Braces

[Gandalf]

Why is that?... Is that just a myth?

"English have bad teeth".

Hehehe

To be honest, it is a myth more than anything. British teeth are good on the whole.

I just happen to be one of those in the minority that didnt fix slight misalignments when young enough. Mainly because of stubborness really.

I like the idea of that I think it also comes down to the fact that we have or had the crazy idea of if it ain't broke don't fix it. If you're teeth are messed up sure they'd get fixed on the NHS but if it's a slight misalignment and not damaging it's a cosmetic (vanity) issue not dental. And really, I wouldn't want my healthy teeth filed down to pointy pegs to have some fake white ones glued on. The idea goes through me. But the increase of cosmetic dentisty in the UK has gone through the roof.

Looking like Christopher Walken in Sleepy Hollow is perhaps a good reason not to go through with the whole veneers thing. That and being too scared to eat baby ribs straight off the bone again in fear of messing up expensive new gnashers!!

I have teeth and they are my own. Not quite perfect but they do their job, I suppose!