Why do some rich people have terrible crooked teeth?

[Anonymous]

I had braces, but they didn't pull teeth in the 1960s and my mouth just isn't big enough. I didn't want to have braces after starting my career and having children of my own.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you fix lower crowded teeth when you're an adult? Do braces even work when you're 30 40 50?

Yes, braces work as an adult (30, 40, 50).

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Anonymous wrote:Braces only became an obsession in the 80s. The folks you listed are boomers.

You must be one of those people who can't imagine life happening before you.

I had braces in the 70s, as did all my friends.

Same goes for my sister in the 60s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Braces only became an obsession in the 80s. The folks you listed are boomers.

You must be one of those people who can't imagine life happening before you.

I had braces in the 70s, as did all my friends.

Same goes for my sister in the 60s.

I know! Didn't they at least watch "The Brady Bunch" growing up? Who can forget the episode from the 1st or 2nd season (so late 60's) when Marcia got braces before the dance, her date didn't want to be seen with someone with braces but he ended up getting them too.

And smoking - it was known that smoking was bad for you even before the 80's/90's. Once again, look to the Brady Bunch when Mike and Carol were upset after finding a pack of cigarettes in Greg's jacket. Carol even mentioned to Mike how now they know smoking is bad for you.

[Anonymous]

I believe that this has to do with privilege. These people earn a significant amount of money no doubt, and yet they feel perfectly fine that their teeth continue to look like they are not cared for, but they have the privilege not to really feel concerned. I was part of leadership for nonprofits for over three decades and would not have been hired if my teeth had not been taken care of because I am not wealthy and don’t have national recognition. It has to do with the same conversation that if any one of us would have done even a small fraction of the horrifying things that Trump did, we would have been fired. I am not superficial, and I truly don’t care about appearances, but it does annoy me that some people are not held to the same standards. The standards I have been held to are higher, and I never made 6 figures. For me that is what becomes the issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you fix lower crowded teeth when you're an adult? Do braces even work when you're 30 40 50?

Yes, braces work. I'm 50 with braces. Your bottom teeth are the first that come in when you are a baby. So usually they are the first to go bad too. You can lose gum tissue and bone, and then they just kind of cave in.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe that this has to do with privilege. These people earn a significant amount of money no doubt, and yet they feel perfectly fine that their teeth continue to look like they are not cared for, but they have the privilege not to really feel concerned. I was part of leadership for nonprofits for over three decades and would not have been hired if my teeth had not been taken care of because I am not wealthy and don’t have national recognition. It has to do with the same conversation that if any one of us would have done even a small fraction of the horrifying things that Trump did, we would have been fired. I am not superficial, and I truly don’t care about appearances, but it does annoy me that some people are not held to the same standards. The standards I have been held to are higher, and I never made 6 figures. For me that is what becomes the issue.

You make a really good point. I never considered this. Like the PP said — the ultimate fu.

Huh.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe that this has to do with privilege. These people earn a significant amount of money no doubt, and yet they feel perfectly fine that their teeth continue to look like they are not cared for, but they have the privilege not to really feel concerned. I was part of leadership for nonprofits for over three decades and would not have been hired if my teeth had not been taken care of because I am not wealthy and don’t have national recognition. It has to do with the same conversation that if any one of us would have done even a small fraction of the horrifying things that Trump did, we would have been fired. I am not superficial, and I truly don’t care about appearances, but it does annoy me that some people are not held to the same standards. The standards I have been held to are higher, and I never made 6 figures. For me that is what becomes the issue.

You make a really good point. I never considered this. Like the PP said — the ultimate fu.

Huh.

Are you joking? The previous post is asinine and non-sensical. It only works if you agree on some “perfect” set of teeth that everyone HAS to have. Seriously get it through your heads that some people just do.not.care OR (and this might blow your mind) genuinely think their teeth are FINE just the way they are.

What shitty non-profits have you worked at that make hiring decisions based on teeth?

[Anonymous]

NOT getting completely unnecessary expensive cosmetic procedures is a mark of privilege?

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Anonymous wrote:NOT getting completely unnecessary expensive cosmetic procedures is a mark of privilege?

Yeah basically there is no limit to what actions are privileged. The word has become a cudgel with which to bludgeon other internet users.

[Anonymous]

I had really crooked teeth but parents had no money dental. By time I got it at work was 28 and did not feel like big metal things in my mouth for 3 years.

I finally got them as Invisalign at 48 One of my very crooked front bottom teeth was falling out. Was not room to get implant since the row of bottom teeth very crooked and crowded so me and dentist decided let’s do Invisalign and straight teeth and will fill in gap.

Along the way finished it, had a few more teeth issues that resulted in Implants and caps. But by then teeth perfectly aligned. I got teeth whitened and used lighter shade caps and old metal silver fillings one by one replaced

I am 58. Five implants, 9 caps, two sets gum surgeries and teeth whitening. It was time consuming, expensive.

As a kid only rich kids got dental as not covered insurance and was bulky painful metal types. Invisalign only been around and popular 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had really crooked teeth but parents had no money dental. By time I got it at work was 28 and did not feel like big metal things in my mouth for 3 years.

I finally got them as Invisalign at 48 One of my very crooked front bottom teeth was falling out. Was not room to get implant since the row of bottom teeth very crooked and crowded so me and dentist decided let’s do Invisalign and straight teeth and will fill in gap.

Along the way finished it, had a few more teeth issues that resulted in Implants and caps. But by then teeth perfectly aligned. I got teeth whitened and used lighter shade caps and old metal silver fillings one by one replaced

I am 58. Five implants, 9 caps, two sets gum surgeries and teeth whitening. It was time consuming, expensive.

As a kid only rich kids got dental as not covered insurance and was bulky painful metal types. Invisalign only been around and popular 15 years.

Curious around how much did this dental work cost and near which zip code?

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't Andy Murray fix his teeth? And I don't think "he is British" is the reason. Plenty of people in Europe are fixing their teeth these days and wearing braces. His parents obviously had money for tennis, I am sure they could have scraped for braces for their kids. He could even do Invisalign now, and take them off during matches, but he doesn't. It might take a little longer to fix this way, but still possible. So, why does a rich, famous athlete has such bad teeth?

He has bad teeth and is still rich and famous. You post on DCUM about rich and famous people with bad teeth. Who's winning?

What? Are you drunk?

Is this really so hard to understand?

I understand very well indeed. Yet since you are posting here too, it had more to do with, what's your point?

NP but I don't think you do understand very much at all. Why are some rich people bald? Why do some rich people have small breasts? Why do some rich people have crows feet? Cosmetic alterations can change all of these but not everybody cares about it. There's definitely one thing you can do cosmetic surgery on and that's IQ, something in which OP is definitely lacking.

[Anonymous]

Teeth move as you age. And, it depends on the quality of the work when you were younger.

My orthodontist did a good job, my dh's didn't. His bottom teeth have all moved and bunched together.

It may also depend on how long people wore retainers, etc... After a certain age it just becomes part of your look, so why change it? Everyone's teeth don't have to be perfect.

[Anonymous]

I'm surprised at how many people think it's superficial to wear braces--it usually isn't. It's about quality of life and mouth pain (or ear pain sometimes.) It's about being able to properly flush and brush your teeth--not being able to keep all of your teeth clean can lead to decay, bad breath, and dental diseases. Not having properly aligned teeth can be painful, and make it harder to eat. Wearing braces isn't for vanity, it's for a better overall quality of life long term.