I was watching this show on TV on Thursday regarding Teeth. Cant remember what it was because I was out of it but I listenign to the differences between US and UK in terms of dental hygiene and it was startling

This also reminded me of The Simpons ep where Lisa is at the dentist and the dentist shows her the British Book of Smiles

Anywyas, why do you think their is such a difference. Obviously, lots of people have great teeth so I'm not stereotyping

also, do you not find it slightly odd that considering the ramaprt obesity in the US, that there obsession with pesrly whites is a bit hmmmmmmmmm

I know my parents didnt put pressure on me to wear braces and my teeth are slightly rooked a sresult. I'm still gonna get them but I would have preferred to have done it when I was a younger. Wearing glasses and braces at 22, GEEKKKKKKK!!!!!! LOL

Any rplies will be appreciated

its a cosmetic obsession

I am getting braces ..... I am 31 years old, I havehad an overbite for most of my life but it effects the way I chew and speak and now that I can afford them ..... I will be wearing them. I had the option of having two teeth pulled, which I have just had pulled this week and getting the braces put on which I will be doing next month. The other option that was presented was getting my jaw broken and reset for the "perfect" smile. Of course, that was not an option for me considering how ridicously excrutiating and expensive it would have been, but I don't need perfect just need normal. A few people have told me that I do not need braces. I am certain that I do. I guess because my overbite is not pronounced (like hanging out of my mouth cannot close my mouth )then that would be why people would think that I do not need them. It is good for your teeth in the long run for them to be properly aligned , it retards the possibility of decaying teeth. I figure I have a good set of teeth now and who wants to pay for areplacement set because you took the ones you had naturally for granted?confused3I have a good job anddecent dental insurance. But your average American is walking around with less than perfect teeth because it's just too durn expensive to go to a dentist. I haven't really seenan obession with the perfect smile in my everyday experience as an American, I see it in mass media though, then again the mass media has an obsession for "perfect" everythang.

good to hear from someone stateside

I just assumed that it was reasonsbly proced and that every p[erson in US has pearly whites. Guess its the propaganda machine( not tring to take a pop, dont want a us v uk war)