2013/12/06/bone-loss-...
  - RankingMember 11y ago
    Thanks, that's very interesting. I think it's very easy to look at something and say "oh, well we could make this better!" without fully understanding the implications.
  - Gracana 11y ago
    My friend was talking about this recently. He is trying to put together the money to get a new tooth fitted, and mentioned that there is talk of having insurance cover replacement teeth for young people due to the fact that not having teeth can severely weaken the jaw over the course of your life. Not such a big deal when you're 80 and your teeth are falling out, but when you're 25 it has potential to become a big problem.
    - refurb 11y ago
      I guess my question is why would insurance care? If the bone in your jaw weakens and causes severe problems, it'll likely be your medical insurance that covers it. I can't see a dental insurance giving a crap. This is US/Canada specific of course. Any country that has single payer dental/medical coverage would care.
      - riahi 11y ago
        Not to put words in his mouth, but I think the above poster was referring to having medical insurance cover said dental costs because the loss of bone in the jaw would cause other medical complications down the line in young people.
        refurb 11y ago
        That's how I took it, but don't dentists normally put the implants in? If dental insurance is paying for the implants and medical insurance is paying for the bone damage, there isn't a lot of incentive for the dental insurance to pay for expensive implants.
        Gracana 11y ago
        Maybe that's exactly how it will work out, but I hope not.
  - kijin 11y ago
    Well, GP wasn't talking about pulling out all his teeth and replacing them with implants today. It's just an idea for future biotech. It's certainly conceivable that once we've figured out exactly how teeth affects the health of the jaw and gum, we'll be able to create implants that emulate the effect when combined with some sort of drug and/or regular treatment. Besides, we'll need to do that sooner or later if we're going to aim for an average lifespan of 100 years or more. Biological teeth just don't last long enough.
cmdkeen 11y ago
It's not even a new idea. My late great aunt had all her teeth removed when she was 21 and dentures fitted.
- Sharlin 11y ago
  Yeah. There used to be a time, not that long ago, when people would routinely get their first dentures as a wedding gift.
paulddraper 11y ago
You can do that, but it is very very expensive. If you are serious about it though and you want a reasonable price, take a trip overseas and have it done there.
- funkyy 11y ago
  Not really overnight thing though, right? Its painless and long procedure. Never heard of this being something that can be done within day or two (complete procedure).
  - iends 11y ago
    There are cheap places that offer dentures in a day, or a few days but you wouldn't want to go to one of these places. When your teeth are pulled your bone has to remodel which takes several months. This guarantees that dentures done shortly after getting your teeth pulled will not fit. Generally, the dentist will take a preliminary impression, that is used to make a custom tray. This custom tray is used to make a final impression. Then the dentist will make rims that shows the lab where the teeth should go. The lab uses the final impression plus the rims to make a wax try-in that has teeth so the dentist can make sure the teeth are where they are on the denture and the patient approves. Once the wax try-in is adjusted by the dentist, the lab takes it and makes the actual denture for the patient. It generally takes several appointments.
  - paulddraper 11y ago
    It's possible to have it done in a couple days. But yeah, like the other comments have noted, this probably isn't very wise. I didn't mean to offer real advice, just say that it's essentially possible, with tons of pain and considerable amount of money. In the end, you probably just want to hold on to those natural teeth.
- iends 11y ago
  This is terrible advice. When teeth are removed, the bone of the jaw has to remodel, which takes months. If you get fitted for dentures right after your teeth are removed your dentures will fit poorly. A good dentist will offer you a temporary denture that is cheap and of lower quality material while your bone is re-modelling then after a few months they'll make a high quality set that will fit much better.

Sometimes I think it would be just nice to get all teeth removed and get brand new proper ones within a days worth visit. Would make things much easier.

by funkyy 11y ago

Sometimes I think it would be just nice to get all teeth removed and get brand new proper ones within a days worth visit. Would make things much easier.

