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SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Don’t the British have better teeth than the US Americans?

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  • enbipanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve not researched this, but I’ve heard it’s because mouth health is prioritised over aesthetics.

    That basically means: no whitening.

    Teeth are naturally yellowish

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    • skisnow@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      also, dentistry is more accessible in the UK; free treatment is available to a bigger chunk of the population, and private dental care is cheaper as well.

      So, in terms of severe complications stemming from lack of dental care, the US is worse, but the obsession with straightening & whitening means that people who have got it together enough to appear in the media generally have superficially nicer teeth.

      It’s like most things in America - if you’re doing ok then it’s great, and if you’re not then the rest of the country just pretends you don’t exist.

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      • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

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        “Say, how is it that we got socialized medicine but me teeth still look like this?”

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      • Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        It’s like most things in America - if you’re doing ok then it’s great, and if you’re not then the rest of the country just pretends you don’t exist.

        That truly is the US in a nutshell. The US is fantastic if you are in the top 20% (and you have zero empathy for people you don’t know), otherwise this country truly sucks.

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    • bigfondue@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s also because Americans will spend thousands of dollars on cosmetic procedures for their preteens. Braces are not as common elsewhere. Europeans think a lot of Americans look like they have dentures because of this.

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  • Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Define better. They eat healthier (lower rates of diabetes and obesity), but they also spend less money on cosmetics.

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    • sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨39⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      It’s pretty obvious that I meant healthier teeth. Which they have because they’re not avoiding the dentist as much. Because it’s paid for by insurance.

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  • don@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve heard that myth before, never see any evidence in favor of it, not that I can be arsed to look.

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    • Nythos@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Not a myth and don’t speak as an authority on something you’ve never researched.

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    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What myth?

      UK gets free dental care through the NHS. Just not aesthetics.

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      • yermaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        There’s a lot of people who can’t afford dental care tbh. If you’re unemployed/disabled/whatever you qualify for free care, and if you’re in a good job you can afford it. If youre on minimum wage trying to make ends meet you dont qualify and cant afford it.

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• FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m so glad England isn’t real.

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  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh it’s real and no matter where you live the English have probably pillaged it for spices they never use.

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Nah, my ancestors pillaged the fuck out of the English 💪😁

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      • icelimit@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        So much so that is the main reason why they have shit teeth.

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    • Codpiece@feddit.uk ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Spices were too expensive for most of the population. Except for the likes of the powdered, wigged gents above.

      My ancestors only had beans on toast to look forward to when they got back from working in the mines.

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      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        You had beans on toast?! We had to wake up an hour before we went to bed and all we had to eat was cold poison! Times were tough in Yorkshire

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    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Spices they don’t use?

      What do you think tea is made of?

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    • Nikls94@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      OTOH there won’t be half as many independence days

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      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Counterpoint: Americans would have a higher average numbers of fingers.

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