Why do the British characteristically have bad teeth?

The stereotype exists and often seems to be true that the British seem to have more crooked teeth than people from other regions.. Why is this?

Why do the British characteristically have bad teeth?
it's in their DNA... their traits/characteristics.... like why do some people have curly hair and others straight....
Reply:It's not 'bad' teeth. It's like, necessary to enunciate the way they do....just kidding...lol...I don't know man...
Reply:If you remember the book/film "mutiny on the bounty" you will remember that the crew mutinied, and ended up on a place called pitcairn island in the pacific - oddly enough this gave scientists a while back the chance to study an interesting phenomena - see, all of the people who lived on the island were descendants of Fletcher Christian - and they all had lousy teeth - which told the scientists the propensity of teeth to decay was genetic. A large portion of people of British Descent have a gene expression which causes the ph of thier saliva to be "less defensive" when it comes to bacteria - which means that the bacteria that causes tooth decay has a "one up" in thier mouths.





Read it in Smithsonian Magazine a while ago - they are pretty good when it comes to scientific and historical reporting.
Reply:I believe that for a while there was the cultural attitude of "teeth are going to fall out no matter what, so why bother taking care of them?" Hence less dentists/orthodontists, hence generally bad teeth.





At least that's what I've heard, I don't know if it's true or not.
Reply:The British seem to have bad teeth for the same reason Americans have bad manners. Because people start stupid rumours. Besides isn't it better to have crooked teeth than NO TEETH!!
Reply:Bad diet


Too many chip butties and pies


Also lack of sunlight means less vit D an essential aid to calcium(CaCo3)-the stuff teeth are made of.


Lack of good fruit and vegs(c vits and biofavoniods) has weakened their gums


Also the British come from fairly weak genetic stock. They couldn't even hang onto the Ashes for 15 months
Reply:I find this question quite rude, considering my mother is british.





She has amazing teeth, perfectly straight and white. Some have discolored teeth from drinking tea, which stains your teeth if you do not clean it off properly. Mind you, braces aren't as popular in England as in America.





Happy Holidays. :)
Reply:well that is a bit of a generalisation! it's just like saying why are the Americans, stereotypically, obese.


i'm british and i dont have bad teeth, neither does any of family or friends. We're just not like the americans, we dont feel the need to have every inch of our body perfect. British people have their own minds too; they know what is good for themselves and dont feel pressured into doing what somebody else feels is right for them. If i think it's right to brush my teeth 4 times a day, after every meal then ill do that, if my mum wants to brush her teeth twice a day then she'll do that. We just all have our own opinion on things...it's what makes us British.


Buuut with the American invasion, we're getting all the characteristics of you guys and we're all into perfect teeth now. It's just a mini USA now, but without the perkiness.





i feel like scrooge, i love americans really its just we're different and thats it.
Reply:bad and false diet
Reply:When a comment is made that British come from a Weak Gene pool what nationality are you from as if your Australian then you descend from a criminal background which I why your ancestors ended up in Australia in the first place. If you’re from USA you are also probably from Britain or maybe Italy if you’re unlucky enough


also in usa you pay for all your work from birth in Uk we Have the NHS so they are not putting braces on every Child to make a buck or 2 also there are studies that say your teeth will go back to there original form after time. You look at Tom Cruise great smile after having caps fitted 3 or 4 times



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