English teeth?!


Question: English teeth!?
I really don't mean to offend anyone
I am Married to an English man and have 2 Brit little kids and my husband teeth are fine but i have noticed that a lot of English people teeth are black and crocked
so I am curious as if there is any scientific explanation for this!?
is there something in England's water!?
or genetic
I am a bit worried about my one year old teeth and how will they come out to be!?
sorry
I DON'T MEAN TO OFFEND!
I am Mexican and we suck at other stuff but we have really white teeth in here, but that is definetly something I can't ask my inl aws about!.

P!.s I think Brits are the coolest people in the world, that's why I married one!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I'm British and although I know a lot of people with crooked teeth, I don't know anyone with black teeth!. Most Brits have healthy teeth, they are just not as obsessed with super-white movie star teeth!.

It isn't genetic!. Fluoride toothpaste was not routinely used in Britain until the 1970s, and mostly our water does not have added fluoride!. So a lot of Brits born before the 1970s have a lot of fillings in their teeth due to lack of fluoride and pretentative dental care!. NHS dentists were also paid on the basis of how much work they did on a patient, so I'm sure some of them did non-essential fillings etc on peoples' teeth, just to get the extra money!. Orthodontics is still not seen as a "must have"!. It's very expensive (it costs about twice as much as it does in the US)!. You can only get free orthodontics if your teeth are very badly misaligned, and it's hard to get an appointment in the first place!. There aren't very many orthodontists in the UK - maybe one or two per town!. Most British people do not have private health insurance and therefore have to pay for braces out of their own pockets!. Our standard of living is lower than in the US!. Housing, gas and food cost comparatively more, leaving less disposable income for non-essentials like braces!.

So there's a lot of reasons really!. In general dentistry here is seen as something you only get done AFTER your teeth start to give you trouble!. Not that many people can afford to get preventative dental care as this is mostly only available privately and is expensive!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The british having worser teeth is just a bad stereotype, like saying all Americans are fat, when they're clearly not!. I think one of the main reasons our teeth may seem yellower is because the majority of British origined people are paler than those of Mexican origins (obviously) and so our teeth would strike out more!. That's the only explanation I can think of to be honest but not every British citizen has bad teeth!. All of my family have amazing teeth and we're all of British descent!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

the only ppl i know or have seen like that are the ones who eat crap and smoke and drink and are over 30 soo 30yrs or more of punishing your teeth what do you expect!.!.!.my teeth are white i look after them, lived in england all my life, nothing wrong with the water, but i have huge gaps in my teeth, i the only one in family like this!.lol!.!.!.dont believe its genetics either!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

superbright, pure white, even teeth are very rare in nature, it's the American obseesion with "beauty and perfection" that leads them to put bleach and braces in their mouths!.

teeth are naturally a pale yellow, creamy, ivory colour!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

its nothing to do with where you come from i am british i dont have BLACK teeth but they are a bit crocked but im havin it sorted out with braces , its usually genetic maybe your or your husbands great great great grandmother/father had bad teeth or its too many sweets LOL!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

what i dont think so!.!.!.!.!.!.

i think you are just around people who have nasty teeth personally!.

im from england and everyone i know has nice teeth, maybe a bit of yellowing but thats kinda normal!.

brush the teeth and you will be fine :SWww@Answer-Health@Com

It is a myth that most British people have crooked or black teeth!. Crooked teeth can run in the family, but Rotten teeth cannot!. Just make sure that they brush their teeth everyday, and they might need braces!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's partly because of a lack of NHS dentists!. It is very hard to find one, so a lot of people don't go because it is very expensive privately!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Im british and my teeth are fine :)

mostly due to smoking or genetic or too many sweets lol :P
it does seem a lot of people do have bad teeth in britain but i dont think there is no real explanation lol:)Www@Answer-Health@Com

Its hard to get a dentist in England at the mo!!! Just teach your child to look after thier teeth, not eat too many sweets and to go reguarly to the dentist!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well, lack of basic oral hygiene is the root cause!. Nothing else!. There is no problem in English water!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

No!. It's nothing in the water, we have the best dental care available in most circumstances!.!. So i don't know really!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I agree with you, tall ,blonde , sooooo sexy!.!.!. I wish I could marry one too!! jajaj!.!.!.
well I don't know why their theeth are so though!!!
besoWww@Answer-Health@Com

Too many sweets and too few visits to the dentist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

ha ha ha!.!. thats the funniest thing I ever heard!.!. you are getting mixed up with the Welsh!Www@Answer-Health@Com

we are offended!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

too much sugar and alcohol


why are all yanks fat ar se'sWww@Answer-Health@Com

I don't know about the water, but I have noticed that in the Brits!. Many Brits have great teeth, but I think they probably just need to take care of them more than they do!. All the people with bad teeth also have yellow teeth, which means they're not taking care of their teeth!. If your husband has good teeth, and you do, too, there's no way your kids will have bad teeth unless you choose to not take care of them!. Go to the dentist when you should go, and teach your kids good dental hygiene and they should be fine!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I think you have taken your perspective of English teeth from too many bad movies! If you went to England you would see you are completely wrong! I realise you don't mean to offend, but what you say is quite ignorant!. You have no reason to worry, think logically, if your husband's teeth are fine, as are yours why would anything be wrong with your children's!?!? Also, having a darker shade of skin your teeth will appear whiter!. Every nation has stereotypes, and I have never heard black teeth as being an English one!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Socialized medicine and lack of dental care!. I have many very good friends from the UK and they are amazed at my bright white smile and straight teeth!. They have told me that dental care was not stressed when they were young and that people generally don't visit the dentist unless they have a problem!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

many of the Brit have really bad looking teeth!! Even actors and singer who have the money to fix their teeth have rotten and crocked teeth!.!.!.but its not only the Brit !.!.!.!.!.other European nations have bad teeth too!.!.!.!.look at the Germans!.!.!.!.they just don't give a care about how they look!!

Its not only the teeth!.!.!.!.its the whole body!.!.!.!.!.most European just stink!!! period!

I live in Europe so, I know!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

its simple!.!. britain is a very busy place, all about business and money!. So people are very business orientated, they drink a lot of coffee to stay alert and to keep up with the stressful life!. So too much coffee results in bad teethWww@Answer-Health@Com

i heard they pay mexico city police to lose weight cos theyre too fat to run after crooks

you can still run with crooked teeth lolWww@Answer-Health@Com

just make sure you brush their teeth with fluoride toothpaste it has nothing to do with where you come from! im English and my teeth are lovely straight and white thank you!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Umm I think along time ago England's had poor dentistry But Now that has changed allot i mean I don't think anyone in my school has nasty teeth !?Www@Answer-Health@Com

It is because they are to busy singing about their beloved football teams even though England failed to qualify because they suck!.
or
They drink a lot of tea and beer together!. Ewww lolWww@Answer-Health@Com

its just english skanks,
that dont brush their theeth, and let them go moldy,
mostly poorer people who carnt afford to get them fixedWww@Answer-Health@Com

theres no scientific explanation it must just be the people you have seen that dont care about their teethWww@Answer-Health@Com

HA HA HA HA FUNNY ^_^Www@Answer-Health@Com

lol thts just because brits dont take care of their theeth properly!.!.!.most of them dont care about their oral healthWww@Answer-Health@Com

they dont brush plain and simple!.
its not genetics!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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