Sunday, January 4, 2009

This Bites!

I was reading the other day that flossing adds 1 year to your life. Hummmm, Ok, but if you spend an hour a day meticiously brushing and flossing after every meal and lets say 6 hours a year going to the dentist and going to the store buying floss, that would be 371 hours a year devoted to oral care. If you lived to be 75, that would be 27,825 hours of tooth care. If you divide that by 24 it would be 1,159 days or 3.17 years so you can live one year longer. Is this cost and time effective? The only person this is good for is the dental profession. We should pull all our teeth as soon as they come in. Without teeth, there would be no tooth decay, braces, flossing, root canals, whiteing, and without all these problems, wouldn't we live at least a year longer and actually enjoy the time doing fun things? We could all get used to the idea of toothless people, if we were ALL toothless, it would be normal. We would have to give up prime rib, etc. but hey, that isn't good for us anyway. We could all make do quite well on veggies and fruits and get along fine and be healthier for it. Who says those folks in West Virginia aren't none too smart? They are WAY ahead of their time, that's all.
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  1. geezJanuary 5, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    There are many things that are better with no teeth, but hey in the spirit of good dental health I floss frequently with a business card. Which also brings up the question: Why does my dentist charge the same for my cleaning as a guy with all his teeth?

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  2. Blog PrincessJanuary 5, 2009 at 3:21 PM

    Thanks for joining the blog!!! For being my first follower, I shall contribute a sizeable amount toward your entry fee or the Farrah Fawcett Fan Club....your choice! I was thinking perhaps as soon as I get my first advertising check (as soon as I figure out how to sign up for it!) I shall bestow it upon you.
    Regarding the no teeth thing....I went to a business meeting once where one of the assistant managers told one of the owners of the company that if he would give out bonsus, she would take her teeth out and get down on her knees. She was in her 50's but a bit of a loose cannon. He was probably around 30. Never did hear the results of that one! Nothing like willing workers!

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