pretty sure I have a regular set of teeth, although with an unconfirmed risk of wisdom teeth though. not sure if extraction will be necessary, as dentists and my old orthodontist has suggested I might need future surgery due to wisdom teeth, but no one has said whether they have a risk of actually coming in. Can't remember how many they said I have and thus might need to be extracted at a later date.
I do, however, have quite the extreme sensitivity in my teeth... I got like super nerve endings or something, because nothing covers up the immense pain of drilling. Ugh. Full tube of novacaine never did much because make my face all numb, definitely felt any major drilling procedures. So, the last time I went to the dentist, I asked for nitrous in addition. Well, that helped put me into a very slight lala land, and was numb, but still felt the deeper drilling, but did take quite an edge off the more superficial dental work and really only felt the vibration in my head, opposed to sheer pain. Next time I need to go to the dentist for cavities (more on that one in a moment...), I'm definitely feigning a lack of effects from the nitrous... they ask how you are feeling after a few moments to see if they have the nitrous/oxygen mix at a good level for you: everyone is different, but they use a general mix (20/80 nitrous/oxygen, well... I think it's just compressed air in the tank. Not sure if they'd give you 80% pure oxygen, but I'm probably wrong and it might be pure oxygen). This way, I can get a boost in nitrous, and definitely get into my own world, hopefully where I won't care enough and my mind blocks what the nerves in my mouth are saying.
As far as cavities though, this is where my mouth really shines. Or, at least if we were in competition for number of cavities throughout life. I brush normally - although a recent too hard toothbrush caused gumline recession. yay :| ditched that sucker for one of those oscillating crest brushes - and still get quite a few cavities. Last dentist resulted in a few appointments for a number of minor cavities, with a few deep ones, but we ran out of insurance coverage for the year and I haven't been back... probably don't want to know what my teeth are like now. :shudders: But yeah, my teeth are super cavity prone. Was following an advancement in dental research a few years ago that resulted in a blended paste brushed on teeth that massively improved the strength of teeth to resist cavities for those plagued with teeth such as mine. Sadly, not sure this went anywhere. Funny note, is it used selective cross breeding of genetically-modified tobacco plants! Made a few different plant strains, selectively bred them, and after mixing a few generations or something like that, they got this super plant that when blended up and pasted onto teeth during a visit, worked wonders for like a year or half a year.
So there ya have it. I have a normal set of teeth, but I think I'd rather not if it meant stronger teeth.
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