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Started by Brazen, May 27, 2015, 05:23:17 AM

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Brazen

May 27, 2015, 05:23:17 AM
The Big Book of British Smiles in a myth :D :bowler:

QuoteStatistics suggest that, taken on pure oral health rather than appearance, the UK does better than the US.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) figures, the average number of missing or filled teeth for a 12-year-old in the UK in 2008 (the latest figures available) was 0.7. This was the joint best rating that year.

The last figure reported by the OECD for the US, in 2004, was 1.3 - when the UK also got 0.7. The UK's decay and replacement rates started falling below those of the US during the mid-1990s. Going back to 1963, the UK rate was as high as 5.6.

QuoteThe image, some might say cultural stereotype, of British teeth being so bad might have had some truth once. Only 6% of UK adults have no natural teeth, the British Dental Association says. In 1978, the figure was as high as 37% in Wales. And people in the UK are among the most likely in Europe (72%) to attend dental surgeries, second only to those in the Netherlands (79%), the BDA adds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32883893

Caliga

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May 27, 2015, 06:52:37 AM
Most people around here have good teeth, but just head a little ways into the bush and average tooth count starts to drop drastically.
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Valmy

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May 27, 2015, 07:13:56 AM
Quote from: Brazen on May 27, 2015, 05:23:17 AM
Quotethe BDA adds.



Anyway our national stereotypes are always decades behind. We still make jokes about Italians having huge families and Japanese people committing suicide to.
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May 27, 2015, 08:05:23 AM
Must be that Hedley & Wyche toothpaste they're using.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/hedly-and-wyche/n10017
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Admiral Yi

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May 27, 2015, 07:34:45 PM
The stereotype isn't about rotten or missing teeth, it's about crooked teeth.

Habbaku

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May 27, 2015, 08:08:38 PM
I wonder what the figures are for Scotland and England broken apart.  Er, individually.
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Josquius

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May 28, 2015, 12:30:58 PM
American teeth scare me
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Admiral Yi

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May 28, 2015, 12:41:23 PM
Do English kids ever get braces?

Caliga

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May 28, 2015, 01:49:54 PM
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The Brain

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May 28, 2015, 02:01:44 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 28, 2015, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 28, 2015, 12:30:58 PM
American teeth scare me
:hmm:

Outside of Kentucky many Americans have several.
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Caliga

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May 28, 2015, 02:02:15 PM
 :lol:
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Tonitrus

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May 28, 2015, 11:26:30 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 28, 2015, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 28, 2015, 12:30:58 PM
American teeth scare me
:hmm:

He's afraid of Americans.  He's afraid of the world.

MadImmortalMan

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May 28, 2015, 11:58:35 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 28, 2015, 11:26:30 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 28, 2015, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 28, 2015, 12:30:58 PM
American teeth scare me
:hmm:

He's afraid of Americans.  He's afraid of the world.

He's afraid he can't help it.
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Brazen

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May 29, 2015, 03:49:46 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 28, 2015, 12:41:23 PM
Do English kids ever get braces?
Yes, it's pretty common and many people qualify to get orthodontics free or discounted on the NHS. And big, flash white teeth are big business in the UK now - it's a celebrity and reality TV thing.

Norgy

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May 29, 2015, 03:51:20 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 28, 2015, 11:26:30 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 28, 2015, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 28, 2015, 12:30:58 PM
American teeth scare me
:hmm:

He's afraid of Americans.  He's afraid of the world.

Tyr = David Bowie?  :hmm:
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