Screw people who mocked her teeth. We need more teeth diversity in Hollywood! Teeth diversity exists in the real world, and that's a good thing. Don't feel bad for being attracted to or wanting "ideal" teeth, but teeth work is a physical, emotional, and financial toll. Please do your research and be careful out there.
Her teeth were like mine. Thank god, I'm in my 30s, and weird teeth are the last of my worries now. But if I had been in my teens or early 20s, this would have been another insecurity added on the list of endless insecurities. People who mock celebrities and others for their appearances online (while they themselves are anonymous or not putting their images out there) don't understand that they're not just mocking that celebrity's or influencer's natural features but to everyone else who has the same features.
So apparently if you get a good dentist they will ask you American or European smiles. American is that overly white smile where European is like an ivory shade and is not as noticeable that you had your teeth done.
I especially don't get it because she had such a beautiful smile before. I won't pretend I don't see it when teeth are really dark or otherwise look very unusual (to me) (but I ofc would never mention that to anyone and just ignore that, it's not important at all), but when I watched her in the series, I never noticed anything about her teeth. Even now with the before and after pictures, her teeth look totally normal to me (and already above average close to what I would think of as "Hollywood teeth").
I've just gotten my bachelor in dentistry and I'm still not qualified to do veneers yet, and these people think they can teach you how to do it in 2 days bro have some humility
Who the hell offers a bachelor’s in dentistry? If you’re in the USA, that seems extremely pointless considering you have no backup plan if your DDS goes poorly or you don’t get in.
@rebeccaabram2312 yeah and in Dental school we had to do a lot of other work before veneers like crowns and bridges for posterior teeth and then crowns for anterior teeth and maaayyybbbeee then your supervisor miiiiighhhttt agree that you do one veneer so this idea of a veneer tech that only does veneers is disastrous and I can't see a world where this doesn't end in a root canal
This perfectly encapsulates "If you think hiring a professional is expensive, try hiring an amateur." as people will just end up needing EVEN MORE work done to fix their teeth after getting them messed up by these "techs" 😱
In Spanish we have a saying “lo barato sale caro” which means the cheap ends up being expensive. Usually used in situations like this where you try to save a couple dollars and end up spending way more fixing all the fuckups
I used to be a dental nurse, I’ve seen how much bad dentistry can cost people financially and emotionally/mentally. It hurt the most when someone had needed an emergency procedure overseas or just saw the first dentist they could, and now had to keep coming to us to get it fixed. Dentistry is expensive, but I saw how much the supplies cost, even just for cleaning. You WANT your dentist to be using the right equipment and paying those overheads.
I try really hard not to judge people for voluntary cosmetic procedures, but something about veneers specifically just makes my skin crawl. literally filing down your teeth to grotesque nubs so you can cover them up with the appearance of fake teeth that you then have to pay to maintain for your entire life??? feels like a microcosm of everything that's wrong with our beauty-obsessed society
Those are crowns. They aren't veneers. Those people who you saw get their teeth filled down were basically scammed. They have a mouth full of crowns and it's going to give them a lot of trouble in the future. Veneers just go over the existing teeth, no filing down.
@@foolishlyfoolhardy6004 lots of rich k-idols have expensive veneers from legit cosmetic dentists and their teeth are often filed down permanently; if you put them on top without shaving them down they look too big and if you don't shorten the teeth behind them they will show at the bottom, etc. - it's not in the same tiny nub way that they are filled down for a crown but it's still shaved down with big gaps and they definitely wouldn't be able to go without veneers ever again - when their veneers occasionally pop off it looks terrible. (Look up Henry Lau veneers they showed him at the dentist on an episode of ILA)
@@foolishlyfoolhardy6004veneers absolutely require filing down the front portion of your teeth. they don’t take away as much as crowns, but they still take real tooth off nonetheless. don’t spread misinformation.
As a non-native english speaker it took for me a good two minutes to realise what veneers meant, because I could only think about weeners and weener dogs
It's so sad. I have several crowns because I needed to have them done after root canals which is the main point to crowns. I don't know why people don't research this more.
@@kgal1298 I have a temporary crown on right now as my permanent is being prepared. The work on your teeth for crowns is painful. My gums were bruised for a while. Idk why anybody would do this without needing to
@@kgal1298 fr. I had to get just one crown for legitimate reasons and it was terrifying.. I can’t imagine getting a bunch of my teeth shaved down WILLINGLY 😶
Tooth issues can also lead to heart issues, infections can go through the bone into the brain, your teeth need a specialist because theyre special and so important to take care of well
they’re the only bones that naturally exist externally. they’re also one of the few body parts that have basically no self-repair. like heck yeah they’re gonna need some extremely specialized care.
@@samm4158they're not even actually bones. Bones can grow/heal when damaged and have blood flow to all parts. The inside of teeth are alive, but the outside is made of enamel which has no blood flow or living tissue and will not grow back at all when damaged. To some extent the outer layer can be re-mineralized which strengthens the enamel a bit, but it can't reverse damage that's been done to them. & cavities can be contagious- if baby teeth have bad cavities that aren't taken care of, it can spread to the adult teeth and damage them before they even emerge. Infections can spread to your actual bone, or if you're missing teeth, that can cause bone density loss and other problems in your jaw bone
I was a RDA for 8 years and specialized in Cosmetics and worked for a TRAINED cosmetic dentist. Correctly placed veneers should not usually involve a lot of drilling. Dr just needs a couple mms between the teeth and on the front surface to rough up the surface and provide space for the veneer to grab on to. Every veneer case I did NEVER looked like those “nubs.” That’s what a crown is. These “veneers” are crowns. If you already have small teeth and spaces between your teeth, congrats, you DO NOT need ANY drilling for veneers as long as everything else is healthy and the new teeth will fit the shape of your face. There’s SO much artistry with veneers, lighting, opacity, contours, stump shade, etc that ONLY a trained artistic cosmetic dentist can see and evaluate.
I have veneers (done by my cosmetic dentist!) because, basically, they had to whittle down my teeth so there would be a tooth left to use; they had to rebuild each tooth so I could chew at all. It took multiple appointments and a lot of "okay, does this fit? How does this feel when you bite?" It was like watching someone assemble one of those wood puzzles. Having a professional really makes a huge difference.
Reminds me of another procedure a relative got by tattooing eyebrows or eyeliner. The lady was great and she took ALOT of time end energy to measure out every thing to death with the contour and shape of her face.
I learned about veneers the old fashion way- watching in horror on America's Next Top Model as Tyra convinced 20yo finalists to get veneers with no guarantee they'd have the future income to pay the upkeep.
There used to be a TLC show called 10 Years Younger that basically gave makeovers to normal people who (by the show standards) looked older than their age. A lot of them had recently been through serious issues like end-of-life care for a relative and were just tired, worn down, and not dressing "nicely" by societal standards. In several, SEVERAL, of the episodes, part of the 'makeover' was giving the people veneers to improve their teeth. I was *horrified.* How can you take someone who's struggling with their life and finances, permanently destroy their teeth, and give them replacements that are going to need expensive maintenance forever? Made me nauseous.
You are correct. We have *truly* lost the plot. HEALTH should be a right. SAFETY should be a right. HYGINE should be a right. It’s not that aesthetics “shouldn’t be a right” or that people don’t “deserve to look good”, it’s that we should focus on changing our society so that people aren’t socially punished for not having the latest “beautiful body”, instead of pushing harder and harder towards a society where everyone feels like they have to.
Absolutely agree with you here- very well said! I have been going to university and taking a minor concentration area of study on sociology. It only solidified what I already knew- society can be so cruel and disgusting. It is sad how deep social pressures and learned hatred run into nearly every aspect of life. I wish better for this world.
Health isn’t a right since it’s not really up to us but rather your body. Healthcare on the other hand isn’t a right and it shouldn’t be unless you believe in slavery. Nothing that requires another humans labor should be considered a right.
@@megan7792 then food, water, and housing shouldn't be rights either according to your definition. For the vast majority of people all of those require another person's labor, but just because it's a right or free for low income people doesn't mean their labor is exploited or uncompensated
I didn't realize veneers were a cosmetic procedure. My uncle had some really jank teeth before he he got his (basically everything was jagged and broken due to wisdom tooth damage), so the veneers were the only option to save his face. The veneers were literally a last resort, and I think we should treat it like that!
I would assume there are probably some actual application, e.g. missing teeth can lead to gum receding in those places because the gums are no longer mechanically stimulated by chewing and so on. Face and jaw shape and health do depend on teeth to a degree too, though I am in no way an expert. Big difference to whatever this trend is.
There are times when procedures that are largely cosmetic are also reconstructive, but if we get into the most literal of senses, most reconstructive procedures are cosmetic rather than functional. Speaking as someone who has tossed $25k into surgeries for this very reason. What we need to do is stop shaming people who choose NOT to do something since shaming people for not also tends to result in shaming those who openly do, and shame isn’t good.
My mom has had to have all her teeth surgically removed because of medical issues causing them to become brittle and constantly cracking and getting infected. People treat her so badly now that she's anxious to go to get dentures. People act like she's not even there or worse they become condescending towards her. My mom used to have a prestigious nursing position where people drove for hours for her consultations and now people won't even listen to her talk about her own medical problems because they just assume they know her life, that she must be some homeless lady who ruined her life with drugs. It makes my blood boil how we treat people based on their teeth. Having imperfections is the natural state of virtually everything, especially people and generally it's "imperfections" that make people unique and beautiful. If everyone had perfect white teeth we'd look like the damn DentaStix doggie dentures ad. My highschool aged sisters want to use whitening kits because they feel like their teeth aren't white enough even though their dental hygiene is better than mine. Braces was torture for me to the point that I'm so afraid of the dentist that I haven't gone to get my wisdom teeth out even though they hurt because I have panic attacks whenever I try and it's been so long one of them already has a concerning dark spot.
Hey dear, I know life is tough and healthcare is very pricey. But if you have the means, maybe try to reach out to a therapist? They could give you methods for managing your anxiety over the appointment. Or! Try and find an accommodating dentist! It might be hard and take some time but there are some dentist out there who are very understanding and have put in place protocols to help extremely anxious patients. Maybe you can get a friend to make the calls for you if it’s too hard? I hope you manage to find a way, dental health is very important and cavities need to be treated to not cause problems. Hugs ❤
Yeah, I agree with the earlier comment. I’m so sorry that you’ve had such horrible dental experiences, but please see a therapist, and try to find a dentist who does nitrous oxide or general anesthesia. I had to have all of my wisdom teeth taken out at 16, and I was put under general anesthesia and don’t remember a thing about it. Something like that might really be helpful for you, and I know these days there are a lot of dentists who specialize in dealing with patients who hate dentists. Best of luck to you.
I'm not sure what your health coverage looks like but you should explain your anxiety issue w the dentist or your Dr. and ask for a single anxiety pill to take specifically before your dental appointment. It's a common request. ❤Hope it helps.
