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There is a difference between white teeth and healthy teeth. White teeth are not as resistant as slightly yellowish teeth, which are natural in white people. Africans and Indians seem to have whiter teeth by nature. Maybe it has to do with UV light of the sun as people down here in Portugal tend to have whiter teeth as well
I don't know about today, but in Europe dental floss was not very common decades ago. When I grew up few people used it. Maybe things have changed by now.
It also depends on the generation you are looking at. Young Europeans tend to have good teeth, thanks to very good dental hygiene.
Straight teeth are not important unless they cause problems of course. But perfectly aligned teeth can actually look a bit boring, some Americans look like horses
Straight teeth are not important unless they cause problems of course. But perfectly aligned teeth can actually look a bit boring, some Americans look like horses
Agree on all counts. Some people's teeth are too straight to be believed. Some of those must be veneers, or something.
There are distinct differences (in many aspects) between those 50+ years old & younger. If you are around 50, you grew up in Post-WW2 Europe. Very harsh times.
The British actually have among the best teeth in the world according to the OECD. Dentists in Britain being largely private practices just like in the US, however in the UK a number of people qualify for free dental care, such as the Under 18's, those claiming welfare benefits and the low paid.
Holy cow...coming from a country were 50 million have no health cover...
Yes. Well... You won't imagine that large parts of the US population are obese, just looking at American poster boys and girls, photographed in perfectly controlled conditions on a sunny Californian beach.
You won't see any hint whatsoever on parents who can't affort astma medication for their kids in shows such as "I Carly", nor will you see a parent or a grand parent dying in misery because of advanced stage cancer, as he can't affort treatment nor adequate pain relief medication, even tough he paid for years his private health care plan. Something wrong with the "free market" or what?
You won't see people living in trailer parks or somewhere in a bush, because they went broke due to medical bills or because of an unreliable insurance company only willing to pay $20 for a destroyed house after Katarina hit New Orleans. The terms of the contract were clear, weren't they?
America is the place to be, American governement obsessed with bringing "freedom and democracy" all around the world, even if that means killing those who are unwearthy of that freedom and democracy, because they value simple things: a decent life for themselves and all others. And backed up by a population that received the education the policy makers, in accordance with their puppet masters from big money, found fit.
Perhaps the Americans have better teeth, compared to Europeans, in every sense. Those who can affort it. The majority, or am I mistaken?
Almost everyone has braces at some time in their late childhood or early adolescence in the U.S., even the "poor" kids. Some states (New Hampshire comes to mind) even reimburse eligible families for orthodontic care (which can be very costly at $6,000 a kid).
It seems like it's mostly the UK, to be honest. I'm sure I'll draw a lot of hate and discontent from this, but from what I have seen, the dental hygiene in most of Europe does not seem to be on the same level as the United States.
It's not just the straight teeth that American clamor for, but from a lot of Europeans, primarily the British, it would seem that dirty or bad teeth are very common over there. Why is this?
Which countries in Europe have you visited where you've seen this?
In terms of Americans, over 100 million (one in three) don't go to the dentist because they can't afford it.
But that's for the poor. You could be over this threshold and still not be able to afford it. And, having money dosen't mean you have good teeth. A lot of people just don't know how to take care of their teeth.
Once, though, a lady from the U.K. told me the British do have bad teeth. She blamed the water for this. But I forgot what she thought was exactly wrong with the water.
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Originally Posted by Litri
Holy cow...coming from a country were 50 million have no health cover...
That's nonsense. You need to use the percentage. A country could have 1 billion people and have 50 million uninsured citizens. Another one might have 60 million people and 49 million uninsured.
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