Hi, I'm 21 and I'm a dental maniac. I don't know exactly how this "problem" of mine arose, but as a child I had crooked and not very nice teeth, and they were relatively yellow, although I brushed them regularly, obviously my enamel was just yellower. They weren't the most crooked, some people didn't even notice that they weren't right, but I had decided that they were terribly crooked and terribly bad, and I thought everyone was looking at me. I come from a poor family and the only thing my parents could afford at the time were splints with a plastic palate, which were nightmarish to say the least! They couldn't last, when I put them on I had the feeling that my mouth was full of plastic, they made wounds on my tongue and gums, I don't know how it happened, but I was always with sores in my mouth. And despite, that they were nightmarish and I hated them from the bottom of my soul I wore them for 3 years. I kept repeating to myself how my teeth would get better and how I would have a nice smile and just last, but the braces turned out to be complete rubbish and a gram didn't help me, I just struggled with them. When I was 16-17, I started working here and there, whatever I could find, either in the summer or after school. I was a waitress, a cleaner, a bartender. And so I saved 2600 leva, as much as I was told that the braces on my upper and lower teeth would cost me. I put them on, I got perfectly arranged teeth after 2 years of wearing. I was with them at the ball, but I didn't care. What were 1, 2 or 3 years compared to a lifetime beautiful smile? Soon after removing the braces, I bought whitening strips and whitened my teeth. At the moment I am, to put it mildly, obsessed with teeth, dental hygiene, whitening, etc. n. I constantly pay attention to the condition of the teeth of the people around me and it strikes me that they are not at all interested in the condition of their teeth! We are not talking about whiteness or being perfectly arranged. We are talking about hygiene. Is a toothbrush and toothpaste that expensive? When I meet boys, I look at their teeth. Somehow I feel disgusted to kiss someone with yellow or IMPERFECT teeth. My friend tells me that I was a doctor, but really one of the first things I see when I meet a new person is his teeth. I always have perfectly brushed teeth and something mint in my mouth to keep my breath pleasant, I want my friend to do the same. Am I really sick or am I OK but most people no longer care about the condition of their teeth and do not know what oral hygiene is? It happens to me non-stop that someone sits next to me and starts talking to me and I smell his horrible breath ... I feel super uncomfortable. I know I have to delve into just that, I know there are a lot more important things than just teeth, but I can't. I am ready to swallow many other shortcomings, height, weight, etc. do not make any impression on me. But imperfect teeth, as well as dirt ... I can't, no matter how hard I try. Do you think I'm okay? Do I really need a doctor? I am ready to swallow many other shortcomings, height, weight, etc. do not make any impression on me. But imperfect teeth, as well as dirt ... I can't, no matter how hard I try. Do you think I'm okay? Do I really need a doctor? I am ready to swallow many other shortcomings, height, weight, etc. do not make any impression on me. But imperfect teeth, as well as dirt ... I can't, no matter how hard I try. Do you think I'm okay? Do I really need a doctor?
1 bonnie_lola answered
You're definitely a doctor. The problem is even that with this behavior you are well on your way to ruining your own teeth. I myself am getting into the situation very well. I come from a very poor family and I also had very crooked teeth deep bite. The difference with you is that I paid for the splint and went to the orthodontist myself, which means that I was well informed about how it should be cleaned and how to tighten it. The problem with you was that you were not taken properly, for 3 years if you were very young the mouth grew - in fact every year you needed a new splint, because for children the splint is worn 1-1, 5 and there was no effect because you did not tighten it. The wounds were from the wrong splint, poor hygiene (you were a child after all), cold sores or all together. I wore splints from 16 to 18, 5 years. and my teeth straightened and my bite improved - the most important thing - it was not pleasant, but then I barely took them off, because I felt naked without these braces - a strange feeling But anyway ... Everywhere in the world good teeth are a luxury and a sign of prosperity because caring for them is expensive. I also look at people's teeth as I look at clothes, jewelry (watches), shoes, but for 1 second to try to judge someone's background. However, there are people with darker teeth at birth or because their enamel has fallen out - yes, you are right - there are people with eaten enamel and people who have destroyed their enamel from gnashing their teeth and still have healthy teeth. I brush my teeth after every meal or chew at least chewing gum, I take great care of my teeth, but yours is already an exaggeration. For example, whitening your teeth is stupid, because you only destroy your enamel and eventually your teeth can become sensitive. It makes sense to professionally clean your teeth once a year, examination and repairs. Tolkoz. What kind of teeth others have is not your job, but yes - I watch (I admit) and I often know what kind of person I am dealing with. For example, there is no person who comes from a good family and does not have straight and well-maintained teeth, because the parents took care of dental health, braces, briquettes and so on from the very beginning. All over the world, the children of the poor and especially the uneducated have bad teeth, just as those who come from a developing country, from Eastern Europe as well - in our country it is true that all classes have relatively bad teeth. Many people are traumatized as children by the dentists at school or by the dentists in general and that is why they have bad teeth and besides, in general, dental care and all kinds of hygiene were not monitored in our country until recently. - These things were not important to people. But, here you have another cell, but you should not overdo it.