Also you can Google search a discount code for the pharmacy to help cover the cost of medication. Those codes work and pharmacies are required to accept them.
the nail tech point you raise is interesting because there's a massive boom in acrylate allergies happening the last few years. partly this is coming from at-home gel manicures but it's also partly coming from unlicensed, uneducated 'techs' setting up at-home salons with no real training or qualifications. these acrylate allergies are for life and they can act as 'gateway allergies' where you start off allergic to just one ingredient but become sensitised and allergic to others. some of these ingredients are funnily enough also used in dental procedures so it's setting you up with complications for life. the number of nail pics i see posted online with very clear allergy signs but the poster is completely unaware is crazy. what's even crazier is the number of people who are told they most likely have an allergy and they say they don't care, they'll continue with gel because it's 'easier' than regular lacquer. girlie your whole nails are gonna fall off if you don't cut it out.
Yeah I developed that allergy! Had no idea it was a reaction to the nail products until I saw an article on the allergy's sudden prevalence. My fingertips were a spotty red, swollen and peeling! Stopped using all the products now, and I feel lucky that I know exactly what to avoid!
@@Rebe8d89AH i'm sorry it happened to you 😭 i have it too, i was careful about not getting gel on my skin but this was several years ago when there was almost no discussion of allergies so i had no idea. it makes me despair how it's gotten tenfold worse since then and only looks like it's increasing
Wow, I have never heard of acrylate allergies! Thanks for sharing your insight--I was nodding along with Amanda thinking "yeah, yeah, nails and hair grow back and teeth don't, the hustle sounds the same but the risks are so different!" It's probably still true--gum and tooth infections are super risky because your sinuses and brain are like... right there...but just goes to show that intuition/common knowledge/gut feelings are not a reliable substitute for formal training and education.
@@bsidethebox yeah i think teeth have the potential to cause much more serious issues like you say, and especially if an infection gets into the bloodstream. but acrylate allergies get overlooked a lot because of the general consensus that it's just nail products, what's the harm etc., but they're more serious than they seem. the pics i've seen in nail groups from people with severe reactions,,,,,, no thank you (edit: typo)
I think what people forget is that your teeth are uh... Close to your brain. Tooth infection being sealed in and going deeper comes with real risk of infection travelling to your brain. I'm not an expert, but many in my family have dental issues which included a dentist being VERY concerned that a doctor ignored a tooth infection which, according to the dentist, could have easily spread to the brain.
There is an old Canadian make-over show where a "jury" judged people before and after a make-over. Usually the person was obviously economically challenged and EVERY episode showed the person getting veneers as part of the make-over. I could not imagine those people in a few years when those veneers needed upkeep or replacing and that always stressed me out
I remember watching style by jury a lot with my mom when I was younger, it definetly did not result in weird insecurities during my teens (cough cough)
the main difference between nails and your teeth is the fact that nails grow back. So if a tech does an unsatisfactory job on your nails, they'll grow out and return to its natural state over time. Teeth on the other hand, any alterations you do on them is permanent. So to think you can learn everything and be certified to work on something that is irreversible is wild. Even nail techs have to train for months, log in countless hours, and pass a state exam in order to be certified.
lol that’s not the main difference. The main difference is that teeth are health related. Infection, hygiene, and normal quality of life (aka eating) are affected. Cosmetics is lower on the list of concern.
Nail techs must be certified as well for very important reasons. One of the main ones is the acrylic allergy you can develop with imporoperly cured gel nails. Once the allergy is developed, it lasts a life time and can cause inflamed and peeling skin when in contant with any acrylates, which are a plastic used in many products and medical supplies. It may not be as painful as teeth, but improper nail procedures can also cause health issues lasting a lifetime.
My teeth decayed and were falling out of my mouth as I ate by the age of 20. It happened rapidly. The pain of infection, abscesses, exposed dentin, the list goes on. A nightmare lived, truly. I've had partial dentures since the age of 23. I'm 32 now. I tried to hold on to my teeth for so long until they were all but gone, and I was pulling them out myself eventually. To see healthy, beautiful teeth be taken so for granted is tragic to me. People underestimate how debilitating the pain is when you have even one infection, let alone several. I hope everyone finds peace with their smile, because it's the one thing that when it's gone, it's GONE. No growing back and no going back.
I have actual PTSD from tooth pain. I think it’s genuinely hard for people who haven’t experienced it to conceptualize it. They have no idea what they’re setting themselves up for in the future and it makes me so sad for them.
@@solala1312I went through partial tooth loss due to extreme anxiety during Covid. I was blessed to end up with implants, but the pain I went through as my teeth loosened and became infected..I can’t even explain. Agony for about a year. Later, my daughter said that she was worried that I’d take my life I was in so much pain.
I got a root canal ~ 3 years ago and while I was talking to the employee about a payment plan and upcoming appointments, he was telling me about how they were so busy because it was tax season and everyone was getting veneers. I didn't know what they were but he explained it to me and how with even meticulous upkeep it was 10k every 5-10 years. And how you couldn't get out of that. We were both shocked someone would do that to themselves. Try and save your teeth first everyone! Braces and whitening is just as expensive (if not less in the long run) and way healthier!!!
Even though dentists usually also tell patients that they shouldn't whiten their teeth either. Most of the time it's better to just leave them their natural colour. Paper white is not natural at all and it's really sad how many are convinved that it should be. But ofc whitening is still better if you'd take veneers otherwise
@@Tessa_Gryeah whitening can cause your enamel to be weakened. Getting it done by a professional is the only way I’d recommend it, at home kits can either be scams or ruin your teeth.
We need to start normalising parents telling their kids to brush their teeth every day and take care of them. These are bones in your body, once they're gone they're gone. Stop eating loads of sugary foods and brush your gums, they can get infected. Somehow we've normalized it that nobody should care about their teeth and I hate it- I literally got pestered over and over as a kid to brush my own teeth because my parents had loads of work done on their teeth for not taking care of them.
I had undiagnosed adhd and a really awful home life growing up. I struggled to create healthy routines and recently I finally feel I tackled the oral dental part of it. My hygienist during my cleaning told me she can tell I floss and I almost cried. I know we want to have a great smile but I agree the health is the important part
I had the same thing, I was missing my lateral incisors. If i had seen her as a teen it would've been really comforting. Such a shame she was bullied to change it. My dentist basically decided for me that I was getting implants, so they made the space big and fit implants in which then got infected, failed and now have two bridges. I wish I left them alone, but I was 14 and my parents didn't know better.
The way dental professionals take advantage of kids is absolutely insane. When I was getting my lower braces removed (by order of my dentist for fillings, they at first refused because they were literally holding me hostage) the tech said to me, 16 at the time, something akine to "Okay but as soon as you get your fillings you HAVE to finish paying these" Uhm. Hello? My father was in the lobby? And the first dentist I went to as an adult at 18 would only do one filling at a time and said it was totally normal (it was a price gouging/'make sure the customer comes back' tactic)
When I was like, 14 or 15 my dentist told me I would need veneers. Which is, you know, crazy if it's not necessary, because that's shaving down a young teen's teeth & dooming them to upkeep every some years for the rest of their life. And then the dentist I got sent to for them, because kids' dentists can't actually apply them, just said I needed the buckles in my fillings redone. A thank you to him for not being so money hungry he continued pedaling that idea.
Wow this is crazy. My mom was a dentist and I grew up with dentists around me. Never heard anything like this... Sometimes you do stuff when a person is still a kid because it's much easier (like moving teeth) but implants at 14 sounds real excessive. Didn't even notice she was missing her incisors. I thought she got veneers because her teeth are kinda yellow...
I was also born without adult laterals, I'm sorry that happened to you. I was lucky to have a good dentist and orthodontist so we just closed the gaps with braces. I'm also horrified that woman was bullied--no one's EVER noticed my missing laterals until I point them out or at least they were kind enough not to mention them. If you look at someone's face long enough you'll eventually find some "flaw", people need to let it go
I'm missing one entirely and have a peg tooth on the other side. They made space for an implant for the missing one, with the plan I'd get an implant. Once it was done, it turned out I'd have to get a bone graft first to be able to place the implant. 20+ years on, and I still can't afford it.
This is such a tangent comment, but Amanda I don't think you realize how much I appreciated you saying out loud "I've had cosmetic work done. I've get Botox. I have had lip fillers." Truly, there is nothing wrong with the act of body modification and cosmetic procedure, but the act of being transparent about it feels so incredible to hear someone actually do. So, like, weird thing for me to thank you for maybe, but really thank you for saying it.
i agree!! i don’t think there’s anything wrong with getting procedures to feel better about yourself as long as you’re not doing it for the wrong reasons. being transparent about it is also so important when the time comes.
So many cute smiles have been lost to veneers. Like, their smiles can still be cute, but they’re not as unique and special any more. And that’s aside from the horrifying two day class veneer tech thing!
Remember when it was a big fashion for girls in Japan to get little fang-teeth canines? I've no point to make, it's just interesting how different cultures have different aesthetic values.
I'm not trying to fearmonger, but my husband had a tooth abscess that went untreated when he was younger that caused an olfactory groove tumor on his frontal lobe. He has a headache every day because of not treating a dental infection. This stuff is important!!
Don't get me wrong it's crazy to get get dental services of social media, but to be fair to those ppl it's even crazier to take a 2 day class and think you can play on someone's mouth. Like I could imagine someone thinking there's no way someone would offer those services if they don't know what they're doing
Its an incredible example of Dunning Kruger They don't even have the common sense to logically realise "hmm, doing this kind of dental work SHOULD require more training than just a weekend course in a beauty salon"
i literally didn’t even notice her teeth when i watched the show and was surprised to find out that people were upset about them?? they looked good to me?? so odd how people are hardwired to not only seek out but also complain about anything that even slightly deviates from what the media has deemed as “attractive”
it's crazy because I don't usually notice people's teeth unless they look unnaturally white and glowing! unless the teeth are like, very damaged or discoloured, for which I don't pass judgement on. her original teeth look much like mine do, because I'm also missing my laterals! they just never grew in, but I also didn't qualify for "necessary" braces as a kid because the issues were purely "cosmetic" apparently, although as an adult I've experienced some rotating, and I was reading that missing teeth can cause some other issues down the line so that's reallllly great.
@@stephaniethesoprano dental issues are so frustrating, i’m sorry to hear that you’re experiencing that!! i feel like it would definitely be worth discussing with a dentist. maybe now that you are experiencing some rotating you would qualify for braces/invisalign/some other preventative measure. either way, i hope the situation improves for you. i share your perspective on teeth! i couldn’t even tell you what my closest friends’ teeth look like, all i would say is “uh idk, normal teeth.” i only really notice if someone’s teeth are either really yellow or really white, but i can’t remember the last time that even happened (at least irl). i make sure to take good care of my teeth for health reasons more than cosmetic reasons, but the internet sometimes makes me feel crazy with how deeply it scrutinizes teeth. i can’t help but get self-conscious sometimes and wonder if other people think my teeth look weird and i’m just oblivious to it, even though i have good hygiene according to my dentist. i feel like the internet is always creating new insecurities for me lol
Well I'm an archaeologist and I have found some wacky teeth xD once we found a neolithic skeleton that had nearly perfect circles between some of their teeth, turns out they had root infection and were constantly picking their teeth with a toothpick!
