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My vietnam vet dad, drafted, let the army knock all of his teeth out + break his jaw so they could (test?|practice?) some new orthodontia method to straighten G
by swozey 3y ago
My vietnam vet dad, drafted, let the army knock all of his teeth out + break his jaw so they could (test?|practice?) some new orthodontia method to straighten GI teeth.
As someone who has spent a fortune on having pretty teeth I absolutely would not be willing to have my jaw and teeth beaten out of me and that fact always blows my mind. I have no idea what the status of ortho care was back then but the rest of my family have nice teeth without having chewed a grenade.
And he has had nonstop teeth/jaw issues since his service.
- itsmemattchung 3y agoDamn, what combination of: an insane pain tolerance, high levels of curiosity, big desire of beauty. I wonder how many other people this procedure was tested on?
- replwoacause 3y agoDid he ever say what persuaded him to allow this? A sense of duty or something else? I’m struggling to envision any force compelling enough to make me agree to have my teeth knocked out and my jaw broken. Love of country sure as hell wouldn’t be on the list.
- hyperman1 3y agoChoose between the enemy trying to kill you, or your friends kicking your teeth out. It might have been the lesser of 2 evils.
- swozey 3y agoIt absoultely wasn't #1, he was drafted not patriotic. I think he was just broke and took advantage of a 17yo kid and probably offered him a few grand to have 50 years of VA doc appointments that never help him out. IIRC they literally broke out every tooth/re-aligned jaw and then wired everything together.