Potentially too much information - about teeth and being my "age"

[viciousdisorder]

You can blame this on the fact that last October my dentist told me my wisdom teeth had started to come through. That and a couple of other You can blame this on the fact that last October my dentist told me my wisdom teeth had started to come through. That and a couple of other incidental events that have got me thinking...

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[viciousdisorder]

Books are definitely a big spend item for me. Clothes not as much, and shoes... well kind of... Alex buys them for me because I wouldn't go shoe shopping if I had any say in the matter.

:) I suppose I should be grateful I don't need botox... although I would hope most 26 year olds wouldn't.

[little_foxy]

They are some interesting facts! I had my wisdom teeth taken out ohh 18 months ago, and they technically didn't come through at all. Two I had two small corners come through, but three of them were sideways, so growing into my other molars, and one was stuck and not going to come through apparently. Mind you I hadn't had any problems with them, no pain or anything... but out they had to come!

[viciousdisorder]

Yeah, I think there's a lot of people who have to get them taken out... which I'm wondering if that counts in the statistics or not. I guess if they never technically come through (or maybe never through completely) then you don't get included in the statistic.

Seems a lot of people have them grow sideways... My sister also had hers removed because all 4 were growing sideways.

I had an xray 1.5 years ago and mine were in the correct alignment, and I think the dentist said they were going to fit (just). I decided to not go see the oral surgeon at the time ... I'm not wondering if that might have been a less than sensible idea now. Nevermind, I'll probably just check my dentist's opinion again next October.

PS Only annoying thing was that the "facts" were never on websites that I would be happy to quote from. There were a lot of pages saying the same thing, but no scholarly articles which made me feel uncomfortable...

[vilakins]

I had a wisdom tooth out at 18 or so, two more in my early 20s, and I still have a lurker. An LJ friend in her 30s is getting an impacted wisdom tooth out this week.

I've always looked younger too, though I'm average height for a woman. When I was at uni, people though I was about 13 or 14 (and I did use to travel for child's fare on buses), and sometimes when I didn't have makeup on, they thought I was a boy (I have short hair). I didn't mind about the boy bit; I just laughed, but it annoyed me when people just wouldn't believe me about being an adult.

[viciousdisorder]

Were they taken out as they came through? Or taken out as precautionary measures?

Hm, the height thing might have something to do with it. I consider myself short, although according to wiki I'm exactly average height. My idea could be slightly skewed though because I was so much shorter than many of my high school peers in year 7. It actually suprised some of the other girls how much I had grown when they had to consider it in year 11.

I would love to still get child fairs, but I'm too nervous that I'd be caught out by an inspector. The threat of a $200 fine is enough to keep me compliant. Did you get a lot of people saying "you'll be grateful when you're older" when you were explaining to them why it was frustrating/annoying to have your age underestimated? And are you grateful?

[vilakins]

The wisdom teeth were impacted, one of them with my jaw which had to be cut into under general anaesthetic. :-(

I'm exactly average height for NZ and slightly over for Australia according to that--and I still have to shorten all the trousers and jeans I buy. Everything seems to be made for unusually tall women with long legs. I should make the few lengthen from a generous turn-up rather than almost everyone shorten.

I only minded if they thought I was lying about my age, and I am grateful now that I look younger. :-)

[viciousdisorder]

So, if I may ask... why weren't they all taken out at the same time.

My "little" sister always has to buy the talls because the length of averages are still too short for her. I actually fit the averages, because most of my height is in my legs. My husband who is the same height as me, but has his height more evenly distributed, needs to have 10cms+ taken up on every pair of his jeans.

I've never really had anyone tell me I was lying. Some people find it hard to believe, and it was really annoying the time Alex wasn't allowed to buy some beer because I was with him, looked like I was under 25, and didn't have id on me and they thought he might be supplying to minors... but that's probably been the only incident where I've been super frustrated.

As it stands now, maybe one day I'll also be grateful. Although for now I keep telling people if I looked like an adult I'd be happy.

[tropic_dm]

I've still got my wisdom teeth... and I'm in the 50-60 age bracket (higher end). It probably helps that I've had other molars removed for various reasons so there was room for them to grow out properly. I've never had any problems with them ever.

I really don't understand why it's so important for wisdom teeth to come out unless your jaw is too small for that many teeth - maybe we're evolving to the point where our mouths will be so small that we'll have one or two teeth top and bottom and look like rabbits!

And I look young for my age too, most days. I think a lot of that is also due to attitude - having a young outlook on life - if I began to act "my age" I'd be an old woman overnight!

[viciousdisorder]

I think you're right about space left on the jaw, and the possibility of them pushing other teeth out of alignment/coming through at the wrong angle/putting pressure on the nerves in the jaw. Alex had basically no problems with space for his wisdom teeth to come through... and he has a fairly large jaw I'm trying not to say, or imply, he has a big head and is missing one of his adult teeth (because it never came through).

When did your wisdom teeth actually come through, if you can remember?

:) I'm not sure about the attitude. It might hold true when you're older but at the moment I'm considered one of those boring (old-like) people who doesn't do what a lot of other people my age ie go out partying/drinking every weekend.

[tropic_dm]

Oooh, now you're stretching the friendship, expecting me to remember when my wisdom teeth came through *grin*. I suspect it was during my teens. I know I did have a baby tooth that hadn't grown at all and that plus the adult tooth beneath it had to be removed during my late teens, and then years later the tooth next to the gap had to come out too because it had fallen into the gap. That was on the top. On the bottom I had one canine tooth growing totally out of alignment (in front of two other teeth) that had to come out plus I've had others taken out on the bottom, but that was well after my wisdom teeth were through

[viciousdisorder]

wow. Your teeth certainly don't sound like they wanted to behave in a straight -forward manner (no pun intended).

I do do what I want. Which is sit at home and use the internet, and read books. ^__^ I'm perfectly content with that.

Sounds like a lovely card to have received... I can imagine it being significantly treasurable. Was it all hand written or did she find a shop one that actually had a reasonable message in it?
PS My father's 50th... which was 12 years ago... had him receiving an over 50 first aid kit.

[eneit]

I can tell you people mistake you for someone much younger: you have an elfin shaped face, a slight figure, and lack of inches. Combined with your lack of concern about fashion and make-up it gives the all arms and legs look one associates with coltish youth.

And then you open your mouth, and well, that's where your years are, in the wealth of knowledge you've acquired over the years. *g*

However I do know that it is rarely as appreciated by those who look much younger than they are. A mate of mine was refused service in the pun for being under-age. Except he was 21, and this was the local hotel where he'd had his 18th, in a town where you knew everyone *g*

[tropic_dm]

I agree with what eneit says about mistaking you for someone younger... I always get you and Elyse mixed up!

[viciousdisorder]

Oh god... how much younger is Elyse than me??? She's still in high school isn't she?

Don't mind me... I'm killing myself laughing here.

[eneit]

She's doing her HSC this year, does that help? *smiles innocently*