--tooth load-bearing/shear-point correlations--

  today's happenings where magnificent...a dentist is restoring nice function to my "chompers"...leading me to share a few of my thoughts about teeth, i will share a few select things, at this time( the rest are between my dentist and i to pursue)--

   the skinny--

  i feel that natural teeth are the strongest chewing option, due to the fact that they are "in-suspension" within the gums, allowing some movement before "shearing" occurs, and the tooth is lost...if we view the tooth as an extension from the attachment point, at the gums, i believe we can say with confidence, that the tooth indeed acts a "lever", creating much added force to the area of attachment, once we see the end of the tooth as a lever, we can then substitute this tooth "model" for the equal situation "in-play" at the end of a "tork-wrench", when attached to a "socket"...so, if the tooth was secured as a solid joint, to the bone, it would then act in the same manner...but, to really be an equal situation, we would have to use a "cheater-bar", or a handle, that was made of plastic, to correctly simulate the action of the gums...and then we would have it...the plastic handle would bend very many degrees, before the "shear-point" value was reached, in comparison with a solid handle, that reached the "shear-point" value as soon as the slightest degree of movement is achieved...looking further, the design of natural teeth is incredible, i feel that the little legs on teeth( roots), are there to provide less movement of the teeth when being pressed down upon, and some possible movement, before being "knocked-out" from the side( i view the pocket of flesh that is directly beneath the tooth, like a cowboy on a horse...meaning, huge direct down-forces are possible, with some movement possible, from the side), in short, it seems( in my opinion), that a completely solid connection to the jaw( of teeth), provides much less durability, than one that will bend a bit, before breaking, and will "return-to-center" after stresses are incurred( as in gum function)--

  summary--

     i suggest that the power of teeth is within their ability to move slightly, and then re-solidify, after the trauma has passed( the gums will heal), and that the pulp of the tooth, replenishes the calcium within the tooth, from calcium being removed from the blood, in a "smelting process", occurring within the tooth, where i believe calcium rises to the top of the pulp, present within the tooth, and is transferred to the tooth, at the contact point...also of note, i have some views about "dental prolapse", and the possible measures to deploy when attempting to avoid it( see my other "    " post within this blog)--  

  --i feel that this b.s., is quite good b.s., of use for initiating a conversation with your dentist, and nothing more--

  best wishes, john kruschke--  :o)