Something positive to add to the conversation: my wonderful boyfriend has microdontia, his family all have very small teeth. He did not had the best experience with dental care growing up. When he reached adulthood we went to our primary care dentist, who put braces on him and then... veneers. He loves them. He is able to actually bite with his whole denture again after so long. I am not even sure if veneers are the correct word, when done correctly and for the adequate circumstances, they truly can change lives!
Addition: we are Mexican, our procedure took place therefore here in Mexico. It was certainly not even close to $26,000 USD, but much much lower. Seriously how are prices so high in a "first world country"?
@@qwertyuiop1232123212 So a quick search suggests that in the US composite veneers cost $500-$800 per tooth and porcelain veneers cost $1,500-$3,500 per tooth. Whereas in the UK composite veneers are £100-£400 ($125-$500) per tooth and porcelain veneers are £450-£800 ($560-$1000) per tooth. US healthcare prices are not a 'first world problem'.
@@mari.jimgo22Because the US health insurance companies have put a ton of barriers in place that require a lot of maintenance and cost to upkeep. On top of a lot of healthcare systems in the US's budgets have ballooned in the last few decades
I’m glad to hear you say you believe in the right to HEALTHY teeth. I’ve known too many people who think they have a right to PRETTY teeth. When there are so many people lacking basic functioning healthy teeth, thinking there’s a right to pretty teeth really starts to look bad, If you WANT pretty teeth and can afford them, power to you. I’d like pretty teeth too. But there is no *right* to pretty. That can come after everyone has functional, healthy teeth.
Honestly I think that imperfections in teeth is so beautiful. Like especially now with AI taking over I’ve noticed that if the AI does teeth it’s normally always perfect. But humans have “messed” up teeth, my brother has gaps in all his teeth and he didn’t need braces so he never got them. And I love them. If he didn’t have “whack” teeth he would be my brother. I love when people have prominent canines. I personally needed braces, and I grind my teeth so they are literally perfectly straight and level. Except because as a kid I have real pointy canines there are little gaps in my teeth and it’s my favourite thing. There is nothing wrong with having yellow teeth, or gaps in your teeth, or a chipped tooth. Unless you need something fixed for medical reasons, if it doesn’t bother you don’t worry about it.
There are girls that look really pretty and unique that had slighly crooked teeth. And crooked in the sense that it looked like normal length vampire teeth. Hard to explain. But I get what you mean, it added to their unique look and was not a detriment to their beauty.
There is a TH-camr who went to Mexico at 16 to get a lap band. Her mom approved it and went with her. When they got home they had a hard time finding a doctor to follow her when she got back home because they didn’t take people who got WLS in Mexico. Her name is Alexandra Rodriguez if you want to see the whole story. The point is that, as you pointed out, these are lifelong commitments. You have to plan out every step, such as will a dentist do cleanings for you? What happens in an emergency? Think about it like this: if you can’t afford proper veneers then you can’t afford a problem with veneers.
Sorry, what does WLS mean? And as a mexican, I'm tired of telling people to stop coming here for any type of procedure that already represents a major health risk, or that would need a follow up for life. Sometimes people look up for cheap options here and can't even differentiate a scam from a legit doctor. Vanity is such a b*tch.
Absolutely! It is so ridiculous that dental and vision are separate from health insurance in the US. Are eyes and teeth not part of the body and equally important?
Even shoes I’d argue you have to be discerning about. I ruined my legs permanently because I was walking miles upon miles in worn-out shoes on the daily.
When I was in high school one of the girls in my form had to have surgery because she wore high heels so much it shortened her Achilles tendon and she couldn't walk barefoot without pain.
I think because of how much dentistry is separated off from medicine and the fact that most peoples primary contact with dentistry is through teeth whitening and orthodontics means that people tend to fail to think of their teeth as being part of their health and instead think of them of part of their appearance, so cosmetic dentistry is considered on par with dying your hair rather than say plastic surgery, its so dangerous
As someone whose front tooth broke as a teen, and now I have implants, I absolutely DO NOT understand people ruining their perfectly healthy teeth, for asthetics. NOTHING can replace real teeth
What your friends probably got in school when you were younger was definitely caps. You have to meet certain criteria to even get porcelain veneers. You need to have a specific amount of tooth there and your enamel has to be perfect otherwise the veneer will not stay . These techs aren’t laying porcelain veneers. They’re doing composite bonding because they think it’s like being a nail tech making shapes. It’s dumb. They’re insane.
We’re going back to the Victorian ages. Everyone works in their local barbershop and are apprentice dentists, doctors, pharmacists and animals butchers with no formal training lol
I actually had a very kind and competent cosmetic dentist when I lived in South Korea who took the time to explain to me why I was not and never would be a good candidate for veneers. I went to her because my two front teeth were chipped, and every repair would flake off in a few months tops. She explained I have a very tricky combo of issues: 1. Unusually acidic saliva that left my enamel softer that normal 2. Chronic dry mouth that weakened my enamel even more. They’re both genetic conditions. She said that no matter what, I would always end up needing crowns because my enamel would never be strong enough to hold on to the veneers and they would almost certainly pop off. I got two porcelain crowns instead, and as I’ve aged my teeth have done exactly what she predicted. I’m always grateful she didn’t try to push me towards something that would ultimately only cause me harm and distress, even if she would have made more money off it.
I fell off my bike and broke my tooth as a kid and got a cap from the dentist. That was 20 years ago and I've only had slight sensitivity issues on that tooth. Glad my parents took me to the dentist!
Themselves. If you spent your whole life seeing everyone on TV, every actor, singer, every famous or rich person with bright white teeth, how can the natural white you have in your own mouth even compare? And that’s if your teeth are closer to white than yellow, cause in the other case it’s even worse. We are our own worst critics nevermind the ammunition that other people may give us. I’m not from America and in my country, whitening your teeth is not something that is expected nor is it truly common for everyday people. But from what I’ve seen from the US, the emphasis is much more intense.
I'm insecure about my teeth, which are not white, but not too yellow. To fix it, I would have to whiten it and probably stop drinking coffee twice a day, but I refuse... I choose my coffee. I guess it's a way of learning to deconstruct my insecurities 😅
as a british person, you saying that actress had some 'discolouration' and then showing her picture honestly gave me a heart attack, like those just teeth bby
i had to get a crown on one of my teeth at 17 because it was literally chipping off due to the enamel disintegrating, it was a massive pain in the ass that caused them to file down the tooth into practically nothing and it cost so much money. it's a molar so you can't really see it, but i still have to think about it all the time, because that tooth still has the ability to rot underneath this crown, which means i may need a root canal for the second time in my life. i was pretty much born with messed up teeth. one of my baby molars came in rotten and i had to get a root canal and crown on it when i was just four years old, luckily the adult tooth under it came out healthy but my dental care is so expensive because of the genetic predisposition to shitty teeth and my depression making it difficult for me to properly take care of myself. i have dental insurance, but it's still thousands of dollars out of pocket to get anything done. i have three wisdom teeth that are at 45 degree angles underneath my gums but i don't have the money to get them removed so i just have to hope they don't abscess.
As someone who has been lucky in this regard, it really annoys me that almost everyone ignores the genetic component of dental health. My mum didn't see a dentist until she was 16 (her mum was terrified of dentists after having most of her teeth removed at quite a young age, probably unnecessarily) and, other than some minor issues with her wisdom teeth, she hasn't had any dental problems that weren't related to physical trauma. But your outcome in the same circumstances would have been completely different. And, as you mentioned, poor dental hygeine generally has an underlying cause that isn't the individual's fault - mental health, sensory issues, being homeless, not being taught how to properly clean your teeth, etc. I know there are some people who blame all of a patient's health issues on the patient, but it seems much more widespread when it comes to dental health.
@@kaspianepps7946 exactly! i really want to be able to go to a dentist that specializes in people with mental health/issues surrounding dental hygiene because i always feel so embarrassed and judged when i go into a regular dentist. i've had horrible experiences with dental techs just being outright condescending and rude to me for having any dental issues at all. i got my horrible teeth from my mother, who has cracked or broken pretty much all of her teeth by just chewing on normal foods. but that's not something they ask you when you go into the dentist. they just assume that you're not treating your teeth right in any way (i'll be the first to admit that i could do so much better with my teeth but not all of my issues are from that) and then treat you like a second class human for it.
The super shaved teeth are not for veneers but for dental crowns it’s something totally different. For veneers they shave only front side of the tooth and they shave next to nothing… but for crowns they shave so much and from all sides of the tooth… I hate that this two things get mixed up 😕
I have the condition that I believe you were talking about at the beginning of the video called fluorosis. I took too much fluoride as a child leaving spots of discoloration on my teeth that were most apparent in the front. I also would grind my teeth in my sleep so the tips of my front teeth became jagged. I had braces for about 2 1/2 years that could fix the crookedness of my teeth and a snaggletooth, but nothing could fix the discoloration and jagged edges. To preface the rest of this, nobody ever pointed out the irregularities in my teeth or made fun of me for it. I wanted to get veneers for myself so I could be confident in my smile. I’ve seen how terrible medical infections can be as I work in the medical field, so I did my research on veneers. I also found a dentist who specialized in veneers with years of experience in her practice. She gave me valuable information on what veneers were, what were the best option for me, the best color to go with my teeth, and what I need to do to care for them. We agreed that it was important that my veneers still looked natural so that it blended in with the rest of my teeth and my smile so that it didn’t look unrealistically white or look fake. Part of that conversation is also how many teeth will have a veneer. I have veneers on the top 6 front teeth because those are the teeth that are seen when I smile or talk. I also had cavities, so before she even moved forward with the veneers, we had to take out the cavities. Getting the actual veneers done was a long process as it should be, because it starts with taking molds and x-rays of your teeth to send to the lab that makes your veneers to fit your teeth. Then, they shave down your teeth as needed but for the type of veneers I have there was very minimal shaving needed to be done. While you’re waiting for the veneers to come in, they place a temporary material over the shaved teeth that gives you a good idea of how the final product will look like. Even if it was an expensive procedure, it was a great investment because I’m truly happy with the final product and for the work of the dentist and her staff who were informative, professional, and knowledgeable in the procedure. With that said, you’re not only paying for the veneers itself, you’re paying for the quality of the service and care of the dentist and their practice. You need to ensure that you’re putting your money into something that will not end with health consequences.
This is actually a really interesting topic. People like TH-camrs and TikTok influencers are a lot more likely to get veneers or plastic surgery to look "perfect", but in Hollywood the biggest stars have flaws that make them stand out. A lot of times, their teeth aren't perfect because it makes them identifiable. If you are just another 20-something supermodel with perfect teeth hair and skin, why would you be cast in a role over anyone else with that exact same look - a look which is really popular and more importantly common enough that telling you apart from a bunch of tiktokers is going to be hard.
This is such an american beauty standard too. Like yeah some people care about having a pretty smile but the obsession with having perfectly symmeticral white teeth and using veneer and all for it. Seems so wild to me. It's not really popular in Europe. It must suck I think the actress's smile was very pretty. If it's something she always wanted fair enough but I hope it's not because of bullying.
