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ricktron3000247 karma

Wow that's intense, any particular reason that you'd like to divulge? Understandable if not.

My wife just spent 10 grand fixing her smile, worth it in the long run but man is this stuff expensive.

ricktron300084 karma

Same as my wife, genetics, previously a smoker, grinding as well... She has an enamel issue that makes her teeth have almost no protective coating. This will probably be her in due time but for now she's got 3 implants (4 extractions) and the rest are healthy.

Her extractions were her furthest back molars... in case someone thought she was walking around like a cartoon character with their teeth knocked out.

ricktron300036 karma

Any memorable records that didn't quite make the cut? Or perhaps something that you felt should have been included but wasn't due to some rule?

ricktron300015 karma

I remember those early shows and I can only imagine how much of yourself, not to mention your bank account, was poured into that first TGA. Really glad that you kept it going for all of us, also psyched that it gained traction/sponsors etc. Looking forward to it as usual.

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She's a smaller person, the issue was crowding for her. Without removing them she'd have had further issues with her bite/misaligned teeth.

Luckily the shape of your face is more determined by your jaw bones than the teeth in them so I don't notice anything and she'd have been the first person to mention if she had noticed a change. The only issue she had was dry socket in more than one location which was painful. It can occur, she was a smoker at the time so that didn't help. Follow up with your dentist if you have discomfort that's out of the ordinary or lasts longer than it should.

Aside from that she's fine, no issues chewing or anything like that but I'd imagine there's a small change if you're accustomed to chewing with those molars.