Omaha World-Herald (02/07/06)
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=57&u_sid=2112353&u_rnd=4428207

Quote :

"Health officials in Nebraska have ordered Omaha businesses to stop making “grills,” custom-fitted ornamental mouthpieces designed to cover teeth with gold or platinum. The dental jewelry can be removable or permanent, but experts say both varieties can cause health problems. “These things just trap bacteria, and they don’t allow the proper cleansing that the lips, the cheeks, the tongue do. That can really lead to gum problems and loss of bone and long-term periodontal problems,” said Dr. James Howard of the Creighton University School of Dentistry. Grills can also impede the natural position of teeth, and customers can be exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C during fitting for the devices, he said. Nebraska law requires a dentistry license to sell grills, but jewelry stores and other vendors openly peddle them in malls and store fronts. The Nebraska Health and Human Services System’s department of regulation and licensure has ordered two businesses operating at mall kiosks to stop selling grills. But since the stores are not licensed to perform dentistry under state statute, the agency cannot enforce the order. According to Lisa Anderson, assistant attorney general in the health section of the Public Protection Bureau, the state Attorney General’s Office would have to receive a complaint that the business had violated a cease and desist order before they could take enforcement action."

2/20/2006 11:32:48 AM

small potatos

what about big tobacco and fast food

2/20/2006 11:39:32 AM

for some reason, I had the crazy notion that somehow, the george foreman grill was bad for you now.

2/20/2006 11:45:49 AM

^haha, that's actually what i thought too

2/20/2006 11:51:54 AM

do people still do this?
i thought this ridiculous trend was dying down.... or maybe that was just wishful thinking

2/20/2006 11:53:25 AM

^^ same

2/20/2006 11:53:44 AM

^^that grill song brought it back

2/20/2006 12:10:43 PM

some people finance their grill one tooth at a time

get it done, sell the painkillers, buy another

repeat until mouth is full

2/20/2006 12:11:50 PM

actually i dont think it ever really died down... its always been really big, in fl, la, texas, and st louis

2/20/2006 12:12:58 PM

Quote :

"customers can be exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C during fitting for the devices"

so they're saying the person who does the fittings could be sick. like your dentist.

2/20/2006 12:16:32 PM

OMAHA, NEBRASKA


bahahahaha

2/20/2006 12:35:13 PM

im sellin erybody grillz.

2/20/2006 7:55:29 PM

this thread needs more pawl wawl

2/20/2006 8:01:01 PM

^^^lots of cool people are from nebraska, dont hate.

and they spelled it wrong. isnt it 'grillz'?

2/20/2006 8:59:42 PM

paul wall?

2/20/2006 9:01:34 PM

is he from nebraska?

2/20/2006 9:02:55 PM

no

and paul wall sucks

2/20/2006 9:05:06 PM

The word is actually grille.

2/20/2006 9:06:31 PM

teef

2/20/2006 9:08:54 PM

^^^good. and yes he does. i dont care about your teeth, they're nasty with that junk all over them.

next fad: wooden teef. george washington wins!

2/20/2006 9:26:49 PM

why do they give a shit? let the dumb bastards mouth rot out.

2/20/2006 10:30:04 PM

because the people that buy grills are on welfare

and my taxes pay for their health problems

2/20/2006 11:14:02 PM

i went back to my high school for a weekend and to see my sister cheerlead and there were a lotta kids w/ "grills." they looked stupid as shit, and i really think some of em were aluminum foil or something like that

2/20/2006 11:18:43 PM

yeah, see i totally thought this was about cooking out.
i am so white.

2/21/2006 12:01:35 AM

I'm a teacher, and one of my students the other day put aluminum foil on his teeth for decoration.

2/21/2006 12:06:58 AM

Are you seriously telling me kids have run out of places on their bodies to ostentatiously display wealth/fakes or disregard for their parents wishes??

If we lowered the minimum age of body piercing consent to 16 this fad would die out fast.

I hope.

2/21/2006 7:25:48 AM

anyone who is considering getting this done is not going to be detered by an article like this

2/21/2006 7:33:47 AM

the whole top diamond?

2/21/2006 9:43:25 AM

Just Nebraska trying to keep the black man down...

2/21/2006 10:39:18 AM

i got my mouth lookin somethin like a disco ball

2/21/2006 10:59:09 AM

darwinism

2/21/2006 11:01:53 AM

I'll sell you some. $49.99, aluminum foil, just like silver.

2/21/2006 12:24:17 PM

ha ha ha, nebraska.

2/21/2006 12:40:24 PM

about Paul Wall: i've never heard anyone say "aluminum foil" so fast and actually say it correctly.

2/21/2006 1:05:51 PM

aha

2/21/2006 3:23:31 PM

Quote :

"because the people that buy grills are on welfare and my taxes pay for their health problems"

vote republican and that shit will change.

2/21/2006 7:00:44 PM

^then the rich people will get my money instead of the poor people

2/21/2006 9:26:06 PM

i love it how people in Raleigh, NC talk can talk shit about Omaha, Nebraska.

pretty stupid shit

2/21/2006 10:14:42 PM

No, stupid shit would be anyone with a grill.


"So much ice you can skate on a nigga"

2/22/2006 8:39:33 AM

that too

haha also i thought this would be funny



vs.




[Edited on February 22, 2006 at 4:13 PM. Reason : i really dont know what the point of this was]

2/22/2006 4:08:05 PM

^ so uuuuummmmmmm, whats your point?

2/22/2006 4:38:24 PM

is Omaha's downtown trying to compensate for something?

2/22/2006 5:50:13 PM

ha winston salem has the best phallic building

2/22/2006 5:50:51 PM