Something I Hadn't Thought about. . .

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#1 Post by **simplywired** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:48 pm

Here's a little gallows humor? I was talking with a good friend today and she was asking how long I had to wear braces and what I wanted done if "anything should happen to you". I answered "if you're asking if I die of old age before my braces are off, do I want to be buried in them? - hell yes, I paid for them." Anyway, we both had a good laugh

#2 Post by **Zondrae** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:20 pm

that really is too funny! I hadn't thought about it myself.

#3 Post by **Lisa65** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:42 pm

#4 Post by **Lisa65** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:54 pm

but Meryaten - if your orthodontic treatment was almost finished anyway, wouldn't you want to have them removed so that you look nice in your coffin?

Somebody I work with made some stupid comment to me about "why are you spending all that money on your teeth when you could get run over by a bus tomorrow" to which I replied "at least I'll look good at my funeral!"

#5 Post by **Clo** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:19 am

But friends, all this irony

Yes, if that would happen, then the braces should indeed be removed before
the funeral. Where do you think you'll find an ortho who would change your
ligs over and over again ? I mean, digging you up, open the coffin, change
your ligs, close the coffin and bury again. This is a lot of work you know.

One thing though, when they dig you up in the year 12514, I think they will
have a good laugh. Look, one says, what they did in the old days to correct
teeth. My god, another says, metal on teeth. Bwah. I am happy, he goes
on, that we now have this instant correction. One injection in the bone and
the next day, our teeth are perfectly aligned and the bite is awesome, he
said with a white smile that created a flash that his sister who lives on Mars
saw when looking through the window ...

#6 Post by **lionfish** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:58 am

Bring it on, I say.

#7 Post by **Tin Indian** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:28 am

They always said that you can't take it with you, Well -Then I'm not going!

#8 Post by **Kat** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:35 am

Sorry this is pretty gross, I have thoughts that if I crash my motorcycle (I ride a lot) and hit my mouth and knock some teeth out that this wire would hold the now missing teeth. Would be terrible to have to go to the hospital with a wire sticking out of your mouth holding bloody teeth.
Sorry...

Yikes!

#9 Post by **science teacher** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:31 am

Kat,

That's the reason I won't let my husband EVER get braces.

We'd need new teeth and a new bike. We can't afford new teeth!

Kim

#10 Post by **SDFD TSchott** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:41 am

*WARNING CONTENT MAY GROSS ONE OUT*

The worst I've seen as a firefighter was a dead corpse with braces on, the teeth were still there and the braces looked like they were applied to the body after it was burnt.

SDFD TSchott

#11 Post by **stRaighteR** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:26 am

that was funny clo

#12 Post by **joney** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:45 am

This is funny, love the gallows humour. My daughters also said the same to me "what if you die when you have your braces on?". I responded that they should get them taken off and have an open casket and ask the undertaker to make sure that I'm smiling so that everyone can admire my lovely teeth. Of course this would depend on when I die i.e. if it were near the end of my treatment when my teeth looked good.

Joney

#13 Post by **simplywired** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:21 pm

Clo - Might be good advertising copy for self-ligating brackets wonder why they haven't thought of it

Meryaten - I understand when cremating they have to remove pace-makers (prior to) and of course that's an "extra" charge. Wonder what the policy for braces is

Glad it's Halloween! lol

#14 Post by **schoolglue** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:33 pm

Hm, that is pretty interesting! I think I would want to have my braces taken off before my funeral. I would sort of stink if you died right before you get them off though.

#15 Post by **simplywired** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:27 pm

Hey good investigating, Meryaten! Nobody needs an explosion in the crematorium - and very interesting about the replacement joints. Makes sense though, you wouldn't want a fake joint in the urn