Should i really be that self conscious about my teeth? Do people really notice them or only if they're bad?
I neglected my teeth a lot when i was younger but I've started taking care of them again by brushing twice a day.
I'm only 17 and i have really yellow teeth which is one of the main things i'm worried about because I'm young and my teeth aren't white like everybody else i know, and i drink a lot of fizzy pop so i've had acid /enamel erosion but now i use a straw when i drink. Would people notice this and really care?
Also, my two top teeth are really and i mean REALLY rotated and i have quite an overbite i think thats from sucking my thumb and i don't know if braces would be able to fix this or not, i really hope so though but if not do you think people would really care about them being like that?
My parents never took me to the dentist when i was younger so i guess i blame them for never wanting me to go so it was up to me to start going now.
So do people really notice your teeth when you speak to them and do they really care or do they only really notice them if they're really bad like mine because i'm really self conscious so i don't speak much and i prefer to cover my mouth but i don't want to be like that but i'm scared of what people will think of my teeth being in the state they are. I really do want to get them fixed as much as i can as soon as i can but i don't know for sure i could so if not what would people think.
If i met someone who i haven't spoken to before and i started talking and they wouldn't expect my teeth to be like that so i'm really worried about it and what they'd think of me because they'd expect me to open my mouth and have white, straight, healthy teeth and i don't.
Do i really need to be this self conscious and worried? I can't have the worst teeth ever,can i?
I want people to like me for the kind of person i am and not judge me for my teeth.
They look white on the photos but in real life are REALLY yellow:
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(I know I've wrote a lot but i needed to explain in as much detail as possible about my teeth and how i feel about them with how they are now)
(Please answer everything if you can and be honest)
And when i speak to someone who I've never spoken to before would the best thing to do be to explain to them about how i feel about my teeth or should i only do that if they actually comment on them because i think if i explained it would make me feel better and less worried and self conscious about speaking to the person then??
(Please try and answer everything and be honest!)
Smile problem? Is it my teeth or face shape?
When I smile, my chin sticks out oddly. It's a bit hard to explain, but from the front, my chin almost 'separates' from my cheeks and sticks out. It's really hard to get your attention away from it. It only disappears if I don't smile with my teeth and I can't just keep my mouth closed all of the time. But, I have braces right now and a bad overbite. Can it be the braces, overbite or is it just an odd face shape?
Thank you.
is it possible to have a great smile with bad teeth?
just wondering. everyone says confidence shows in a big great smile, what about the girl with a horrible overbite or the gap tooth or the cross bite, can she have a great smile? just wondering. i was pondering earlier. lol :)
How do I draw attention away from my teeth?
My two front teeth are particularly large, and I have an overbite. I am not the most attractive thing because of this little flaw. I am also often teased, and I am not exactly the person everyone wants to hang out around. I have a great personality, very amiable, friendly, funny, etc, and I have a crush on a boy who doesn't really hang out with me, because of the little teeth situation. How can I draw attention away from my more unpleasant features, and draw more attention to my figure and the rest of my face?
What are some ways to make my teeth need braces?
I want braces really bad, but my teeth are really straight. The only thing that is wrong with them is I have a overbite and my teeth are REALLY close together... How can I get them???
PLEASE TELL ME WAYS TO GET THEM AND NOT WAYS TO NOT GET THEM!
teeth orthodontics unsatisfactory result?
when i was 13 i got braces put on. when i was 14 the orthodontist said that i needed to get my four premolars extracted because there was not enough room to push my teeth in(for an overbite). against my parents best wishes i acquiesced because i wished to have nice teeth. i was influenced by the authority of the doctor and friends who had good results. my dad even took me to his friend who was a dentist and she recommended not to, but still, i thought it was a good idea and i would get wonderful results. okay, so i took them out. then my parents kept telling me during treatment that my teeth were horrible and that they looked like they were slanted inward. i had insurance that whole time. they decided who my doctors were etc. now i am 22 and ihave a different insurance. i have been unhappy with the way my teeth look and feel. since they are slanted inward i find plaque accumulates on the inside much easier and i still have a gap between my two front teeth, albeit small. i went to the orthodontist who said my whole treatment was horrible and that they never fixed the original problem(that i had an overbite and my teeth never touched) they just slanted my teeth inward. it wouldn't be that bad, except for ever since then ive had root resorption. my teeth are perfect, i have excellent hygeiene. never had a cavity. but when i got my braces off my original ortho asked if i had been punched in the mouth or seen any trauma. i was in complete shock, i had never been. and he said its because my teeth got root resorption and will be loose and eventually fall out. after that when i went to dentists they said there was a little shrinkage of the root but not enough to fall out. still, they've been loose ever since my orthodontics. loose enough for them to wobble when i exert pressure with my tongue and they move all the time. i hate going to get cleanups from the dentist cuz im scared theyll break with all that pressure and i would never be able to bite an apple cuz im scared theyll break. ive been assured thus far that they are fine and will never fall out. but the looseness bothers me alot. my dad has gingivitis and his teeth are stronger than mine and like isaid before i've never had any cavities! i've been told i should get braces again and that they use different braces with less pressure than traditional ones but i'm still scared to exert any kind of pressure on them. what should i do? im really really scared that eventually theyll fall out. even if they never do, what can i do about the looseness? i don't want to get them bonded like an old person!