I lost a tooth recently - an ancient LR3 baby tooth I had retained for more years than I'm prepared to disclose here.
The resulting gap has been filled with an implant. So far only the abutment post has been installed via a substantial hole drilled into my jaw. The following two weeks of pain (at
times substantial)
afforded me the time to consider the variety of replacement teeth type, colour, shape and function.
My dentist is appalled at the idea of my new implant tooth taking the form of a Monopoly Game red hotel. (made of some kind of extra hard metal of course) I still believe the roof ridge will make an excellent incisor edge. I haven’t bothered discussing the idea I’m posting here of a Disco Ball Tooth.
Disco Ball Tooth would take full advantage of the abutment depth. (that’s the metal bit screwed deep into your jaw that holds the post to which the tooth is attached.) It’s the abutment into which the Disco Ball Tooth is anchored, only instead of being fixed in a permanent position, Disco Ball Tooth features a tiny bearing, rising cam, and holding spring enabling it to rotate by a fraction - just enough to make its multi mirror finish surface twinkle like a disco ball. This is triggered by the simple action of opening the mouth which releases pressure on the spring, causing the Disco Ball Tooth to twist on its rising cam axis and create the flickering twinkle.
Disco Ball Tooth isn’t much use for chewing and must be cleaned frequently to maintain its sparkling exterior. Maintenance is facilitated by popping out the Disco Ball itself and placing it on the motorised supporting spindle it comes supplied with, then applying the miniature cleaning brushes, as the ball rotates rapidly in situ.