More toothless Texas inmates to get dentures, not just pureed food

Houston Chronicle ^ | Oct 6, 2018 | Keri Blakinger

[pbear8]

I read here about a guy who bought used dentures for very little and had a local dentist make them over for his impoverished friend.

[HotKat]

Thank you so much

[wardaddy]

That’s true

Government or Canadian prolly works

[wardaddy]

That’s simply not true

Many people have bad teeth and or can’t afford good dental care which is expensive

Used to be most people lost thei teeth and got dentures

I’ve probanly spent 30,000 past 20 years on caps and veneers etc

My wife has never had a cavity

I brush more than she does....

Her teeth have plaque more which paradoxically protects them from caries

Life is hard on teeth

It’s a question of enamel and inflammation

It can be drugs like meth but my grandmothers didn’t do meth thst I’m aware of and both had chompers

[PUGACHEV]

Good dentistry is very expensive, and worth it, but paying more does not mean your get it. Some people on TV, especially news personalities, have extensive dental work that must have cost a fortune. Their teeth are supernaturally white, straight, and uniform, like a row of piano keys. That always looks fake to me, and sometimes I wonder if I’m not looking at a set of dentures. Good dental restoration should look natural, not obvious.

[Right Republican]

I’m sure. But the point isn’t whether people need dentures, it’s whether or not people need to be paying for yet other people’s dentures, especially under the threat of force by the government (IRS). And while certainly some people naturally lose their teeth, I’m quite positive that most prisoners most of the time lose their teeth, especially prematurely, to drugs. And finally, if prisoners are losing their teeth in old age, then the whole argument about providing them dentures so they can get a job when they get out falls apart. That’s the problem with conservatives, we want smaller government and lower taxes, right up until YOU have to pay for YOUR grandma’s dentures. Then, you want all the welfare the gov’mint can give you.