Can your teeth shrink ?

[EternalOptimist]

As people get older, they get smaller. I was wondering if its possible that your teeth could shrink as well, and if they got too small could they fall out ?

[TimberWolf]

As people get older, they get smaller. I was wondering if its possible that your teeth could shrink as well, and if they got too small could they fall out :

You mean a lot older? 'cos a lot of people get bigger in middle age. Their arses for example.

Teeth get thinner through wear and from acid attack and start to look yellow because the dentine? shows through. Gums also recede making teeth loose.

Some parts of the body get bigger though, like the ears. Strangley enough old people don't hear better despite this growth, so I'm not sure why their ears get bigger. By coincidence 'ear' sounds like 'hear' to old people, or people getting on in ears.

[EternalOptimist]

Ah, so I am getting bigger, but my teeth are staying the same size. As my gob and ears get bigger my teeth will fall out.



I knew there was a scientific explanation. Thanks TW

[NotAllThere]

If your gums bleed, it means they're inflamed, which stops them gripping your teeth so well, so they get loose and fall out.

My dentist reckons that there are four types of people; those who get gum disease so their teeth fall out, those who get tooth decay so their teeth fall out, toothless people, and really smug gits.

[Jubber]

Booze and fags make your gums shrink, in fact, if you ain't careful you'll end up like this

[TimberWolf]

Booze and fags make your gums shrink, in fact, if you ain't careful you'll end up like this

I suspect sunbathing may have been a contributory factor there.

[FiveTimes]

I suspect sunbathing may have been a contributory factor there.

sunbathing with olive oil

[KevinS]

Some parts of the body get bigger though, like the ears. Strangley enough old people don't hear better despite this growth, so I'm not sure why their ears get bigger. By coincidence 'ear' sounds like 'hear' to old people, or people getting on in ears.

The nose and ears don't stop growing because they are made of cartilage, not bone..

That said, can you imagine how big Robert Kubica's nose is going to get..

[TimberWolf]

The nose and ears don't stop growing because they are made of cartilage, not bone..

That said, can you imagine how big Robert Kubica's nose is going to get..

Lots of things are made of cartilage though...

[Diver]

Dieting makes your gums shrink (and other things)

http://data1.blog.de/blog/w/wulfweard/img/skinny.jpeg

No smut but gross skinny woman