I have veneers!! Medical ones. Long story short I was born without my second incisors so all my teeth had to be moved up in my mouth. Problem is that canines aren’t designed to be incisors and premolars aren’t designed to be canines, so I had to get them reshaped. Here’s the thing, though - when I got the veneers, there was a lot of emphasis put on making the porcelain look like my original teeth. I had a bunch of photos taken, and they were sent to a specialist out of state who made sure my new teeth looked natural AKA somewhat yellow! Boggles my mind that people think white teeth are the ideal - nobody has naturally pearly white teeth!
I have porcelain veneers. I've had the same set since I was 16 (I had a specific set of issues that braces wouldn't fix). I am 34 this year. This is *very uncommon* to have the same set for more than 8-10 years. Even with porcelain instead of resin. I have always known that I will need to keep at least a couple grand in the bank for the inevitable future replacement. Because eventually they will need replacing (one fell off recently but it was in one piece and they were able to just glue it back on). I recently had a cavity on one of the teeth and my current dentist had to be very careful when drilling and filling the cavity to avoid potentially shattering the veneer. I'm literally the best case scenario. My veneers have lasted over a decade. I love them. I wouldn't change a thing about them. But they are not a decision to make lightly. Until I had replacement money saved myself, my mum had kept some tucked away in case something happened. Because you need to be prepared for the future if you get these. They aren't permanent. Getting them done? Took *months* . There were consultations, there were teeth moulds (multiple) made. Before I got them I was put on a whitening treatment so my other teeth would colour-match the new porcelain veneers better. They monitored me for any hint of cavities. I had a teeth cleaning regiment to make sure my teeth were extra clean to prevent them potentially trapping in any bacteria with the veneers. It was a very meticulous process from start to finish. Before they filed my teeth to put the veneers in, they had me come in and held them up to my mouth so I could get an idea how they would look like before they started the *irreversible process* of filing my teeth away. I then went in for follow ups and checkups to make sure there wasn't anything missed like a hidden cavity, and that the placement didn't affect my other teeth and their alignment. The thought of someone trying to get this done by someone with *two days* of training, is horrifying. I hope anyone offering this service gets sued and utterly financially destroyed. What a horrific thing to do to someone who's desperate. Permanently destroy their teeth. This is literally something out of my nightmares, holy shit.
I only got veneers because medication and illness ruined my enamel so my teeth were causing me so much pain . Now I can eat and drink mostly without pain. If I could have, I wish I could have kept my original teeth since they were kind of cute since they were not perfect and were what connected me to my family ( my whole mom’s side has tiny little teeth so it is kind of weird for me to have ‘normal’ length teeth since my mouth is so small)
Was it veneers or crowns? Did you have root canals with them? I had to do it for 2 of my teeth because of depression since they also hurt and had a huge hole that exposed the nerve
@@anny8720 they were veneers, I didn’t have to do root canals since we caught the issues before they got too deep. I had some cavities on a lot and the enamel was gone on a lot of my teeth. My other brother also had to get the same thing done so we didn’t let it get too bad before I made that choice. We were both so mad since we always looked after our teeth and had had lots of orthodontic work as teens only to have to get crowns because we both had so many issues. ( my brother had to have root canals and even some implants so I didn’t want to wait till my teeth were all ruined before I fixed them… a privilege I admit but I now don’t have any pain every day so it is worth it to me/ my insurance covered a lot of it ) I had horrible stomach issues for years so the acid ruined my teeth so bad.
My ONE recurring nightmare is losing my teeth. I just had one last night. I had braces, head gear, palate expander, the whole nine for almost 2 years in high school. I feel so bad for the people who earnestly went to these "techs" because they felt insecure about their smile and came out of it with more dental trauma and pain.
I have two veneer caps and honestly I was talked into them as a minor. I will forever mourn my two front teeth with all their little cute imperfections, they are now just two tiny nubs. And I was NOT told they would be shaved down into nubs prior to the dentist actually shaving them down in front of my eyes
My mom got veneers from Turkey years ago and they've cracked multiple times over the course of like 15 years, It's way more expensive to do upkeep in another country
As someone who had to fly abroad (Ireland to England) for top surgery as there's no surgeon in Ireland who does top surgery. I couldn't imagine people willingly going abroad for surgery or procedures because it's cheaper. I couldn't imagine people going off getting something done and then returning home incredibly quickly. Even aside from the fact that you're basically unable to receive standard follow up care and unable to receive any immediate care for complications from the surgeon that performed the procedure you'll also find it so difficult to find people in your home country who are competent and willing to deal with anything that comes up. Like if i returned home days after surgery and i wouldn't have been able to get anyone experienced in removing my drains ect. They're not going to know what they're doing or what a normal recovery looks like. The act of flying after procedures is WILD like there's so many changes in pressure that you shouldn't put body through. In fact people who are at risk for blood clots are advised not to fly and to take precautions. You're not supposed to fly after surgery or procedures because it greatly increases your risk of stroke/heat attack/blood depravation to organs and limbs. Like idk how long you think you can last with minimal stroke care (at best) but it's probably not as long as your flight is and those first aid boxes will not be able to help. People have a hard time surviving a thrown blood clot when they're not 50'000 feet in the air in a sardine can and have access to emergency professionals and treatments.
I have a cap that was done by a real dentist, done over a dead tooth. I had to wait a few weeks between the tooth filing and getting the real cap on (bc they had to special order the cap to fit) where they fitted me with a softer temp cap. I accidently bit through like three temp caps until I finally wised up and started wearing a mouth guard at night. The cap also changed my bite. It feels different now.
As someone who's been looking up random plastic surgeries and dental procedures online since high school bc I'm nosy it's INSANE how many people who actually want and get these procedures go into them with literally no research 😭
My rule of thumb is, if you can't afford a cosmetic procedure through the proper means (and locally), you shouldn't get. Because you 100% can't afford the upkeep or the expenses resulting on complications.
My partner is from the UK on top of having unfortunate teeth genetics. All throughout his 20s we were in and out of emergency dentists for some new problem. Root canals, infections, pain, extractions. He is also immune to almost all of the numbing agents they’ve used to the point where it’s baffled every dentist who has worked on his mouth. He takes care of his teeth, it’s just the hand he was dealt. His teeth are weak. It almost makes me cry seeing this trend of people voluntarily destroying their perfectly healthy teeth. They truly do not know the pain and suffering that they could be destined for down the road because of this lack of research. You only get one set of adult teeth. You don’t know pain until you have a tooth infection so excruciating that you can’t breathe through your mouth, let alone eat or drink.
i have yellow, gappy and slightly crooked teeth. I love them, I will always love them. It is a radical act to not be the standard and loving yourself despite it. I love every feature on my face because they're not my features, they're an amalgamation of my ancestors and their indomitable spirit that made my life possible. The system was built to make us insecure, to make loving yourself a radical act when it should be the norm is a sad reality.
I agree with your overseas medical tourism thoughts. My first job straight out of my family medicine residency was working in urgent care. One evening a young lady came in expecting about 2 weeks of full body pain and swelling with no improvement after having a BBL overseas. She was confident in researching her surgeon. I can’t blame her for wanting to feel good about herself, but I personally feel like if you can’t get in touch with your provider if there’s a problem, there’s a problem. No one at the surgicenter would return her calls. “They seem really busy,” was the response when I asked if she reached out to them. Well, she still had an open wound leaking foul smelling fluid after 2 weeks, and I was sure she had an infection. I guess I scared her enough with my concern (limitations in evaluation in the office for post op complications) that she left the urgent care and went to the emergency room.
i'm militant about my dental health and i still ended up getting sepsis due to an impacted and infected wisdom tooth (two weeks before they were scheduled to be removed!). i required an intensive round of IV antibiotics to stop it from affecting my internal organs. i recovered; i'm very thankful to be alive and with all my other teeth healthy and intact. i can't imagine sacrificing my one and only set of teeth to someone who has never held dental tools and then living in agony with a botched procedure.
I truly think veneers look bizzare. Always uncanny. Always strange looking. Always think the person who got them is financially irresponsible. One of the weirdest trends…
We have a friend who got Veneers. Don’t know if she went to a real dentist for it (probably not) but she was really pretty before she had it done. Now when she smiles, she looks like Jim Carrey from the Mask, very cartooney looking.
My son's canines look like fang. Once at the dentist they tried to schedule him to have them crowned. He was like what the.. and why. He did not have it done and I support his confidence. He is now thirty and nothing has had to be replaced. Healthy and natural.
as someone with 2 crowns on the symmetrical teeth due to bad orthodontistry as a minor (licensed they just did invisalign and it gave me weird grooves on enamel and caused cavitieson those two teeth specifically) The process to get even those two was COMPLICATED ... moreso because it was done right before lockdown and I had my temp crowns and had to get a special approval for my dentist to be able to swap in the real thing but outside that there was so much education he made me aware of, the risks, the reasons- it was 1000% the most needed decision for my mouth, my mouth is so much healthier bc fillings weren't enough on those teeth. As it was a "no fault" circumstance for me needing the crowns, I luckily had insurance cover most of it but it was still $500 for those two crowns for my part. But again it was a PROCESS and I think dentistry work should be carefully done
Regarding my own teeth, I brush and floss daily yet I am still prone to cavities, and the top two right back of my teeth are now capped after having to get root canals a few years apart. The more recent one was hell...my then-dentist went in for a cavity (that I noticed, not him!) and did a filling, but scratched the nerve so I was in extreme pain for weeks until the root finally died on its own, they then said I needed a root canal, I went to a root canal specialist who did it quickly (after the month-long wait for the appointment, during which I was still in pain....) then I still needed to get it capped, but by then I had asked around for a different dentist because the one we had been going to didn't see the super deep cavity in the first place?? and was super dismissive of my pain?? I begged to have something more significant prescribed while I waited for my root canal appointment weeks away, but the dk just said "idk pop an ibuprofen?" as if I hadn't been already?? Luckily other than one small preventative filling, I haven't had to do much to my teeth for this year so far...but I'm super paranoid about germs or stuck food getting in under the root canal caps and drilling down into a cavity. the idea of just throwing a cap over an untreated cavity, leaving it to rot into an abscess that can LITERALLY LEECH INTO YOUR BRAIN, makes me want to throw up :X people need to go to jail for tricking others into thinking they're qualified to do something like this!
I see a lot of people saying these are just poor, misfortunate souls looking for affordable dental work... Nah, veneers are purely cosmetic. This isn't work that you need, like a filling. You got a back alley BBL for your mouth
I’ve managed multiple dental clinics in Arizona State. Being that we are so close to the US - Mexico boarder, I’ve seen a lot of medical/dental tourism go wrong. One thing a lot of people don’t think about is, as you mentioned in regards to the med spa procedures, even if they look good and you don’t have any issues with the actual procedure you had done, their sanitary standards might be different. We’ve seen too many people coming back to the US with HIV and not know until long after, and hopefully they at least got viable work out of the trip. Think about it people. It’s cheaper for a reason. Where are they saving the money? Education? The time and care they spend with you? The quality of materials? Or their cleaning standards and practices? -- Call me high maintenance, but I am not willing to compromise on any of those aspects when it comes to my health.
