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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't met one person who is well-off and has bad teeth. Even the younger brits have good teeth now. I agree that dental costs are terrible and it's not only esthetics,  dental health impacts the cardiovascular health too. In addition,  most of the damage is done during childhood. [/quote]

I was about to say, are they British?

Perfect teeth are an American fixation.[/quote]

It’s a very recent fixation, too. I watch a lot of older TV shows from the start of TV to into the 90s, and many actors and actresses had imperfect teeth - even some pretty big stars.

It’s only the last couple decades that super white super perfectly straight and even teeth became a thing with people on TV/movies, and some Americans have become personally obsessed with trying to meet this unrealistic standard themselves.

But for many regular people this means veneers, and veneers ruin the actual tooth and there are many bad dentists doing shoddy veneers which fail and have to be replaced by which involves further ruining the tooth. Do some research into veneers; it’s better to have natural healthy teeth in whatever shade of color and misaligned to whatever degree than to end up with shoddy dentistry or orthodontic care that damages/weakens one’s natural teeth.

I endured years of braces as a teen which left me with a lovely straight smile of fairly white teeth. I love coffee and tea and at one point wine, so my teeth are not so white anymore - but the enamel is healthy and I would rather not weaken or thin it with chemical whiteners for vanity. Two of my lower teeth are more substantially discolored because they are essentially dead following an accident where they met with blunt trauma. They are strong and function very well so my dentist advised to keep them. All of my teeth started to spread a bit in menopause so now I have a gap in the top front two and smaller gaps between others - lost my retainer years ago, not going to endure more orthodontic work at 55 for a minor cosmetic issues like that. I have cleanings twice a year which are quick because I brush and floss faithfully with electric brush and waterpik, and my dentist raves about the condition of my teeth. Lost one on the side bottom during pandemic because an infection led to gum recession which couldn’t be corrected - was offered an implant, don’t feel like spending the small fortune when otherwise all the rest function fine and nobody can even see my gap.

Healthy teeth aren’t always blinding white and perfectly straight; many folks with blinding white teeth have crappy veneers or thinned enamel that will eventually lead to cavities and ultimately tooth loss. Many folks with straight teeth have resorted to discount orthodontics to get them and will also eventually suffer issues for their troubles.

Stop being so judgy, OP.[/quote]

I am interested in your missing tooth. I have a molar on the bottom right of my mouth that has had two root canals but I my endodontist thinks it's not going to be sufficient. He's talking implant but they are so pricy... what's it like having the gap there? How does it impact how you chew food, and does having exposed gum cause any issues?

After the last root canal I had a temp crown on it for a bit while I was waiting to re-attach the permanent crown and it was moderately annoying (I couldn't chew on that side with the temp crown because it would come out) and I started wondering if I absolutely had to have a tooth there at all. You can't really see it when I smile. I guess it would be visible to someone really examining my teeth when I talked but who looks that closely at someone else's mouth?

Anyway, curious about your experience and how you came to the decision to skip the implant. I'm still punting on it (going to wait until the dentist/endo say I have to yank the current tooth) but the day will come.[/quote]

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