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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m 55.

I will assure you that getting older is not for the faint of heart.  I had two crowns placed last week, and the thing they give you to bite to keep your mouth open while they were working on them caused a crack in another causing the need for another crown. Your body literally starts falling apart, even if you have always been very healthy and took great care of yourself. Don’t even get me started on menopause and hellish hot flashes or how our culture hates people over 45…[/quote]

If your body is falling apart at 55 you need to figure out why because it’s simply not normal.

And as someone with crappy teeth genes, I have had dental stuff happen to my teeth from late teens/early 20s. That’s more genetic than anything having to do with age. I have pretty much resolved that by the time I am in my 60s I will probably have all implants. Really not the best example. some people are just not blessed with good teeth.

Also, you sound like a miserable person.[/quote]

NP. I don't want to derail the thread, but as someone who also has crappy teeth genes, aging definitely makes the problem of crappy teeth worse. As you stated, some of us might have all dental implants by our 60s. This is a sign of one part of the body (i.e., the mouth) falling apart, as PP states.  Not sure why you are defensive about PPs observation that having extensive dental problems is an unpleasant part of aging for many of us.[/quote]

I was making the point that dental issues are not a good example because they are mostly based on genes. That is why I stated that young people also have extensive dental issues when they are given these genes. So I don’t consider that “your body falling apart”. Now if you are completely sedentary, eat poorly, don’t take care of yourself and don’t keep up with your checkups/bloodwork that is an entirely different beast and is typically why older people start to have extensive health problems. [/quote]

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