# toothless **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 12, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291 "2012-01-12T15:51:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tanglefoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4da419/32.png) [@tanglefoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanglefoot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291/1 "2012-01-12T15:51:11Z")
my front tooth snapped off and my dentist ground down the remaining visible bit to my gum and had a false tooth made I cannot wear this and have considered taking all the extra resin off and glueing the remainder to what is left of my root… any ideas ??🙂 ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291/2 "2012-01-12T16:01:42Z")
If it was as simple as gluing a piece on with houehold glue, dentistry would be a lot simpler and cheaper. The stress on a tooth in use is fairly high. Generally, the guy should have done a root canal and stuck a metal post in there to hold the crown. Of course, a gap in the teeth is also a fashion statement of some sort, depending on the image you are trying to provide. If the dentists (I assume) made a tooth, how is it un-usable. ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291/3 "2012-01-12T21:17:37Z")
Miscellaneous observations: I knew a Siberian Yupik woman who had no front teeth. She said it was a cultural thing to remove them and showed me pictures. I cannot find any pictures on the internet. Have you ever heard of anything that could not be referenced on the internet? The OP reads like a situation that require a bridge. Can an implant support a front tooth? I had lots of relatives with no teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291/4 "2012-01-12T22:29:53Z")
Advice on do-it-yourself dentistry is best suited for IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291/5 "2012-01-12T23:11:15Z")
What kind of glue did you have in mind, **tanglefoot**? ---
**Author:** ![tanglefoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4da419/32.png) [@tanglefoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanglefoot)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291/6 "2012-01-13T15:09:25Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > What kind of glue did you have in mind, **tanglefoot**? either super glue or araldite lol ---
**Author:** ![tanglefoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4da419/32.png) [@tanglefoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanglefoot)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291/7 "2012-01-13T15:11:35Z")
I did forget to mention it was already a crown with the old tooth still in and there was no root canal treatment ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291/8 "2012-01-13T21:05:54Z")
If the bone is strong, you might be able to get an implant. If not, think about pulling it. And maybe the other front tooth and have them do a bridge, dentures or other options your dentist has to offer. Speaking from personal experience on this one.