Pulling teeth

Whilst practising my usual task avoidance strategy (blog-surfing instead of working!) I came across this fascinating post from Justitia. I wonder how far this goes towards explaining loss of short term memory in the elderly. In the past, people often had all their teeth pulled once they started having trouble with them, rather than having endless dental treatment which they didn't want or couldn't afford.
Anyway, I should be all-right. I'll be keeping all my teeth for the foreseeable future unless the government gets its act together and improves access to dental care in North Wales, which at present, for new patients, is non-existent. (See here for my previous rant on this subject). So I should live on into a wise old age - right?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

TK - wishes to point out that I am a man - but try to be fair to the weaker sex ( mind you would querry that if you see mrs Blog_of_this _site going full pelt on one of her rants as can be seen re dentits, deliveries and boxes)hence sent ma'am these comments - sent to me by a lady!!!I shall also be sending as soon as get any the next set of female driver/blonde jokes and will see if they are also posted! Also re dieting - all I can say is poor Keith!!

Michelle said...

OOOOOooooo....it has me thinking you know about all the people i know...LOL everytime i see an elderly person i look at their teeth to see if they are false!!!! I am soooo bad i start thinking about me mum!!!

gemmak said...

I read that too Jenny, it gave me some insight into my mental state .........I had 9 teethe removed as an adolescent! lol

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