Practically all of my teeth are false.

Well, at 72, isn't too unusual, ... except for the fact that, [nearly] half of my natural teeth were extracted in 1971 when I was only 27 years' old, simply because the dentist responsible for their removal told me I'd what he called, "an awkward bite"!

Now, ... ... whatever the hell he meant by that, I'm still NONE the wiser. But, I've several times, since, been reliably informed by my *present dentist, such a radical procedure would NEVER even be contemplated nowadays.

"How come?" I remember once asking *him, "that the ancient Queen Mother could possibly have managed to've kept her "crowning glories" until her passing at the age of 102, or so?

"Hah! - "wouldn't have fancied being in a downdraught of her", he'd replied.

Hopefully, this tale of woe hasn't become a "bore" for those who already have enough on their plates!!!