God and orthodontics

[Anonymous]

What was that dude thinking when he designed teeth and oral cavity? Was there any plan other than looking out for financial stability of future dentists? Why there is a so much extracting, expanding, wrenching, metaling and moving going on in mouths all over the world? This article feels hyperbole is modern days yet seriously thought provoking.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/01/do-kids-need-palate-expanders/685556/?gift=pCLJhLsj2xNfab0OdYk9gmlx4ikYfenm2Z39oOlXLnA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&fbclid=IwdGRleAPd1sJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeZ15cVjTe1y6aS_QmgMQciQjbuCrpu3vJhRuMS2_EudLGXMUaZQTalx6A97A_aem_azKStfqgvILaAKe3QLmkKg

[Anonymous]

LOL, a lot of it is to keep the orthodontists in business.

We went to a pediatric dentist who also did orthodonture (so wasn't reliant on that for his whole business). I asked about it when my kids were in ES and it seemed half the kids we knew were in phase 1 of braces/expanders/etc. One of our kids had wonky teeth, and I knew he was likely going to have braces. Our dentist insisted on waiting and watching and said he didn't do any braces until all the baby teeth were out. He said for the great majority of kids the 2-phase thing was purely a money maker for orthodontists. In the end, we waited for the baby teeth to be out. At 14, DS started Invisalign, it took 18 mos and his teeth are perfect.

[Anonymous]

Almost like we weren’t “designed” by a god right ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL, a lot of it is to keep the orthodontists in business.

We went to a pediatric dentist who also did orthodonture (so wasn't reliant on that for his whole business). I asked about it when my kids were in ES and it seemed half the kids we knew were in phase 1 of braces/expanders/etc. One of our kids had wonky teeth, and I knew he was likely going to have braces. Our dentist insisted on waiting and watching and said he didn't do any braces until all the baby teeth were out. He said for the great majority of kids the 2-phase thing was purely a money maker for orthodontists. In the end, we waited for the baby teeth to be out. At 14, DS started Invisalign, it took 18 mos and his teeth are perfect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL, a lot of it is to keep the orthodontists in business.

We went to a pediatric dentist who also did orthodonture (so wasn't reliant on that for his whole business). I asked about it when my kids were in ES and it seemed half the kids we knew were in phase 1 of braces/expanders/etc. One of our kids had wonky teeth, and I knew he was likely going to have braces. Our dentist insisted on waiting and watching and said he didn't do any braces until all the baby teeth were out. He said for the great majority of kids the 2-phase thing was purely a money maker for orthodontists. In the end, we waited for the baby teeth to be out. At 14, DS started Invisalign, it took 18 mos and his teeth are perfect.

Dentist are in it for the money and there is no God

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost like we weren’t “designed” by a god right ?

Right

[Anonymous]

God did an even worse job on female plumbing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God did an even worse job on female plumbing.

Knees and hips too.

[Anonymous]

Another example of UNintelligent design

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL, a lot of it is to keep the orthodontists in business.

We went to a pediatric dentist who also did orthodonture (so wasn't reliant on that for his whole business). I asked about it when my kids were in ES and it seemed half the kids we knew were in phase 1 of braces/expanders/etc. One of our kids had wonky teeth, and I knew he was likely going to have braces. Our dentist insisted on waiting and watching and said he didn't do any braces until all the baby teeth were out. He said for the great majority of kids the 2-phase thing was purely a money maker for orthodontists. In the end, we waited for the baby teeth to be out. At 14, DS started Invisalign, it took 18 mos and his teeth are perfect.

Every case is different. Invisalign isn't enough for complicated crowding.

[Anonymous]

Its marvelous but seriously flawed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God did an even worse job on female plumbing.

Absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God did an even worse job on female plumbing.

Knees and hips too.

Making essential parts with a need of replacement is just cruel.

[Anonymous]

Most of it is vanity, or poor oral hygiene, not God’s fault.

[Anonymous]

Apparently the teeth of early humans look great and straight. I read somewhere that before dentistry it was much more common to lose some teeth, so we generally have more teeth than we have room for.