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[smithmiller6]

Hello to all hope I can figure out what to do and not to do on the site. I have a vast background in the C&B side of dentistry for 25 plus years. Have had a lab from 3 men up to 12 for those past years and am now back to a one-man lab and not sure if I’m going to rebuild in Charlotte or stay small. Look forward to the camaraderie in the future that the forums may offer and thanks for having me.

[modelcadet]

Hello to all hope I can figure out what to do and not to do on the site. I have a vast background in the C&B side of dentistry for 25 plus years. Have had a lab from 3 men up to 12 for those past years and am now back to a one-man lab and not sure if I’m going to rebuild in Charlotte or stay small. Look forward to the camaraderie in the future that the forums may offer and thanks for having me.

Welcome to the boards. Perhaps you have some insight into something I've been thinking about recently. In the Information Age, everything around us seems to be getting smarter. In a future where we're enhancing ourselves every way we can, what would it mean to have smart teeth?

[lunarsolarpower]

Smithmiller do you mean you run a crown and bridge lab? Do you also practice dentistry?

Modelcadet I think about things like that quite often. Dental implants seem like a nearly ideal way to interface machines with the body. They have access to the outside world as well as the bone and blood supply. One fairly ridiculous idea I've had is to place tiny LEDs into the facial (outer) surfaces of the front teeth that could make a small display or just twinkle for the holidays. When they were shut off they would be nearly invisible.

On the topic of a smarter mouth what about one that had sensors to keep track of the food, liquids and air that enter your body and alert you to anything out of the ordinary. Think of it as the TSA of the mouth.