Klarinet Archive - Posting 000021.txt from 2011/10

From: Mary Vinquist <krsmav@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] dental question
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:48:42 -0400

About 40 years ago, I chipped one of my front teeth (on a liter-sized
glass Coke bottle). The chip was barely noticeable from the outside,
but it required a big change in playing (including conversion to
full-time double lip). I noticed it for years, but I don't think I
sounded any different.

Then 25 years ago I was mugged and had to get a (permanent) bridge
covering the two front teeth and another adjacent one. Fortunately,
my dentist had made an earlier mold and was able to reconstruct the
lost teeth, including restoring the chipped spot. Because it wasn't
an implant, the base of the bridge, next to the upper gum, had to be
thicker (front to back) than my original teeth. All these years
later, I'm still aware of the difference, but it hasn't affected my
clarinet playing at all.

I had a wisdom tooth pulled two years ago. It made no difference.

>From my experience, dental work can be bothersome to clarinet playing
for a while, but I could always adjust. Better to have solid teeth
and make the adjustment than the other way around.

Ken Shaw
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