14:20 I had an infected piercing. It was bad. So bad, in fact, I had to go to the hospital to get it surgically removed. You don’t want to go through that with your teeth.
I cannot understand how some people will just get health and beauty procedures done without thinking it through and without doing any research at all. I couldn’t imagine letting anyone who wasn’t properly qualified and who wasn’t using the proper tools anywhere near my teeth with a file. I understand where some of these people come from, as you say in the video people have a right to get whatever beauty procedures done to their bodies and they should also get good healthcare, but not doing any research beforehand is just going to end up extremely dangerous and likely land them with needing even more procedures in future. It took me ages just to find a nice nail place in my area that I trusted because both my Mum and I got infections from multiple places multiple times and it was because they had been rushing and not cleaning tools properly because they were a “small business on the grind” with too many customers at once so the techs felt rushed and didn’t follow the proper safety procedures. I cannot even understand how that would translate and how much more dangerous that would get when it involves dental work.
The veneer techs are so crazy to me. I got veneers when I was in high school due to my adult teeth coming in malformed and braces wouldn't have fixed them. I only got my front top six teeth done and I had to go in for a handful of appts with an actual dentist with decades of experience. One appt where they made the mold of my teeth, the second appt being the prep where they BARELY shaved the surface of my teeth down, mostly roughed up the surface and making space for the veneers. The last appt was the installation of the veneers. The weird part was my speech being affected as my teeth were now slightly larger than before. Since I got porcelain ones, they've lasted me for 17 years and still going strong. They're naturally colored and don't look weird at all.
Not me missing the title and only seeing teeth on the thumbnail thinking Swell was talking about partial dentures literally DAYS after I get a partial denture 😮
So I've been a fan for awhile but this is the first video that concisely explains something that I feel strongly enough to spread it far and wide on my public / personal accounts
I am neither a dentist nor work in the medical field. I did however had to have "my teeth filed down" (and about 20 root canal procedures), during what was essentially a 15 month dental reconstruction, so I want to clear something up, since I don't think it came across well in the video: from what I know, there is a big difference between veneers and crowns/caps! As the description, she read out, says (and I am paraphrasing a bit): veneers are a slim (front) cover of porcelain or composite material to correct visual discrepancies on your teeth and are, for the most part, very much a vanity thing. From what I have seen, the front of your teeth get 'sanded' down a bit (really... a bit) to attach the thin veneer (I suppose an analogy would be something like... to sand down paint from a piece of furniture to cover it up with something new). If your teeth get filed down to nubs... those are not veneers... those are crowns! A much more invasive procedure, often one of the last resorts to save the natural tooth underneath (like in the case of a root canal procedure, where your tooths is basically... killed off by removing the nerves of the tooth; you get a little rod fixed inside so a good cap can be put on top to still keep its primary function; or, to a living tooth without a root canal procedure, when you have excessive outer damage to your teeth; but the core is still alive and intact and needs to be covered up to stay safe. It is absolutely mindboggeling to me that these people who follow this... 'trend', don't even remotely seem to do any research on what they are getting themselves into. Maybe they were never really taught about why dental hygene is important... about the consequences of having a cavity ignored, about how this can effect the rest of your body's health... I don't know... But what I can tell you is that these people, that get this s...tuff done, and then get cavities covered up... and might have gingivitis and whatnot... will be very very likely in for a world of P A I N at some point in the future.
Ive had a chipped tooth and a root canal due to an abscess (different teeth 😑) and it was THE worst pain I have ever experienced. I would not wish it on anyone. That said... I suddenly feel less insecure about my teeth knowing so many actors have veneers (on top of better access to braces and whitening)
I came home from abroad. Became a tenant. I had horrible pain in my gums, looked up a dentist who was advertised at the workplace. He was not expensive, always available on short notice. But I feel bloody lucky that my teeth were semi sort of damaged. Hygiene was out of the window, pain management negligible. Since then, I had two dentists, both of whom are professionals. Root canals were only taking time, no discomfort. Since a year, no cavities formed, managed to build a mild amount of tartar, gums are not prone to bleeding at all. In comparison to the first dentist, I've spent a LOT to have my teeth in order. No veneers, no caps. A toothbrush, meters of floss - and I'm thinking of getting tooth gap cleaners. Because even if the 3 things kept at home come at a price - I like me teeth the way they are.
How is this not illegal? So many people are going to need complete dentures in the near future because of this or are going to end up in hospital because their infected teeth went untreated for way too long
I just left a comment, but I can't stop thinking about how I'm lucky to even still have teeth due to neglect that caused me to have braces 9 years overdue. When you said there were teeth that were not safe for TH-cam, I understood because I had some of that going on. My upper right molar before where one's wisdom tooth would be is maybe 35% filling now. The thought of my younger self being exploited by "veneer techs" selling an "easy" and "cheaper" solution when I was afraid and in pain makes me glad this wasn't as popular back then. I fear for others who might fall victim to predatory veneer marketing.
I do find the travelling abroad for healthcare super interesting. I'm trans and it is super accepted in the community that sometimes it's what u gotta do to get surgury or importing hormones. I will say tho we have a pretty robust network of forums, people detailing experiences ect to keep eachother safe. Unfortunately it's the reality when even in countries w free healthcare waitlist are over 5 years for a first appointment.
@@identity__thief wasnt saying they were the same, more just wanted to add an alternative perspective on why travelling for cosmetic/gender affirming care is viral. Plus the trans community is really cool and I always wanna talk about us 😊
Also, if we’re talking safety….your dental health is related to cardiac health. Poor dentition is directly correlated with increased risk for infective endocarditis. Patients with endocarditis generally end up hospitalized for 1-2 weeks (longer with severe illness) prior to being discharged. Even when they are discharged, treatment continues as they require up to 8 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. This is not something to mess around with - very dangerous, very costly.
I do veneers. Rarely. Because orthodontics usually does enough and preserves health of teeth. Its conplicated. It takes a ton of homework on the front end to properly plan. Its one of the most complex dental procedures to perform. They can lead to problems that otherwise wouldn't have happened and hold the risk of killing the nerve.
For anyone looking into veneers (like I was, with peg lateral incisors), look into composite bonding! No filing down the tooth to a nub, but with similar results to fix a chip or smaller teeth
I'm currently in school to become a dental hygienist (currently finishing up my science pre-reqs), and I can't tell you how far my mouth dropped when you said that this "veneer tech" training program...only takes...TWO DAYS. _WHAT?!_ They think they can learn everything they need to know to FILE DOWN PEOPLE'S TEETH AFTER _TWO_ _DAYS?!?!_ Full on dentistry isn't the same as learning how to operate Microsoft Excel efficiently--even applying makeup to someone's face requires more practice and studying than two days!
Screw people who mocked her teeth. We need more teeth diversity in Hollywood! Teeth diversity exists in the real world, and that's a good thing. Don't feel bad for being attracted to or wanting "ideal" teeth, but teeth work is a physical, emotional, and financial toll. Please do your research and be careful out there.
Her teeth were like mine. Thank god, I'm in my 30s, and weird teeth are the last of my worries now. But if I had been in my teens or early 20s, this would have been another insecurity added on the list of endless insecurities.
People who mock celebrities and others for their appearances online (while they themselves are anonymous or not putting their images out there) don't understand that they're not just mocking that celebrity's or influencer's natural features but to everyone else who has the same features.
Yeah teeth work is *expensive* , it can easily cost 10k+ to achieve a “Hollywood smile”
Her original smile was so cute
So apparently if you get a good dentist they will ask you American or European smiles. American is that overly white smile where European is like an ivory shade and is not as noticeable that you had your teeth done.
I especially don't get it because she had such a beautiful smile before. I won't pretend I don't see it when teeth are really dark or otherwise look very unusual (to me) (but I ofc would never mention that to anyone and just ignore that, it's not important at all), but when I watched her in the series, I never noticed anything about her teeth. Even now with the before and after pictures, her teeth look totally normal to me (and already above average close to what I would think of as "Hollywood teeth").
I've just gotten my bachelor in dentistry and I'm still not qualified to do veneers yet, and these people think they can teach you how to do it in 2 days bro have some humility
Thats what's blowing my mind! TWO DAYS? OMGWTFBBQ? This is a major alteration to your mouth people!
Who the hell offers a bachelor’s in dentistry? If you’re in the USA, that seems extremely pointless considering you have no backup plan if your DDS goes poorly or you don’t get in.
@rebeccaabram2312 yeah and in Dental school we had to do a lot of other work before veneers like crowns and bridges for posterior teeth and then crowns for anterior teeth and maaayyybbbeee then your supervisor miiiiighhhttt agree that you do one veneer so this idea of a veneer tech that only does veneers is disastrous and I can't see a world where this doesn't end in a root canal
@jessj2530 not in the us there are other countries btw
Cosmologist School isn't even that short😭 you need 240 hours to be a nail tech in FL. I hope these people face the legal consequences
This perfectly encapsulates "If you think hiring a professional is expensive, try hiring an amateur." as people will just end up needing EVEN MORE work done to fix their teeth after getting them messed up by these "techs" 😱
In Spanish we have a saying “lo barato sale caro” which means the cheap ends up being expensive. Usually used in situations like this where you try to save a couple dollars and end up spending way more fixing all the fuckups
@@marksters100899In English we say "buy cheap, buy twice"
I'm fond of the saying: "Skilled workers aren't cheap, cheap workers aren't skilled"
I used to be a dental nurse, I’ve seen how much bad dentistry can cost people financially and emotionally/mentally. It hurt the most when someone had needed an emergency procedure overseas or just saw the first dentist they could, and now had to keep coming to us to get it fixed. Dentistry is expensive, but I saw how much the supplies cost, even just for cleaning. You WANT your dentist to be using the right equipment and paying those overheads.
@@yourdadhasadogfilter2505 Also 'penny wise, pound foolish'
I try really hard not to judge people for voluntary cosmetic procedures, but something about veneers specifically just makes my skin crawl. literally filing down your teeth to grotesque nubs so you can cover them up with the appearance of fake teeth that you then have to pay to maintain for your entire life??? feels like a microcosm of everything that's wrong with our beauty-obsessed society
It's one of those things that you can't take back. I think that's what makes it so freaky
Those are crowns. They aren't veneers. Those people who you saw get their teeth filled down were basically scammed. They have a mouth full of crowns and it's going to give them a lot of trouble in the future.
Veneers just go over the existing teeth, no filing down.
@@foolishlyfoolhardy6004 lots of rich k-idols have expensive veneers from legit cosmetic dentists and their teeth are often filed down permanently; if you put them on top without shaving them down they look too big and if you don't shorten the teeth behind them they will show at the bottom, etc. - it's not in the same tiny nub way that they are filled down for a crown but it's still shaved down with big gaps and they definitely wouldn't be able to go without veneers ever again - when their veneers occasionally pop off it looks terrible. (Look up Henry Lau veneers they showed him at the dentist on an episode of ILA)
@@foolishlyfoolhardy6004 I got veneers and they absolutely had to partially file down my teeth. And yes, it was a real, licensed dentist.
