Comments on: What's the Wisdom in Having Wisdom Teeth?!? http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/whats-the-wisdom-in-having-wisdom-teeth.html Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books and DVDs Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Danna - cozy mystery list http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/whats-the-wisdom-in-having-wisdom-teeth.html/comment-page-1#comment-22157 Danna - cozy mystery list Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:55:05 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=974#comment-22157 <p>Hi Larraine,</p> <p>Are we related?!? My great grandmother and grandmother, as well as my father, had all of their own teeth... in perfect condition (for their ages... 98, 86, and 79.) Unfortunately, both of our children's mouths started crowding (after years of braces and retainers) so they both made the decisions to have their wisdom teeth extracted.</p> <p>My husband and I believe that wisdom teeth (if they don't crowd your mouth) and tonsils (if they don't cause chronic throat infections) are superfluous surgeries... pretty much benefiting the surgeons who perform these operations. (Of course, these are only our opinions, and we certainly don't endorse/push them!)</p> <p>It sure is nice to be appreciated by sons and daughters. How nice that your son took the time to write that message of thanks to you!</p> Hi Larraine,

Are we related?!? My great grandmother and grandmother, as well as my father, had all of their own teeth… in perfect condition (for their ages… 98, 86, and 79.) Unfortunately, both of our children's mouths started crowding (after years of braces and retainers) so they both made the decisions to have their wisdom teeth extracted.

My husband and I believe that wisdom teeth (if they don't crowd your mouth) and tonsils (if they don't cause chronic throat infections) are superfluous surgeries… pretty much benefiting the surgeons who perform these operations. (Of course, these are only our opinions, and we certainly don't endorse/push them!)

It sure is nice to be appreciated by sons and daughters. How nice that your son took the time to write that message of thanks to you!

]]> By: Larraine http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/whats-the-wisdom-in-having-wisdom-teeth.html/comment-page-1#comment-22156 Larraine Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:35:32 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=974#comment-22156 <p>When I was in my mid-40's, I woke up one morning with an odd feeling in my mouth: not quite a toothache but.... I made a dental appointment. When my dentist peered into my mouth, he exclaimed that I still had my wisdom teeth. Since I had never had any teeth pulled, I guess I knew that. He told me I was the oldest person he knew who still had their wisdom teeth. My son is nearly 30 and still has his also. My mother always said I inherited her father's teeth. He was an Italian immigrant who never visited a dentist that we knew of, and had every tooth in his mouth when he died - including perhaps his wisdom teeth. A few years ago my son sent me an email that said "Hey, Mom! Thanks for the teeth." His dentist said he had some of the best teeth he had ever seen. Since I've had to struggle with my weight all of my life, it seems only fair that SOMETHING should work out. Mine are my teeth!</p> When I was in my mid-40's, I woke up one morning with an odd feeling in my mouth: not quite a toothache but…. I made a dental appointment. When my dentist peered into my mouth, he exclaimed that I still had my wisdom teeth. Since I had never had any teeth pulled, I guess I knew that. He told me I was the oldest person he knew who still had their wisdom teeth. My son is nearly 30 and still has his also. My mother always said I inherited her father's teeth. He was an Italian immigrant who never visited a dentist that we knew of, and had every tooth in his mouth when he died – including perhaps his wisdom teeth. A few years ago my son sent me an email that said "Hey, Mom! Thanks for the teeth." His dentist said he had some of the best teeth he had ever seen. Since I've had to struggle with my weight all of my life, it seems only fair that SOMETHING should work out. Mine are my teeth!

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