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Dr. T. called them immune from normal decay, and, barring root trouble, capable of lasting a lifetime.

But putting crowns on six, upper anterior teeth was not only costly, it proved to be a slow, painstaking procedure. I grew very impatient, .. and apprehensive, when I realized how much tooth structure is shaved away to accomodate the crowns. It was narcissistically re- pulsive so : were the temporary crowns one wears the complex laboratory process of bonding the porcelain to the permanent crowns.

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Too, there was physical, as well as psychological discomfort, when it came time to take impressions of the carved-down teeth; when cotton strips were placed between the teeth and the gum tissue; so that these vital impressions were exact and accurate.

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But I forgot the discomfort, the long painstaking and my impatience, the evening I realized how perfectly the gold crown-linings fit. This was also the evening we were to select the color for the porcelain; I had brought along photos of Gale Ava...

Dr. T. wasn't too surprised to learn just what sort of "impersonations" I did but I was thunderstruck when he put the photographs aside and asked quite seri- ously, "do you want me to make masculine, . . . or femi- nine crowns?"

I hadn't counted on the many subtle differences be- tween masculine and feminine teeth; that women have wide centrals; narrow, and differently shaped laterals; that their teeth are generally smaller But these dis- tinctions are really not too important, the important thing is to bring your femme dressing activity to the dentist's attention in an unobtrusive, subtle manner. I knew the importance of this when Dr. T. said, "we're set on the color for the porcelain. I'11 do the bonding and the last step is shaping them in your mouth. you bring your feminine things to the office?"

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