@@foolishlyfoolhardy6004veneers absolutely require filing down the front portion of your teeth. they don’t take away as much as crowns, but they still take real tooth off nonetheless. don’t spread misinformation.
As a non-native english speaker it took for me a good two minutes to realise what veneers meant, because I could only think about weeners and weener dogs
the video intro also works for weeners
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"Veneer" just means a thin material usually used to cover something. There's veneers for your teeth and wood veneer for your table
Weiners, or sausages 😂
Well now I can't think of it any other way! Haha
Rip to all the people who got a mouth full of crowns instead of veneers
horrific!
It's so sad. I have several crowns because I needed to have them done after root canals which is the main point to crowns. I don't know why people don't research this more.
@@kgal1298 I have a temporary crown on right now as my permanent is being prepared. The work on your teeth for crowns is painful. My gums were bruised for a while. Idk why anybody would do this without needing to
@@kgal1298 fr. I had to get just one crown for legitimate reasons and it was terrifying.. I can’t imagine getting a bunch of my teeth shaved down WILLINGLY 😶
Crowns aren’t necessarily bad but they were tricked into getting crowns instead of veneers
Tooth issues can also lead to heart issues, infections can go through the bone into the brain, your teeth need a specialist because theyre special and so important to take care of well
they’re the only bones that naturally exist externally. they’re also one of the few body parts that have basically no self-repair. like heck yeah they’re gonna need some extremely specialized care.
Yup! And dementia, alzheimers too!
@@samm4158they're not even actually bones. Bones can grow/heal when damaged and have blood flow to all parts. The inside of teeth are alive, but the outside is made of enamel which has no blood flow or living tissue and will not grow back at all when damaged. To some extent the outer layer can be re-mineralized which strengthens the enamel a bit, but it can't reverse damage that's been done to them. & cavities can be contagious- if baby teeth have bad cavities that aren't taken care of, it can spread to the adult teeth and damage them before they even emerge. Infections can spread to your actual bone, or if you're missing teeth, that can cause bone density loss and other problems in your jaw bone
infective endocarditis is very happy about this development
I was a RDA for 8 years and specialized in Cosmetics and worked for a TRAINED cosmetic dentist. Correctly placed veneers should not usually involve a lot of drilling. Dr just needs a couple mms between the teeth and on the front surface to rough up the surface and provide space for the veneer to grab on to. Every veneer case I did NEVER looked like those “nubs.” That’s what a crown is. These “veneers” are crowns. If you already have small teeth and spaces between your teeth, congrats, you DO NOT need ANY drilling for veneers as long as everything else is healthy and the new teeth will fit the shape of your face. There’s SO much artistry with veneers, lighting, opacity, contours, stump shade, etc that ONLY a trained artistic cosmetic dentist can see and evaluate.
The exact comment I was looking for lol! I have several friends with veneers and none of them had such "invasive" procedures
Everyone who i see goes to turkey to get “veneers” has a mouth full of crowns
I have veneers (done by my cosmetic dentist!) because, basically, they had to whittle down my teeth so there would be a tooth left to use; they had to rebuild each tooth so I could chew at all. It took multiple appointments and a lot of "okay, does this fit? How does this feel when you bite?" It was like watching someone assemble one of those wood puzzles. Having a professional really makes a huge difference.
Reminds me of another procedure a relative got by tattooing eyebrows or eyeliner. The lady was great and she took ALOT of time end energy to measure out every thing to death with the contour and shape of her face.
@@paytonnicole331 several of your friends have veneers 💀 oh yeah we're cooked.
I learned about veneers the old fashion way- watching in horror on America's Next Top Model as Tyra convinced 20yo finalists to get veneers with no guarantee they'd have the future income to pay the upkeep.
Oh God ... I'd blocked that out somehow. 😰 And then they also widened that one girl's gap...
@@onceuponamelodywhile a few seasons ago telling a black girl she needed to close her gap because she wouldn’t be taken seriously
oh my god???
There used to be a TLC show called 10 Years Younger that basically gave makeovers to normal people who (by the show standards) looked older than their age. A lot of them had recently been through serious issues like end-of-life care for a relative and were just tired, worn down, and not dressing "nicely" by societal standards. In several, SEVERAL, of the episodes, part of the 'makeover' was giving the people veneers to improve their teeth. I was *horrified.* How can you take someone who's struggling with their life and finances, permanently destroy their teeth, and give them replacements that are going to need expensive maintenance forever? Made me nauseous.
Also Extreme Makover! They would put people in clear boxes in public and ask random people what age they thought the person was.
You are correct. We have *truly* lost the plot.
HEALTH should be a right.
SAFETY should be a right.
HYGINE should be a right.
It’s not that aesthetics “shouldn’t be a right” or that people don’t “deserve to look good”, it’s that we should focus on changing our society so that people aren’t socially punished for not having the latest “beautiful body”, instead of pushing harder and harder towards a society where everyone feels like they have to.
Absolutely agree with you here- very well said! I have been going to university and taking a minor concentration area of study on sociology. It only solidified what I already knew- society can be so cruel and disgusting. It is sad how deep social pressures and learned hatred run into nearly every aspect of life. I wish better for this world.
Health isn’t a right since it’s not really up to us but rather your body. Healthcare on the other hand isn’t a right and it shouldn’t be unless you believe in slavery. Nothing that requires another humans labor should be considered a right.
@@megan7792 then food, water, and housing shouldn't be rights either according to your definition. For the vast majority of people all of those require another person's labor, but just because it's a right or free for low income people doesn't mean their labor is exploited or uncompensated
I didn't realize veneers were a cosmetic procedure. My uncle had some really jank teeth before he he got his (basically everything was jagged and broken due to wisdom tooth damage), so the veneers were the only option to save his face. The veneers were literally a last resort, and I think we should treat it like that!
Ozempic is only for diabetics but whatever we can sell!
It’s kinda like a reconstructive nose job vs a purely cosmetic nose job.
@@Username0467or getting a breast implant after getting your original breast removed because of cancer
I would assume there are probably some actual application, e.g. missing teeth can lead to gum receding in those places because the gums are no longer mechanically stimulated by chewing and so on. Face and jaw shape and health do depend on teeth to a degree too, though I am in no way an expert.
Big difference to whatever this trend is.
There are times when procedures that are largely cosmetic are also reconstructive, but if we get into the most literal of senses, most reconstructive procedures are cosmetic rather than functional. Speaking as someone who has tossed $25k into surgeries for this very reason. What we need to do is stop shaming people who choose NOT to do something since shaming people for not also tends to result in shaming those who openly do, and shame isn’t good.
My mom has had to have all her teeth surgically removed because of medical issues causing them to become brittle and constantly cracking and getting infected. People treat her so badly now that she's anxious to go to get dentures. People act like she's not even there or worse they become condescending towards her. My mom used to have a prestigious nursing position where people drove for hours for her consultations and now people won't even listen to her talk about her own medical problems because they just assume they know her life, that she must be some homeless lady who ruined her life with drugs. It makes my blood boil how we treat people based on their teeth. Having imperfections is the natural state of virtually everything, especially people and generally it's "imperfections" that make people unique and beautiful. If everyone had perfect white teeth we'd look like the damn DentaStix doggie dentures ad. My highschool aged sisters want to use whitening kits because they feel like their teeth aren't white enough even though their dental hygiene is better than mine. Braces was torture for me to the point that I'm so afraid of the dentist that I haven't gone to get my wisdom teeth out even though they hurt because I have panic attacks whenever I try and it's been so long one of them already has a concerning dark spot.
Hey dear, I know life is tough and healthcare is very pricey. But if you have the means, maybe try to reach out to a therapist? They could give you methods for managing your anxiety over the appointment.
Or! Try and find an accommodating dentist! It might be hard and take some time but there are some dentist out there who are very understanding and have put in place protocols to help extremely anxious patients. Maybe you can get a friend to make the calls for you if it’s too hard?
I hope you manage to find a way, dental health is very important and cavities need to be treated to not cause problems.
Hugs ❤
Yeah, I agree with the earlier comment. I’m so sorry that you’ve had such horrible dental experiences, but please see a therapist, and try to find a dentist who does nitrous oxide or general anesthesia. I had to have all of my wisdom teeth taken out at 16, and I was put under general anesthesia and don’t remember a thing about it. Something like that might really be helpful for you, and I know these days there are a lot of dentists who specialize in dealing with patients who hate dentists. Best of luck to you.
Get your wisdom teeth out, I delayed and the incoming tooth wound up cracking the molar it was next to
I'm not sure what your health coverage looks like but you should explain your anxiety issue w the dentist or your Dr. and ask for a single anxiety pill to take specifically before your dental appointment. It's a common request. ❤Hope it helps.
Also you can Google search a discount code for the pharmacy to help cover the cost of medication. Those codes work and pharmacies are required to accept them.
the nail tech point you raise is interesting because there's a massive boom in acrylate allergies happening the last few years. partly this is coming from at-home gel manicures but it's also partly coming from unlicensed, uneducated 'techs' setting up at-home salons with no real training or qualifications. these acrylate allergies are for life and they can act as 'gateway allergies' where you start off allergic to just one ingredient but become sensitised and allergic to others. some of these ingredients are funnily enough also used in dental procedures so it's setting you up with complications for life. the number of nail pics i see posted online with very clear allergy signs but the poster is completely unaware is crazy. what's even crazier is the number of people who are told they most likely have an allergy and they say they don't care, they'll continue with gel because it's 'easier' than regular lacquer. girlie your whole nails are gonna fall off if you don't cut it out.
Yeah I developed that allergy! Had no idea it was a reaction to the nail products until I saw an article on the allergy's sudden prevalence. My fingertips were a spotty red, swollen and peeling!
Stopped using all the products now, and I feel lucky that I know exactly what to avoid!
@@Rebe8d89AH i'm sorry it happened to you 😭 i have it too, i was careful about not getting gel on my skin but this was several years ago when there was almost no discussion of allergies so i had no idea. it makes me despair how it's gotten tenfold worse since then and only looks like it's increasing
Wow, I have never heard of acrylate allergies! Thanks for sharing your insight--I was nodding along with Amanda thinking "yeah, yeah, nails and hair grow back and teeth don't, the hustle sounds the same but the risks are so different!" It's probably still true--gum and tooth infections are super risky because your sinuses and brain are like... right there...but just goes to show that intuition/common knowledge/gut feelings are not a reliable substitute for formal training and education.
@@bsidethebox yeah i think teeth have the potential to cause much more serious issues like you say, and especially if an infection gets into the bloodstream. but acrylate allergies get overlooked a lot because of the general consensus that it's just nail products, what's the harm etc., but they're more serious than they seem. the pics i've seen in nail groups from people with severe reactions,,,,,, no thank you (edit: typo)
@@morganyu2035acrylate allergies can prevent you from being able to use certain medical devices
In England, when people go to Turkey to get veneers, the phrase we call it is Turkey Teeth.
