Why do Americans have such rotten teeth?

stevebaby

http://www.whocollab.od.mah.se/countriesalphab.html
Global Oral Health - CAPP

Is it the crap they eat? Too lazy to brush and floss? Can't afford dentists?
Even Bangladeshis have better teeth! OMG!

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cheapie

12 year olds dude. 12 year olds.

Wurm

Yep.

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MountainPro

lets face it, Americans are HUGE. No one can deny that fact.

thats not a euphemism for tall btw, i mean they are fat.

Fat fat fat. Largely cause by consuming massive amounts of calories and doing fuck-all all day...which must be bad for the teeth...

yeah sure you'll get the usual stereotype invented by Americans that Brits have bad teeth but thats only to draw attention away from thier own massive stomachs...which doesnt work.

here, I'll let uncle sam explain...

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cheapie

we are fat. very fat. there's no denying it. but i think it's a fallacy saying that we think you have bad teeth to distract attention from our guts.

i think that impression has been around a lot longer than our distended abdomens. americans haven't been fat for all that long.

and i don't believe the impression is that brits do/used to have bad teeth, just crooked teeth. so the studies on oral health aren't exactly relevant. typical american consumerism would be to disregard our teeth and then just pay to have them replaced/fixed up when they do go bad.


besides....GB is now the fattest country in europe. not long before you join us at the buffet line buddy!


edit: you forgot to mention the copious amounts of soda we drink as well. between the acid and the sugar, our teeth have no chance!

jhuskey

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Largely cause by consuming massive amounts of calories and fuck-all day...which must be bad for the teeth...

I knew something was rotting my teeth ...but never did I think it was that.
Oh well there is always room for jello. Who needs teeth.

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Scotty_Dog

I'll readily admit a high percentage of Americans are overweight. So, Scotland having a higher DMFT rate than the rest of the UK and the USA must simply be based on the fact that they have shitty dental hygiene. There we have it.

http://www.whocollab.od.mah.se/sicdata.html

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stevebaby

...when you can open beer bottles with an opener?

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stevebaby

...but I don't need no stinkin' opener. I'm hard. Real hard. I just eat the whole bottle, top and all.
Liquid refreshment and roughage at the same time.

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MountainPro

jeezus, i wondered why i was putting on the pounds recently...i need to move to a slimmer country...

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MountainPro

our govt thinks its better if we dont have dentists in the UK...

i moved house recently and have to go on a waiting list....18 months long.

its a joke...especially for me since i love eating chocolate and diet coke...(not)

i asked our local dentist what happens if i have a dental emergency (which might happen due to my brakes not working correctly right now)...you know what he said...there is an A&E (ER room to you merkains) in the city!

what joy! cant wait for that day...

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cheapie

please tell me you're kidding! 18 months?

Scotty_Dog

18 month wait, wow, I feel for you.

Help me figure something out here, can you see a dentist sooner if you pay for it yourself or is every dentist under strict government funding/control?

I mean, by filling out some forms and waiting in long lines once a month, I could get free cheese, baby formula, etc. from our government. But it's much easier to just go buy it from a store.

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jhuskey

I got the wife training on the bike 7 days a week so she can open a beer with her butt cheeks.
Why waste my energy on menial tasks.

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