| are women willing to look past a mans flawed teeth.
Posted: 5/24/2008 5:35:09 PM | Teeth; natural or dentures, speak volumes to me about one's overall health so if you can, get your teeth fixed.
It costs little to have a good toothbrush, some tooth paste and floss! | |
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| are women willing to look past a mans flawed teeth.
Posted: 5/24/2008 6:00:18 PM | dingolover is correct. Dental care can be expensive if you don't have insurance. Even if you have insurance the co-pays can be a witch. I can only say that I thank my parents for their guidance in that area. The last dental work (other than cleanings) I had was having my wisdom teeth extracted at 20. Hmm, losing my wisdom teeth might have taken away my dating wisdom. 
Seriously, though, if teeth are just a bit crooked and not snaggly, rotten, or have disease and smell, you should be ok. Teeth and eyes are the first thing I see after I have looked into their personality and heart.
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| are women willing to look past a mans flawed teeth.
Posted: 5/24/2008 6:07:30 PM | "Are woman out there willing to look past a mans flawed teeth if he has good qualities"
I can't look past bad teeth. That is the one area that I couldn't tolerate. He could be the best guy on the planet, but bad teeth are a dealbreaker. | |
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Posted: 5/24/2008 8:53:17 PM | not straight....well no one is perfect...rotting out of your mouth...well yeah that is not something I can handle.
I met a guy at a bar, from afar and up close he looked hot, nice hair, nice clothes,smelled good....opened his mouth to talk to me and his teeth were rotting....I was poilet...but became instantlly not interestred..I know thats bad...but I figure...if u have time to do all else...why dont u have time to take care of your teeth? | |
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Posted: 5/24/2008 9:11:04 PM | things change.. > Don't berate yourself for not enjoying looking at a guy whose teeth were rotting.. it's not a bad thing. people are allowed to have standards: your standards include that the guy looks after himself and is presentable in our culture and social setting. His standards were not the same. it's not shallow.
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if this is about you. and I believe that it is. You are not smiling and have your mouth shut in your pic so....
Go to the dental school closest to your town. Ask for help. Sometimes, given the right circumstances, they will do the work on you for free. or some nominal fee.
The dental students that do this practice in school have their instructors close by. Sometimes it may not work out or turn out the best yet most often it does.
Try that. good luck. | |
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Posted: 5/24/2008 10:11:13 PM | | well I work in the dental industry so I'm a little more picky now than i used to be. But as long as they're clean and not rotting away, there aren't any problems. My own smile isn't perfect but it's a healthy one, and that is what matters, i think. | |
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Posted: 5/24/2008 11:36:35 PM | Since you brought this up, it has been one of my pet turn offs. The teeth that have been ignored for years.
I can recommend a good teeth whitening product. Aquafresh trays. They are abou $30 for 7 days use.
They really work well.
Remember, if you bleach your teeth, be careful what you eat for a while. They tend to be porous and adsorb back easily the color of coffee and tea.
Dentists want about $400 for teeth whitening and they last as long as the other over the counter stuff anyway. | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 12:27:28 AM | | I'm guessing (lol), no, most women cannot look past a man's teeth. I can't anyway. Mine aren't "perfect". They could be whiter, but then again, we all want celebrity white teeth nowadays, a la Angelina Jolie or Jessica Simpson (i like their teeth *shrug*). But when a man smiles, you want to be able to look forward to kissing him or be able to just look at his mouth without setting off your gag reflex. A bit crooked or not-so-white--fine. Badly rotted or plaque-d--Yuck!! | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 1:57:25 AM | | How bad are that? If they are clean, properly clean, and not a nasty shade of greyish green or yellow, then chances are you are worrying way too much about something quite trivial: your teeth not being movie-star straight. My special someone has quite crooked teeth and he doesn't believe me but something about them is very cute to me. He is a man of character and his teeth reflect that. I think he has an absolutely gorgeous smile. So don't get wound up if your teeth are a bit crooked, just keep them nice and clean and shiny... Many people don't have teeth at all, so just look after the ones you've got and be grateful. | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 2:13:20 AM | | gotta, For as immortal we might think ourselves to be ...teeth are not only a 'fraction of attraction, but a factor for our overall health. My bad for not caring for mine better than I have, but I went w/o insurance (besides a job to cover the co-pay) for too long during and after my divorce. Mental ...besides dental, is another health factor and I'd other matters to address about then. Am not too happy that I had to let so much go out the window, but I am the happier w/ a woman who's also had her unbearable life trials ...and not-so white teeth either. Somehow, I know that I'll be better w/ her looking out for me as I do for her ...and her unpretentious smile is priceless. | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 2:32:14 AM | I don't think that this is a fair question.
Look, you can't change what you do and don't find attractive.
Consider this for example : Ever eaten mussels ? They look disgusting. Some people can manage to put the things in their mouths and they tell me that mussels taste wonderful. I wouldn't know. The moment the thing gets close to my mouth I gag. I can't help it. There's no way to talk myself into eating one of these things ; I have a reflexive reaction to the sight of a mussel I think might go in my mouth. It's really out of my control.
So that's to illustrate the point that we don't necessarily control what we find attractive or appealing. We can talk all we want about 'looking past' something but ultimately, we either like the sight of something or we don't. I can't talk myself into eating a mussel the same as some people can't talk themselves into kissing somebody whose teeth they find repulsive. Simply put, we're talking about apples and oranges here. It has nothing to do with reason in the first place. We simply like certain things, find others benign, and plain old don't like the rest.
