O.K., I'm breathing - but why are teeth important...?

With any luck, you are blessed with your own teeth, as opposed to false ones. Not having any experience of the latter, I'm keeping the few that I have left in good order as they are still securely rooted in the bone of the jaws and mask, that's where the resonances originate, vibrating the sound which is then projected at whatever dynamic you determine. The confusing part of this process is why it takes so little air to create a huge volume of sound - and if you haven't achieved this sensation you won't know what I mean - very helpful !!! Modern technology and lots of innovative research have created dental implants; porcelain teeth screwed in to the jaw bones - alas, too late for me. The bone mass in my jaws is considered too fragile for the process, such a pity .....Never mind, my surviving teeth are doing a grand job currently, and I hope will do so until I cease to breathe.....Sometimes I think all that vibration may have contributed to my toothlessness..!.? One of the latest fashion "fads" is to whiten ivory coloured teeth - what madness ! One reason I am so toothless is, partly, that they were always exceedingly bright white (no longer so...) because the ivory was very thin and therefore easily decayed - as explained to me yeeeeaaars ago by a dentist. So why damage this protective layer with whatever chemicals are used in the bleaching process ? Of course, if the teeth are simply discoloured and stained, regular brushing should rectify that, without the use of harsh chemicals. Many artists have found it neccessary to have corrective and cosmetic dentistry as it is not accepted generally to have crooked or uneven teeth - we all have to look "perfect", as dictated mainly by the media. Maybe some day we will all be so bored by such "perfection" that "imperfection" will become fashionable, then dentists and plastic surgeons will thrive on that...!!? Yes - the imagination is running wild again - better say goodnight, sleep well - nice slow deep breaths - in through the nose, and equally slowly, and gently out through the moooouuth - nnnnnnnn.........zzzzzzzzzz........