Wisdom Teeth?

I am 50 years old and have had several missing teeth on both sides of my lower jaw since my mid 20's. I also have missing molars in my upper jaw with a bad case of receding gums on 2 molars, 1 on each side of the upper jaw. This has been an incredible embarrasment to me my entire adult life. I have been trying to get my nerve up and finally do something about this, but while surfing this extremely informative site I learned a new word: Atrophy. ... more

I am 50 years old and have had several missing teeth on both sides of my lower jaw since my mid 20's. I also have missing molars in my upper jaw with a bad case of receding gums on 2 molars, 1 on each side of the upper jaw. This has been an incredible embarrasment to me my entire adult life. I have been trying to get my nerve up and finally do something about this, but while surfing this extremely informative site I learned a new word: Atrophy. ... more