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Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-05-10 18:56
Who on here has got the wonkiest teeth (crooked or misaligned incisors, large gaps, chipped, broken or missing teeth, etc.) yet still has no problems playing clarinet or other reed instruments?
I bet most will be in the UK and mainland Europe.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2014-05-10 20:28
My bottom incisors are crowded and not neatly lined up, although my other teeth are fine. An orthodontist looked at them many years ago and said he could probably get them all straight, but by doing so, he would create problems elsewhere.
It hasn't affected my clarinet playing, although when I play, I naturally hold the instrument it at a very slight angle.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-05-10 20:37
Likewise my bottom incisors are crowded and very much out of line with each other so I had my dentist take the sharp edges off the one that's pushed right back on its own so it doesn't cut into my bottom lip, but the mesh on all my other teeth are excellent according to him so he said it's not worth risking ruining that by having the front ones straightened.
I've seen several players with offset embouchures which is their way of getting around their dental or other anomalies and that hasn't stopped them.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: rtmyth
Date: 2014-05-10 20:51
I have all lowers jumbled, misaligned, misshapen. etc. The school nurse said I should see a dentist. We could not afford one, but, in 1934, my parents bought me a metal clarinet for $18 as a substitute for an orthodontist. I played for 70 years, and. at 89, still have my teeth
richard smith
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Author: wanabe
Date: 2014-05-10 21:39
Crowded, jumbled teeth? Consider yourselves lucky! I wear full dentures both upper and lower and I would gladly trade them for those crowded, jumbled teeth. Firstly, the lower lip intervening between the teeth and the reed will mitigate much if not most of the problems with uneven teeth, but not having your teeth firmly anchored to your jaw is a whole new headache. All of that business that you see on tv about which dental adhesive, I call it "tooth glue" is just a bumch of hooey, and "well fitting dentures" is a myth. I have no problem with the upper denture, but the lower one just doesn't have enough bone under it to properly stabilize it. It is possible to have implants put in that would firmly, well firmly enough anyway, anchor the lower denture, but I could buy a new Tosca for what that procedure costs. It runs between $5,000 and $6,000. So I just keep a tube of "tooth glue" in my clarinet case and when asked about it, I tell people that it works a lot better than tenon grease on the corks. Heh....heh...heh....
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Author: BobD
Date: 2014-05-10 22:07
My teeth are almost perfect, much better than the real ones.
Bob Draznik
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Author: wanabe
Date: 2014-05-11 04:00
The teeth are fine, Just great in fact. The problem is that in my case there isn't enough bone in the lower mandible to properly anchor the denture. They look great but I can't eat an apple without a knife and fork!
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Author: MichaelW
Date: 2014-05-11 04:04
My left upper incisor is protruding about 1 mm more than the right, increasing with age. I compensate this by sticking half a mouthpiece pad, lengthwise cut, over the right side of the normal pad. I like that better than having the dentist grind the tooth down.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2014-05-11 09:56
My teeth seem pretty straight, but I had one of the middle bottom teeth removed, so I actually have one tooth in the middle rather than the usual two teeth (and no gap). If I put the mouthpiece exactly in the middle it rests against one tooth which is sharp. So I play with the mouthpiece a little off to the side and at a slight angle.
Post Edited (2014-05-11 09:56)
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Author: Johan H Nilsson
Date: 2014-05-11 13:41
clarnibass wrote:
> So I play with the mouthpiece a little off to
> the side and at a slight angle.
So did (does?) Karl Leister and it seems to work. Don't know if it was because his teeth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffG-go6D_rs
I have sharp lower teeth so I use a mouth guard when I play for more than one hour.
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Author: donald
Date: 2014-05-11 15:20
I had two front teeth of very different length, making my embouchure quite lopsided. One day i had them evened up by a dentist (it didn't hurt either) and found almost immediately it was much easier to balance reeds, and in fact my reeds SEEMED (no clear data collected) to last a lot longer when i played with a more even embouchure.
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