While I don't have a problem with a couple 'out of place' teeth that are maybe a little yellow, I don't think that I could stomach the thought of running my tongue over somebody's blackened, bleeding gums. It's a matter of degree too of course and I think that for most people, a perfect smile isn't what they're actually after. They simply want a smile that doesn't make them beg for a quick, painless death. | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 3:50:24 AM | My guy's teeth aren't perfect, so I guess the answer to the op's question is, "Yes, some women are willing to look past a man's flawed teeth." Just as, some men are willing to look past a woman's flawed teeth, obviously. Strangely, his smile looks sweeter to me now than it did when I first met him. Funny how that works, sometimes.
I agree with the other posters regarding the fact that misaligned teeth are really no big deal if health and wellbeing (e.g. being able to chew properly) is not affected. Rotting teeth -- that's certainly a health issue, and I'd hope that the person I'm interested in would deal directly and promptly with any other health issue they face as well, and I'd do all I can to help them deal with it. A front gap (between the two top, front teeth) runs in my mom's side of the family, and honestly I was always a little disappointed that I didn't inherit it.
I can certainly understand how really, really bad teeth might be an initial turn-off. I guess I'd have to agree with gotapulse on that one -- some things are just disgusting to contemplate putting anywhere near my own mouth, tongue, etc. I don't consider my initial disgust to be shallow, but if I treated someone with bad teeth unkindly or refused to even have a longer conversation with that person, and discover something more about them beyond just the appearance of their teeth, I'd consider THAT to be very shallow indeed. After all, teeth ARE fixable, as someone pointed out. Character is much harder to fix, and personality is usually ALREADY fixed (as in no longer pliable) by middle age. I guess what I'm saying is I'd give someone a chance, even if their teeth were sort of an initial turnoff. But that's just me. | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 4:10:10 AM | | I saw this thread and had to ask another question. I was in a car accident that damaged my jaw and teeth on the left side. Now that I am recovered from my injuries I have BRACES.... (uuuuugghhhh). I just want to know how women feel about a grown man with wires in his mouth????? | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 4:19:49 AM | [And then there's England!]
Ohhh....nasty Plastic Sturgeon!! Your wrist has been slapped from all us UK people. Thankfully, I'm in Scotland- so geographically, I escaped and your bite didn't leave it's mark on me!!
Have to agree with the majority here though - whilst an odd small chip, gap may have endearing character to the person, as long as they are clean and in the right place - otherwise it's a total turn off from a dating point of view.
There is nothing more stomach churning than to be with a person who has teeth that are badly stained, yellowing, or ingrained with brown nicotine marks..... and they think you want to kiss that? Bleurgh! I understand the financial aspects, but there are soooo many products that can be bought to remove stains and whiten (otherwise good teeth) - and professional whitening doesn't have to be expensive.
What gets me is: many people take out loans for very fancy expensive top of the range cars: that depreciate the second you drive away from the dealer: yet would never consider investing a small fraction of the money on something that not only looks good, shows care for their health, lasts many years and from a morale point of view: you get a return on something no money can buy: self confidence and loving to give wide happy smiles!
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Posted: 5/25/2008 5:22:06 AM | | Teeth are vital. As a man, you are to provide for the woman that you marry. THerefore, yu are to put forth your best effort to get a job that offers a good benefit package that includes dental. | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 6:36:39 AM | Are women willing to look past a man's flawed teeth????
HELL NO!!!! - With the advances in Dentistry what they are, there is NO EXCUSE for bad teeth!! Braces, Crowns, Veneers, Implants, Dentures, are all acceptable... Geez, cosmetic dentistry isn't even that expensive anymore.
Dirty, stained, crooked teeth, and bad breath are NOT acceptable. If you can afford a computer, you can afford to get your teeth fixed.
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Posted: 5/25/2008 3:12:38 PM | Noooooo.
[Bad teeth are pretty much a deal breaker...sexuality involves the mouth...bad teeth also denote someone who either cares nothing about taking care of himself or has absolutely no resources]
I second everything said before about wasted teeth reflecting on how you take care of your health and your fnancial ressources..It's NOT just esthetics, it's a sign of poor health past or present, certainly NOT to be considerd shallow to take teethe appearance into account. | |
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| are women willing to look past a mans flawed teeth.
Posted: 5/25/2008 3:13:42 PM | I would like to say that most people these days are to shallow for anything really, If you don't drive a great car, live in a great house, dress the best, etc.............
I myself have flawed teeth, although I have got most of them fixed its hard to do this when you are self employed and not only that, I was born with Asthma, back then they had meds that I had to take that turned my teeth totally black, it took years and years going to the denist to get them back to norm. They are white now, But you see some people actually have problems beryond their control,
Its like this, there are some people that are fat, but they have no control over it, there are some people that don't walk straight, they have no control over that, there are some out there that can't even stand up and walk at all. So you are either one that judges or you don't judge at all. Most that judge are not real people to begin with !
They have no clue to real life ! The heart tells all. | |
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Posted: 5/25/2008 4:02:45 PM | It is not about real teeth or dentures or a few fake teeth. It is about the condition of the tooth. Having a crooked tooth is not a deal breaker. I have a crooked tooth and do not get it fixed because I like it. I think it gives me character. It is about the state of you teeth. I brush my teeth about 6 times a day. I floss almost daily. I whiten my teeth and they are bright white in color and I have good teeth.
I think if someone has yellow teeth or bad breath, this is something they can control with floss, whitening, toothpaste and a brush and some Listerine. To me it means they just do not give a damn with how they look and I do not want to be with someone like that.
~Carrie | |
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