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Knothead · April 4th, 2004, 02:32 PM

What I've seen of dental implants, looks like it depends entirely on the person getting 'em.

I had a client, in his late 40's, (nonsmoker) missing some teeth, got them, and man, they are GREAT! You can't tell the diff, and he says he can't either.

A good friend, mid-40's, smoker, (and who, for a couple of years did cocaine, and did that stupid "gum rubbing thing") did so much damage to his gums, that to get the implants, they had to cut away a lot of the bone and gums....now he has a great smile, but if you pull up the upper lip, or pull down the lower, you'll see a big gap where the plastic gums end, and the real gums begin.

Looks like "teeth on stilts". He likes to show this to young people who are starting to smoke, (or worse, fool around with cocaine.)

Figures that at least he can serve as a bad example!

boy, this is the week for Don't Smoke, huh?

April 4th, 2004, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Knothead Rully like, inappropriate Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 3,187	What I've seen of dental implants, looks like it depends entirely on the person getting 'em. I had a client, in his late 40's, (nonsmoker) missing some teeth, got them, and man, they are GREAT! You can't tell the diff, and he says he can't either. A good friend, mid-40's, smoker, (and who, for a couple of years did cocaine, and did that stupid "gum rubbing thing") did so much damage to his gums, that to get the implants, they had to cut away a lot of the bone and gums....now he has a great smile, but if you pull up the upper lip, or pull down the lower, you'll see a big gap where the plastic gums end, and the real gums begin. Looks like "teeth on stilts". He likes to show this to young people who are starting to smoke, (or worse, fool around with cocaine.) Figures that at least he can serve as a bad example! boy, this is the week for Don't Smoke, huh?