RankingMember 11y ago

I've thought about this as some kind of future tech thing, wherein instead of braces, everyone just gets a full set of perfect teeth, possibly even just one long gap-less tooth for top and bottom with a standard set of surfaces. That way, no more flossing and much less chance of getting food stuck in places and causing problems.

saidajigumi 11y ago
And here's where tech goes boink. Teeth are living things, and the teeth, gums, and jaw are an integrated living system, not just interchangeable machine parts. The jaw in particular interacts with the teeth in a way that maintains bone density and health.[1] Likewise, modern implants are a huge improvement over prior tech (e.g. bridges), esp. for bone loss, but still aren't a 100% tooth analogue. [1] http://www.texasdentureclinic.com/blog/2013/12/06/bone-loss-with-dentures-137374 http://www.texasdentureclinic.com/blog/2013/12/06/bone-loss-...
- RankingMember 11y ago
  Thanks, that's very interesting. I think it's very easy to look at something and say "oh, well we could make this better!" without fully understanding the implications.
- Gracana 11y ago
  My friend was talking about this recently. He is trying to put together the money to get a new tooth fitted, and mentioned that there is talk of having insurance cover replacement teeth for young people due to the fact that not having teeth can severely weaken the jaw over the course of your life. Not such a big deal when you're 80 and your teeth are falling out, but when you're 25 it has potential to become a big problem.
  - refurb 11y ago
    I guess my question is why would insurance care? If the bone in your jaw weakens and causes severe problems, it'll likely be your medical insurance that covers it. I can't see a dental insurance giving a crap. This is US/Canada specific of course. Any country that has single payer dental/medical coverage would care.
    - riahi 11y ago
      Not to put words in his mouth, but I think the above poster was referring to having medical insurance cover said dental costs because the loss of bone in the jaw would cause other medical complications down the line in young people.
      - refurb 11y ago
        That's how I took it, but don't dentists normally put the implants in? If dental insurance is paying for the implants and medical insurance is paying for the bone damage, there isn't a lot of incentive for the dental insurance to pay for expensive implants.
        Gracana 11y ago
        Maybe that's exactly how it will work out, but I hope not.
- kijin 11y ago
  Well, GP wasn't talking about pulling out all his teeth and replacing them with implants today. It's just an idea for future biotech. It's certainly conceivable that once we've figured out exactly how teeth affects the health of the jaw and gum, we'll be able to create implants that emulate the effect when combined with some sort of drug and/or regular treatment. Besides, we'll need to do that sooner or later if we're going to aim for an average lifespan of 100 years or more. Biological teeth just don't last long enough.

cmdkeen 11y ago

It's not even a new idea. My late great aunt had all her teeth removed when she was 21 and dentures fitted.

Sharlin 11y ago
Yeah. There used to be a time, not that long ago, when people would routinely get their first dentures as a wedding gift.

paulddraper 11y ago

You can do that, but it is very very expensive. If you are serious about it though and you want a reasonable price, take a trip overseas and have it done there.

funkyy 11y ago
Not really overnight thing though, right? Its painless and long procedure. Never heard of this being something that can be done within day or two (complete procedure).
- iends 11y ago
  There are cheap places that offer dentures in a day, or a few days but you wouldn't want to go to one of these places. When your teeth are pulled your bone has to remodel which takes several months. This guarantees that dentures done shortly after getting your teeth pulled will not fit. Generally, the dentist will take a preliminary impression, that is used to make a custom tray. This custom tray is used to make a final impression. Then the dentist will make rims that shows the lab where the teeth should go. The lab uses the final impression plus the rims to make a wax try-in that has teeth so the dentist can make sure the teeth are where they are on the denture and the patient approves. Once the wax try-in is adjusted by the dentist, the lab takes it and makes the actual denture for the patient. It generally takes several appointments.
- paulddraper 11y ago
  It's possible to have it done in a couple days. But yeah, like the other comments have noted, this probably isn't very wise. I didn't mean to offer real advice, just say that it's essentially possible, with tons of pain and considerable amount of money. In the end, you probably just want to hold on to those natural teeth.
iends 11y ago
This is terrible advice. When teeth are removed, the bone of the jaw has to remodel, which takes months. If you get fitted for dentures right after your teeth are removed your dentures will fit poorly. A good dentist will offer you a temporary denture that is cheap and of lower quality material while your bone is re-modelling then after a few months they'll make a high quality set that will fit much better.