I mean, OK everybody would like to have perfect teeth but that doesn't answer my question. Is it just another way of spending money for them, is it a status symbol or what?
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It's a rich and luxerous community. The richer you become, the more focused you would be on problems which less rich people would consider minor or not so significant(like acne, imperfect teath, blemished skin etc), besides, the culture promoted by the very strong and acive media is focused mainly on appearance, which gives it an unpreceded importance in the american society never before experienced in history. Fat or unsocial kids can get harrased and have real trouble at school and sometimes there are suicide attempts because of that, etc.\nYet this tendency of perectingone's looks is not a result of an asthetic sense or of developing  ahgher senstivity towards beuaty, but is mainly due to accumilating great sums of money, the proof to this is that it goes parallel to a very wide spreed symptoms of obessity. If you ever travel to the staes, you would be amazed by te precentage of fat people there!!\n\nThe same symptoms have been present in almost all society during eras or remarkable economic growth(The french used toeat and vomit so they can enjoy more food , the spanishused to make the beds of the nobility from pure gold, etc)\nIt is perfectly naural to act pampered when you can afford it:)\nThe drawback is , of course, is the possibility to become softer, or to be unable tounderstand how do poorer people think, or what types of life they could endure. and this could be a very serious drawback  sometimes.
319936
its not about being fat..its about being pretty!\nand raising their self esteem and self image!\n\nbesides everybody spends money on nails and hair!!\nwhere r u living?
194986
i'm a dental student clinican. i honestly would agree with you.. even us, students, do that. we are aware that patients can't answer as we kept talking while we treat.. it depends on the mood, it depends who the patient is, it depends on the case.. it's not always that we talk. we do not just treat patients to get money... we really want to know them.. patients are not just mere patients but probable friends for us. if your dentist asks you.. it really shows he/she is concern about you..=) HOW WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE A DENTIST to JUST STARE AT YOU FOR AN HOUR W/O SAYING ANYTHING.. that one is really something.. observe for yourself.. =)
260017
Oh, it's wanted. Some want it, and won't stop looking until they find it. The people who do want these values always seem to be overlooked. There are guys out there who want what you want, just have to know where to find them!! =)
26939
For the same reason people choose cars, art, or anything else, we are a visual society and the first impression we get of anything is visual.\n\nIf the visual thing was not so important car manafacturers would make one model of car that was functional and everybody would want one.\n\nSome people choose to express themselves with tattoos, piercings, dreadlocks, the way they dress, and in many other ways, since this is a CHOICE they made they are being judged by their real selves.\n\nPeople are judged by their families, any group makes a reputation for themselves and will be judged as a group, unfortunately children of people with bad reputations tend to be judged based on the family reputation, To change this they must set themselves apart from the reputation and make their own.\n\nThe majority of voters in america perpetuate this by voting for a candidate based on the political group they are a member of and not the qualifications of the person themselves.\n\nThe last time you watched a game, did you notice the individuals on the team, or did you just notice the team as a whole? \n\nwhen you look at a car, do you judge each part for it's function, or do you choose for the over all appearance and function.\n\nI guess what I am trying to say is, Our society judges people based on more that just themselves, a lot can be learned about an individual based on the choices they make. If you as an individual is part of a group with a bad reputation, then you will be judged as a bad person too, if you choose to have multiple piercings, you will be judged by the general population as being part of that group, good or bad, you will be placed in that general catagory because of your choice to visually associate yourself with that group.
486653
they are a variety of colors of teeth for starters...they are some people born with natural white teeth , ah the lucky bastards! and some people like me are born with ivory colored teeth. So if ur an ivory colored, ur teeth will never become with as a paper...
488340
Americans tend to be very image-oriented.  Have to be skinny, have to have perfect hair, perfect skin, perfect teeth.  Skinny people with perfect hair, skin and teeth tend to get the better jobs, no matter how unqualified they are.  Their looks, not their abilities, are what gets them paid.\n\nI think it's stupid and that people take their appearances too far.  I agree with you; basic hygiene is good, but artificially whitening teeth is just going too far.  (When someone's teeth are too white, I assume they're wearing dentures and to me, that's very unattractive.)
