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You wanna see my WHAAAT?
I wanna see your grillz!
Most of that gold comes courtesy of the UNC School of Dentistry, circa 1974-5. Holding up pretty well, too.
This one was chipped almost to the nerve in a bike accident when I was 9 years old. But the cap is on a living tooth. In fact, all 32 of my teeth are alive. Never had one pulled. Never had a root canal.
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rawr! wonder if they will last a lifetime.
Posted 37 months ago.
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Wild!
Posted 37 months ago.
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Gold crowns only last 20 years. Cool pic.
Posted 37 months ago.
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Images like this are why photography was
invented.
Posted 37 months ago.
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Damn, I have say something again. I have
never in my wildest dreams thought I would
make a picture of the inside of someone's
mouth a favorite. But this is such an
exceptional photo I could not resist. Great
job!
Posted 37 months ago.
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If gold crowns last only 20 years, how come
most of these are between 30 and 31 years
old?
Credits, by the way, go to the dental
school at the University of North Carolina,
where nearly all the work was done.
Posted 37 months ago.
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Gold in one's mouth is very sexy!
Posted 31 months ago.
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Because of its physical properties, dentists
find gold to be a very workable metal. This
characteristic helps a dentist to be able to
achieve a very precise fit with the crown.
Since they are metal through and through,
gold crowns withstand biting and chewing
forces well. They will not chip. It would be
uncharacteristic for a gold crown to break.
Of all of the types of dental crowns, gold
crowns probably have the greatest potential
for lasting the longest.
Although they are very strong, the wear
rate of a gold crown is about the same as
tooth enamel. This means that a gold dental
crown won't create excessive wear on the
teeth it opposes (the teeth it bites
against).
I have a few myself in the back of my
mouth!
Posted 25 months ago.
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I thought I was the only person on the face
of the earth with that much metal!
Ive had almost every single tooth root
canaled!!!
I only hope that mine last as long as yours
have
cheers.
Posted 24 months ago.
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The better to EAT YOU WITH!
Posted 18 months ago.
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Well.. my gold crowns lasted nearly 25 years
when all of a sudden an entire 4 tooth bridge
broke about 3 months ago. So we are now in
the process of reconstructing my entire upper
and lower bite. At the moment I look like a
bag lady in need of a jaw transplant.
Hopefully by Christmas I'll have an entire
new jaw line... Now if a face lift would come
with it... I'd be in heaven.
Posted 18 months ago.
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wow! really amazing!
Posted 14 months ago.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Dental School , and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
Seeing as I am in Dental School right now
and these came from a dental school, I would
be honored. I made one for myself recently:
Also gold is the BEST thing you can put in
the back of the mouth!!
Posted 11 months ago.
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I love you. I want to hug you so hard! I have
fillings almost all the same teeth but mine
are black =( I really...really.....REALLY
want to get porcilin veneers on the backs and
the fronts. And 1 single bright shiny gold
tooth right in the front baby. My teeth have
been messed up for years. All day i fantasize
about the perfect grill. YOU RULE!
Posted 2 months ago.
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