I think what people forget is that your teeth are uh... Close to your brain. Tooth infection being sealed in and going deeper comes with real risk of infection travelling to your brain. I'm not an expert, but many in my family have dental issues which included a dentist being VERY concerned that a doctor ignored a tooth infection which, according to the dentist, could have easily spread to the brain.
There is an old Canadian make-over show where a "jury" judged people before and after a make-over. Usually the person was obviously economically challenged and EVERY episode showed the person getting veneers as part of the make-over. I could not imagine those people in a few years when those veneers needed upkeep or replacing and that always stressed me out
I remember watching style by jury a lot with my mom when I was younger, it definetly did not result in weird insecurities during my teens (cough cough)
the main difference between nails and your teeth is the fact that nails grow back. So if a tech does an unsatisfactory job on your nails, they'll grow out and return to its natural state over time. Teeth on the other hand, any alterations you do on them is permanent. So to think you can learn everything and be certified to work on something that is irreversible is wild. Even nail techs have to train for months, log in countless hours, and pass a state exam in order to be certified.
lol that’s not the main difference. The main difference is that teeth are health related. Infection, hygiene, and normal quality of life (aka eating) are affected. Cosmetics is lower on the list of concern.
I was thinking this in my head while watching. But I agree about the health thing, too. They’re both pretty big differences.
Nail techs must be certified as well for very important reasons. One of the main ones is the acrylic allergy you can develop with imporoperly cured gel nails. Once the allergy is developed, it lasts a life time and can cause inflamed and peeling skin when in contant with any acrylates, which are a plastic used in many products and medical supplies. It may not be as painful as teeth, but improper nail procedures can also cause health issues lasting a lifetime.
Like even if something bad happens and your nails fall off, they’ll grow back but your teeth are FOREVER
My teeth decayed and were falling out of my mouth as I ate by the age of 20. It happened rapidly. The pain of infection, abscesses, exposed dentin, the list goes on. A nightmare lived, truly. I've had partial dentures since the age of 23. I'm 32 now. I tried to hold on to my teeth for so long until they were all but gone, and I was pulling them out myself eventually. To see healthy, beautiful teeth be taken so for granted is tragic to me. People underestimate how debilitating the pain is when you have even one infection, let alone several. I hope everyone finds peace with their smile, because it's the one thing that when it's gone, it's GONE. No growing back and no going back.
the closest thing I had teeth pain is ear pain. other than that teeth hurt more than any other type of body part 😢
I have actual PTSD from tooth pain. I think it’s genuinely hard for people who haven’t experienced it to conceptualize it. They have no idea what they’re setting themselves up for in the future and it makes me so sad for them.
I’m sorry, that sounds incredibly painful. I agree, the idea of perfectly healthy smiles being ravaged is tragic. I pray for these people.
@@solala1312I went through partial tooth loss due to extreme anxiety during Covid. I was blessed to end up with implants, but the pain I went through as my teeth loosened and became infected..I can’t even explain. Agony for about a year. Later, my daughter said that she was worried that I’d take my life I was in so much pain.
I got a root canal ~ 3 years ago and while I was talking to the employee about a payment plan and upcoming appointments, he was telling me about how they were so busy because it was tax season and everyone was getting veneers. I didn't know what they were but he explained it to me and how with even meticulous upkeep it was 10k every 5-10 years. And how you couldn't get out of that. We were both shocked someone would do that to themselves. Try and save your teeth first everyone! Braces and whitening is just as expensive (if not less in the long run) and way healthier!!!
Even though dentists usually also tell patients that they shouldn't whiten their teeth either. Most of the time it's better to just leave them their natural colour. Paper white is not natural at all and it's really sad how many are convinved that it should be.
But ofc whitening is still better if you'd take veneers otherwise
@@Tessa_Gryeah whitening can cause your enamel to be weakened. Getting it done by a professional is the only way I’d recommend it, at home kits can either be scams or ruin your teeth.
We need to start normalising parents telling their kids to brush their teeth every day and take care of them. These are bones in your body, once they're gone they're gone. Stop eating loads of sugary foods and brush your gums, they can get infected. Somehow we've normalized it that nobody should care about their teeth and I hate it- I literally got pestered over and over as a kid to brush my own teeth because my parents had loads of work done on their teeth for not taking care of them.
I had undiagnosed adhd and a really awful home life growing up. I struggled to create healthy routines and recently I finally feel I tackled the oral dental part of it. My hygienist during my cleaning told me she can tell I floss and I almost cried. I know we want to have a great smile but I agree the health is the important part
Hey I'm in the same boat! I'm so proud of you!
I have ADHD too, the struggle is real. Keep at it! Super floss!
I had the same thing, I was missing my lateral incisors. If i had seen her as a teen it would've been really comforting. Such a shame she was bullied to change it.
My dentist basically decided for me that I was getting implants, so they made the space big and fit implants in which then got infected, failed and now have two bridges. I wish I left them alone, but I was 14 and my parents didn't know better.
The way dental professionals take advantage of kids is absolutely insane. When I was getting my lower braces removed (by order of my dentist for fillings, they at first refused because they were literally holding me hostage) the tech said to me, 16 at the time, something akine to "Okay but as soon as you get your fillings you HAVE to finish paying these" Uhm. Hello? My father was in the lobby? And the first dentist I went to as an adult at 18 would only do one filling at a time and said it was totally normal (it was a price gouging/'make sure the customer comes back' tactic)
When I was like, 14 or 15 my dentist told me I would need veneers. Which is, you know, crazy if it's not necessary, because that's shaving down a young teen's teeth & dooming them to upkeep every some years for the rest of their life. And then the dentist I got sent to for them, because kids' dentists can't actually apply them, just said I needed the buckles in my fillings redone. A thank you to him for not being so money hungry he continued pedaling that idea.
Wow this is crazy. My mom was a dentist and I grew up with dentists around me. Never heard anything like this... Sometimes you do stuff when a person is still a kid because it's much easier (like moving teeth) but implants at 14 sounds real excessive.
Didn't even notice she was missing her incisors. I thought she got veneers because her teeth are kinda yellow...
I was also born without adult laterals, I'm sorry that happened to you. I was lucky to have a good dentist and orthodontist so we just closed the gaps with braces. I'm also horrified that woman was bullied--no one's EVER noticed my missing laterals until I point them out or at least they were kind enough not to mention them. If you look at someone's face long enough you'll eventually find some "flaw", people need to let it go
I'm missing one entirely and have a peg tooth on the other side. They made space for an implant for the missing one, with the plan I'd get an implant. Once it was done, it turned out I'd have to get a bone graft first to be able to place the implant. 20+ years on, and I still can't afford it.
This is such a tangent comment, but Amanda I don't think you realize how much I appreciated you saying out loud "I've had cosmetic work done. I've get Botox. I have had lip fillers." Truly, there is nothing wrong with the act of body modification and cosmetic procedure, but the act of being transparent about it feels so incredible to hear someone actually do. So, like, weird thing for me to thank you for maybe, but really thank you for saying it.
i agree!! i don’t think there’s anything wrong with getting procedures to feel better about yourself as long as you’re not doing it for the wrong reasons. being transparent about it is also so important when the time comes.
So many cute smiles have been lost to veneers. Like, their smiles can still be cute, but they’re not as unique and special any more.
And that’s aside from the horrifying two day class veneer tech thing!
Literal horse teeth
I wanting for this fat lady in there video to come out with her story about what they told her
Remember when it was a big fashion for girls in Japan to get little fang-teeth canines? I've no point to make, it's just interesting how different cultures have different aesthetic values.
Sam Cafflin 😩😩
Sam Caffin’s teeth were ICONIC 😭 who lies to these people and tell them they need to do this??
I'm not trying to fearmonger, but my husband had a tooth abscess that went untreated when he was younger that caused an olfactory groove tumor on his frontal lobe. He has a headache every day because of not treating a dental infection. This stuff is important!!
Don't get me wrong it's crazy to get get dental services of social media, but to be fair to those ppl it's even crazier to take a 2 day class and think you can play on someone's mouth. Like I could imagine someone thinking there's no way someone would offer those services if they don't know what they're doing
Its an incredible example of Dunning Kruger
They don't even have the common sense to logically realise "hmm, doing this kind of dental work SHOULD require more training than just a weekend course in a beauty salon"
@UTTP-142that makes sense, seeing as how she is in all of them
i literally didn’t even notice her teeth when i watched the show and was surprised to find out that people were upset about them?? they looked good to me?? so odd how people are hardwired to not only seek out but also complain about anything that even slightly deviates from what the media has deemed as “attractive”
it's crazy because I don't usually notice people's teeth unless they look unnaturally white and glowing! unless the teeth are like, very damaged or discoloured, for which I don't pass judgement on. her original teeth look much like mine do, because I'm also missing my laterals! they just never grew in, but I also didn't qualify for "necessary" braces as a kid because the issues were purely "cosmetic" apparently, although as an adult I've experienced some rotating, and I was reading that missing teeth can cause some other issues down the line so that's reallllly great.
@@stephaniethesoprano dental issues are so frustrating, i’m sorry to hear that you’re experiencing that!! i feel like it would definitely be worth discussing with a dentist. maybe now that you are experiencing some rotating you would qualify for braces/invisalign/some other preventative measure. either way, i hope the situation improves for you. i share your perspective on teeth! i couldn’t even tell you what my closest friends’ teeth look like, all i would say is “uh idk, normal teeth.” i only really notice if someone’s teeth are either really yellow or really white, but i can’t remember the last time that even happened (at least irl). i make sure to take good care of my teeth for health reasons more than cosmetic reasons, but the internet sometimes makes me feel crazy with how deeply it scrutinizes teeth. i can’t help but get self-conscious sometimes and wonder if other people think my teeth look weird and i’m just oblivious to it, even though i have good hygiene according to my dentist. i feel like the internet is always creating new insecurities for me lol
I just imagine an archaeologist like 1000 years from now finding a skeleton and being like “WTF happened to this guy’s teeth?”
"must be for ritualistic purposes 🤓"
Well I'm an archaeologist and I have found some wacky teeth xD once we found a neolithic skeleton that had nearly perfect circles between some of their teeth, turns out they had root infection and were constantly picking their teeth with a toothpick!
This timeline is really something else. I understand people are desperate but veneer techs??
This timeline is so weird, we've got AI but instead of getting skynet we have our creativity plagiarized.
Something positive to add to the conversation: my wonderful boyfriend has microdontia, his family all have very small teeth. He did not had the best experience with dental care growing up. When he reached adulthood we went to our primary care dentist, who put braces on him and then... veneers. He loves them. He is able to actually bite with his whole denture again after so long. I am not even sure if veneers are the correct word, when done correctly and for the adequate circumstances, they truly can change lives!
Addition: we are Mexican, our procedure took place therefore here in Mexico. It was certainly not even close to $26,000 USD, but much much lower. Seriously how are prices so high in a "first world country"?
@@mari.jimgo22because it is a first world country...
