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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 22

      Is there any medical/health problem associated with having an overbite?

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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 22

      The dentist tells me my daughter 'needs' a brace but the explanation seems to be cosmetic. She doesn't want one and I'm not overruling her unless it's medically necessary. If it's just cosmetic, it's like ear-piercing. Something she must weigh up the pain & inconvenience of.

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      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 22

      My friend recently told me they 'found out' their daughter needed a brace and I couldn't help thinking 'Well, if the two people who see her most can't see that her teeth are wonky, how wonky can they be?'

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        1. David Clifford‏ @djhc2 May 22
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          Teenage children rarely smile at their parents?

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        1. (((TheTracker)))‏ @IdiotTracker May 22
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          If overbite gets too pronounced, the lower teeth can start to abrade the upper inner gums, which can put you in peril of losing those teeth (9 & 10.) Worse case, in adulthood you can end up having to have your jaw broken, pulled forward, and plated. I wish I'd had it corrected.

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        2. Betty‏ @SoljaBetty May 22
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          I have an overbite that was never fully fixed. A dentist has told me that the continual touching of my lower teeth to my upper gum over many years will cause me continual issues in the future through infections which may require tooth removal.

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        3. Betty‏ @SoljaBetty May 22
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          But also.....may not. So I declined his offer of an enormous amount of dental work in favour of ‘let’s wait and see’.

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        1. (((Nadim Jasani)))‏ @Nadjiggle May 22
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          This obsession with straightness is why Americans think they have amazing teeth. In terms of actual cleanliness and health, ours are better. Maybe it's all the stuff in their junk food.

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