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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:42 PM Oct 2012

Romney's teeth




I am amazed (shocked) that will all the money Romney has he hasn't used some of it to make his teeth look better.

I guess I've been noticing his teeth a lot lately because I need to go to the dentist, but do not have enough extra money to get all the work that needs to be done on mine right now!


Edited to add:

What I meant was replacing the gold crowns with white ones that blend in with his real ones


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Romney's teeth (Original Post) Tx4obama Oct 2012 OP
??? haikugal Oct 2012 #1
Do you see gold teeth in that pic? aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #2
I have a couple gold teeth, and I am nowhere near wealthy Skittles Oct 2012 #7
That's not what I was getting at aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #9
That's what I thought too. Because ... Tx4obama Oct 2012 #11
I hear you Skittles Oct 2012 #19
At 62, mine are so bad I ask myself why I should even bother aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #21
His teeth are lamost as bad as mine. Betsy Ross Oct 2012 #3
Christ. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #4
The only thing that is worth anything about Romney is the gold in his teeth. lumpy Oct 2012 #5
Lot's of gold in that mouth! And when he speaks, diamonds fall out he's so fucking rich! flyguyjake Oct 2012 #6
His teeth look fine? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #8
Nowadays they make very nice white enamel crowns that blend in with your real teeth. Tx4obama Oct 2012 #12
Sure, and he's probably had those for 25-30 years, or more Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #13
Gold crowns last longer and adjust to hot and cold better TexasBushwhacker Oct 2012 #14
Not the solid zirconia ones they make now. You can't break those even with a hammer. davidn3600 Oct 2012 #22
I'm certain he has always demanded and received the very best in dental care jsr Oct 2012 #10
I have gold crowns now, too, after my cermanic crowns cracked aletier_v Oct 2012 #15
A winning smile :) Tx4obama Oct 2012 #16
Mitt Romney's Teeth Generic Other Oct 2012 #17
Wow - at the :52 second mark he is wearing a studded black leather wrist band. Tx4obama Oct 2012 #18
I'm.....not saying anything Skittles Oct 2012 #20
Whatever. His teeth look presidential enough. Quantess Oct 2012 #23
If he was one of the workers that B Calm Oct 2012 #24
Romney has many faults. His teeth are not one of them ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2012 #25
his teeth arent the problem. MFM008 Oct 2012 #26
Stupid stuff like this make us seem desperate onenote Oct 2012 #27
That might make him look like he's from this century. undeterred Oct 2012 #28

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
9. That's not what I was getting at
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:59 PM
Oct 2012

I guess I'm not familiar enough with the ins-and-outs of dentistry but I thought gold teeth were from a different era and that someone rich like Romney would have had them replaced with implants or natural looking caps. Unless maybe he likes to flaunt a mouth full of gold like some people did generations ago. I would think a politician would be at least as sensitive about his teeth as a movie star and I don't know too many of those who have gold in their mouth and prefer to go with a natural look.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
11. That's what I thought too. Because ...
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:05 AM
Oct 2012

Folks that are in the public eye having their photo taken all the time you would think would want their teeth to look better as good as they possibly can.

White enamel caps look a heck of a lot better that having shiny gold showing when you're smiling and talking.

There have been lots of photos of the gold tooth on Romney's left side, this photo is the first time I've seen the gold one on the right.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
21. At 62, mine are so bad I ask myself why I should even bother
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 01:04 AM
Oct 2012

I spent too many years as a poor musician and then trying to break into the movie business and had no money to take care of them until I later sold out on my dreams. But I would have thought people like Romney who are obsessed with perfect hair and clothes would go with a natural look at any cost.

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,868 posts)
4. Christ.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:47 PM
Oct 2012

If those teeth look "bad" you guys would have a field day with my crooked teeth. They look fine, Americans are obsessed with perfect straight white teeth.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
8. His teeth look fine?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:55 PM
Oct 2012

I don't see whatever it is you're seeing. He has a couple of crowns it looks like, and probably fillings, but he's 65, he has very good teeth from what I can see (although I can't tell for sure, but those front incisors look like they may be a partial denture or bridgework).

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
12. Nowadays they make very nice white enamel crowns that blend in with your real teeth.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:07 AM
Oct 2012

Sorry, I just think the gold crowns look tacky.



 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
13. Sure, and he's probably had those for 25-30 years, or more
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:10 AM
Oct 2012

no point in having them replaced if it's not necessary. (Americans are very shallow when it comes to teeth, though, as observed elsewhere in this thread.)

TexasBushwhacker

(20,195 posts)
14. Gold crowns last longer and adjust to hot and cold better
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:11 AM
Oct 2012

Enamel may look better, but they tend to crack and they can be uncomfortable when eating cold things. I think his teeth look fine.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
22. Not the solid zirconia ones they make now. You can't break those even with a hammer.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 01:06 AM
Oct 2012

Called BruxZir. Made from solid zirconia. And look like a real tooth.

aletier_v

(1,773 posts)
15. I have gold crowns now, too, after my cermanic crowns cracked
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:14 AM
Oct 2012

There's a reason they used gold for fillings in the old days.

Ceramic is more brittle, gold is softer and wears together better.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
18. Wow - at the :52 second mark he is wearing a studded black leather wrist band.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:53 AM
Oct 2012

Isn't that sort strange for a cowboy?

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)
25. Romney has many faults. His teeth are not one of them ...
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 06:53 AM
Oct 2012

... or thirty-two of them.

Maybe a grammar guru can sort that out.

I have some gold crowns. Good choppers/grinders.

onenote

(42,714 posts)
27. Stupid stuff like this make us seem desperate
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 07:24 AM
Oct 2012

There are plenty of substantive things we can be pointing out about Romney. His teeth? When a substantial portion of the voting age population has gold fillings etc.? Dumb. Just dumb.

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