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i believe what you are talking about is a cantilever bridge and is actually a very conservative way to restore your smile when something like what happened to your tooth happens. you don't hear of this often cuz it takes special situations for it to occur. by doing the extraction and placing the bridge like that - it keeps him from having to do a 3 unit bridge which would involve yet another tooth . if it were my mouth i wouldn't hesitate on the treatment
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The teeth are rotting at the same rate their brain is.  The great thing about it is they do not care.  \n\nI love my teeth, my parents spent a great deal of money on them when money was not flowing (my parents became wealthy after I was 12).  My mother brushed every tooth since my first.  I took fluoride as we were on well water.  My teeth are more valuable to me than any gem.  BUT if I were to be a crack smoker, my brain would be stupid and I would stop caring that crack ruins the teeth and then I would die anyway.  \n\nThe real scientific reason, not sure, but you know I will be looking it up now, as you sparked my mind!!!\n\nTake care.
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I think it sounds about right to me.  When my brother had to take his tooth out from his gums (it was stuck or something) he had to get braces first.  They'll probably just prep the tooth by spacing your teeth apart, and then pull them back together with your implant.  And besides, why not want perfect teeth? I got my braces off a month ago and my teeth are stunnign!
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I have recently had root treatment on two seperate teeth, I ended up having to get one of them out!! a week later ,so I say no , just ask for extraction , Dentists say they are trying to save our teeth but in fact are making a huge ammount of money from unsuspecting patients, who are usually at their wits end with pain when they visit the dentist in the first place, that they will agree to anything the god like dentist is suggesting !!
174947
Your teeth don't sound too bad. You just just be able to get a retainer to shift your teeth into place where you want them. The retainer you can take out and put in whenever, or just wear at night. It helps for minor adjusts that you want and is cheaper than braces.
454923
I don't mean any offence or crush any of your dreams. I think that one should be satisfied with how they look. Look is given by our parents and we should be grateful for that. Actually, i admire my friends who have dimples that make their smile cute and adorable. But i told myself that i myself also have a unique smile that comes from deep in my heart and those who appreciate that will feel it. In conclusion, everyone is unique in their own way, just be yourself and not be obsessed with changing your look. You are unique in your own way and own look!
424836
alot of them get them custom made by their dentists\njust ask your dentist about it , it will probably cost about 20-30 $
42033
Im not sure there is one, but not finding one reminded me of something I read today, "We dont know what your problem is, but if we find out we'll name it after you." Sorry I couldnt help more, I did search though for it interested me. Theres a fear OF teeth though :P.
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It's my opinion that the light is a gimmick.\nThink about it this way... a dentist has to go through tons of training to be able to offer his services... why (and how could) someone just start selling some of that stuff to people... especially something like a "laser?"\nIt is just a gimmick to make a little more money... \nJust my opinion
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Wisdom teeth used to serve a useful purpose, but are now considered vestigial organs. A vestige is a degenerative or imperfectly formed organ or structure having little or no utility, but in the earlier stage of development of a species performed a useful function. The reasons that wisdom teeth are now "outdated" are many. Until quite recently, our diet included mostly very coarse food, as well as impurities such as dirt and sand. This coarseness would abrade teeth so significantly that they would take up less space in the jaw. Permanent teeth were also frequently lost at an early age, which would create more space in the jaw. Because the diet was so coarse and hard to chew, the jaw itself would develop into a larger bone because of this constant workout. All of these factors would create more space for the wisdom teeth when they came in.\n\nThe heavily processed diet of today does not produce the tooth abrasion or jaw development that we used to see. Modern dentistry has pretty much eliminated significant loss of permanent teeth at an early age. This leaves us with too many teeth and not enough jaw. The wisdom teeth still develop as they always have, but they have no where to go.