@@qwertyuiop1232123212 So a quick search suggests that in the US composite veneers cost $500-$800 per tooth and porcelain veneers cost $1,500-$3,500 per tooth. Whereas in the UK composite veneers are £100-£400 ($125-$500) per tooth and porcelain veneers are £450-£800 ($560-$1000) per tooth. US healthcare prices are not a 'first world problem'.
@@mari.jimgo22the US's concern is unfortunately not with the people's health, it's with how much money they can take from them.
@@mari.jimgo22Because the US health insurance companies have put a ton of barriers in place that require a lot of maintenance and cost to upkeep. On top of a lot of healthcare systems in the US's budgets have ballooned in the last few decades
I’m glad to hear you say you believe in the right to HEALTHY teeth. I’ve known too many people who think they have a right to PRETTY teeth. When there are so many people lacking basic functioning healthy teeth, thinking there’s a right to pretty teeth really starts to look bad, If you WANT pretty teeth and can afford them, power to you. I’d like pretty teeth too. But there is no *right* to pretty. That can come after everyone has functional, healthy teeth.
Honestly I think that imperfections in teeth is so beautiful. Like especially now with AI taking over I’ve noticed that if the AI does teeth it’s normally always perfect. But humans have “messed” up teeth, my brother has gaps in all his teeth and he didn’t need braces so he never got them. And I love them. If he didn’t have “whack” teeth he would be my brother. I love when people have prominent canines. I personally needed braces, and I grind my teeth so they are literally perfectly straight and level. Except because as a kid I have real pointy canines there are little gaps in my teeth and it’s my favourite thing. There is nothing wrong with having yellow teeth, or gaps in your teeth, or a chipped tooth. Unless you need something fixed for medical reasons, if it doesn’t bother you don’t worry about it.
There are girls that look really pretty and unique that had slighly crooked teeth. And crooked in the sense that it looked like normal length vampire teeth. Hard to explain. But I get what you mean, it added to their unique look and was not a detriment to their beauty.
There is a TH-camr who went to Mexico at 16 to get a lap band. Her mom approved it and went with her. When they got home they had a hard time finding a doctor to follow her when she got back home because they didn’t take people who got WLS in Mexico. Her name is Alexandra Rodriguez if you want to see the whole story. The point is that, as you pointed out, these are lifelong commitments. You have to plan out every step, such as will a dentist do cleanings for you? What happens in an emergency? Think about it like this: if you can’t afford proper veneers then you can’t afford a problem with veneers.
Sorry, what does WLS mean?
And as a mexican, I'm tired of telling people to stop coming here for any type of procedure that already represents a major health risk, or that would need a follow up for life. Sometimes people look up for cheap options here and can't even differentiate a scam from a legit doctor. Vanity is such a b*tch.
Good dental is so important. I have seen dental infections put people in ICU and OR, not always recovering. Dental care should be health care.
Absolutely! It is so ridiculous that dental and vision are separate from health insurance in the US. Are eyes and teeth not part of the body and equally important?
What an opening line omg
Even shoes I’d argue you have to be discerning about. I ruined my legs permanently because I was walking miles upon miles in worn-out shoes on the daily.
When I was in high school one of the girls in my form had to have surgery because she wore high heels so much it shortened her Achilles tendon and she couldn't walk barefoot without pain.
12:55 Imagine they wait until the end of the two day course to tell you it’s illegal in your area lol
$6000 down the drain too
I think because of how much dentistry is separated off from medicine and the fact that most peoples primary contact with dentistry is through teeth whitening and orthodontics means that people tend to fail to think of their teeth as being part of their health and instead think of them of part of their appearance, so cosmetic dentistry is considered on par with dying your hair rather than say plastic surgery, its so dangerous
As someone whose front tooth broke as a teen, and now I have implants, I absolutely DO NOT understand people ruining their perfectly healthy teeth, for asthetics. NOTHING can replace real teeth
What your friends probably got in school when you were younger was definitely caps. You have to meet certain criteria to even get porcelain veneers. You need to have a specific amount of tooth there and your enamel has to be perfect otherwise the veneer will not stay . These techs aren’t laying porcelain veneers. They’re doing composite bonding because they think it’s like being a nail tech making shapes. It’s dumb. They’re insane.
We’re going back to the Victorian ages. Everyone works in their local barbershop and are apprentice dentists, doctors, pharmacists and animals butchers with no formal training lol
I actually really like when teeth have a little bit of character sometimes. Crooked teeth can be really satisfying to look at, I can’t explain why.
my teeth arent perfect but they are really important to me, i cant even imagine having them filed down like that
...I'm gonna go brush my teeth now
Same. And floss. And mouthwash. And book a dental cleaning.
I actually had a very kind and competent cosmetic dentist when I lived in South Korea who took the time to explain to me why I was not and never would be a good candidate for veneers. I went to her because my two front teeth were chipped, and every repair would flake off in a few months tops. She explained I have a very tricky combo of issues: 1. Unusually acidic saliva that left my enamel softer that normal 2. Chronic dry mouth that weakened my enamel even more. They’re both genetic conditions. She said that no matter what, I would always end up needing crowns because my enamel would never be strong enough to hold on to the veneers and they would almost certainly pop off. I got two porcelain crowns instead, and as I’ve aged my teeth have done exactly what she predicted. I’m always grateful she didn’t try to push me towards something that would ultimately only cause me harm and distress, even if she would have made more money off it.
I fell off my bike and broke my tooth as a kid and got a cap from the dentist. That was 20 years ago and I've only had slight sensitivity issues on that tooth. Glad my parents took me to the dentist!
I still don't understand why people want white teeth so badly. Who the fuck is staring in your mouth to make you want to replace them entirely???
Themselves. If you spent your whole life seeing everyone on TV, every actor, singer, every famous or rich person with bright white teeth, how can the natural white you have in your own mouth even compare? And that’s if your teeth are closer to white than yellow, cause in the other case it’s even worse. We are our own worst critics nevermind the ammunition that other people may give us.
I’m not from America and in my country, whitening your teeth is not something that is expected nor is it truly common for everyday people. But from what I’ve seen from the US, the emphasis is much more intense.
@@NatLaSbritish spotted
@@222o-u3t Murican spotted.
Nope, in France it's the same. Healthy teeth are rarely touched. @@222o-u3t
I'm insecure about my teeth, which are not white, but not too yellow. To fix it, I would have to whiten it and probably stop drinking coffee twice a day, but I refuse... I choose my coffee.
I guess it's a way of learning to deconstruct my insecurities 😅
as a british person, you saying that actress had some 'discolouration' and then showing her picture honestly gave me a heart attack, like those just teeth bby
Majority of Brits have terrible teeth.
How is this not a complete liability nightmare? A side hustle should not come with a financial bankruptcy receipt and a one way ticket to jail.
i had to get a crown on one of my teeth at 17 because it was literally chipping off due to the enamel disintegrating, it was a massive pain in the ass that caused them to file down the tooth into practically nothing and it cost so much money. it's a molar so you can't really see it, but i still have to think about it all the time, because that tooth still has the ability to rot underneath this crown, which means i may need a root canal for the second time in my life. i was pretty much born with messed up teeth. one of my baby molars came in rotten and i had to get a root canal and crown on it when i was just four years old, luckily the adult tooth under it came out healthy but my dental care is so expensive because of the genetic predisposition to shitty teeth and my depression making it difficult for me to properly take care of myself. i have dental insurance, but it's still thousands of dollars out of pocket to get anything done. i have three wisdom teeth that are at 45 degree angles underneath my gums but i don't have the money to get them removed so i just have to hope they don't abscess.
As someone who has been lucky in this regard, it really annoys me that almost everyone ignores the genetic component of dental health. My mum didn't see a dentist until she was 16 (her mum was terrified of dentists after having most of her teeth removed at quite a young age, probably unnecessarily) and, other than some minor issues with her wisdom teeth, she hasn't had any dental problems that weren't related to physical trauma. But your outcome in the same circumstances would have been completely different.
And, as you mentioned, poor dental hygeine generally has an underlying cause that isn't the individual's fault - mental health, sensory issues, being homeless, not being taught how to properly clean your teeth, etc.
I know there are some people who blame all of a patient's health issues on the patient, but it seems much more widespread when it comes to dental health.
@@kaspianepps7946 exactly! i really want to be able to go to a dentist that specializes in people with mental health/issues surrounding dental hygiene because i always feel so embarrassed and judged when i go into a regular dentist. i've had horrible experiences with dental techs just being outright condescending and rude to me for having any dental issues at all. i got my horrible teeth from my mother, who has cracked or broken pretty much all of her teeth by just chewing on normal foods. but that's not something they ask you when you go into the dentist. they just assume that you're not treating your teeth right in any way (i'll be the first to admit that i could do so much better with my teeth but not all of my issues are from that) and then treat you like a second class human for it.
Amanda judging me for last night
Not judging, just knowing like a third of the population has chlamydia lol
@@Unfortunately_Mickeywhere 😭
@@222o-u3t usually on their genitals I believe
@@Unfortunately_Mickey1/3 of the population actually has dormant herpes
@@Unfortunately_Mickey I think maybe 30% will experience it?
Because it's not like HPV. You just run a course of antibiotics and you are cured.
the moment i heard amanda say u have to file the tooth to have veneers, i was like "aw HELL NO." that shit does NOT sound safe
The super shaved teeth are not for veneers but for dental crowns it’s something totally different. For veneers they shave only front side of the tooth and they shave next to nothing… but for crowns they shave so much and from all sides of the tooth… I hate that this two things get mixed up 😕
I have the condition that I believe you were talking about at the beginning of the video called fluorosis. I took too much fluoride as a child leaving spots of discoloration on my teeth that were most apparent in the front. I also would grind my teeth in my sleep so the tips of my front teeth became jagged. I had braces for about 2 1/2 years that could fix the crookedness of my teeth and a snaggletooth, but nothing could fix the discoloration and jagged edges. To preface the rest of this, nobody ever pointed out the irregularities in my teeth or made fun of me for it. I wanted to get veneers for myself so I could be confident in my smile. I’ve seen how terrible medical infections can be as I work in the medical field, so I did my research on veneers. I also found a dentist who specialized in veneers with years of experience in her practice. She gave me valuable information on what veneers were, what were the best option for me, the best color to go with my teeth, and what I need to do to care for them. We agreed that it was important that my veneers still looked natural so that it blended in with the rest of my teeth and my smile so that it didn’t look unrealistically white or look fake. Part of that conversation is also how many teeth will have a veneer. I have veneers on the top 6 front teeth because those are the teeth that are seen when I smile or talk. I also had cavities, so before she even moved forward with the veneers, we had to take out the cavities. Getting the actual veneers done was a long process as it should be, because it starts with taking molds and x-rays of your teeth to send to the lab that makes your veneers to fit your teeth. Then, they shave down your teeth as needed but for the type of veneers I have there was very minimal shaving needed to be done. While you’re waiting for the veneers to come in, they place a temporary material over the shaved teeth that gives you a good idea of how the final product will look like. Even if it was an expensive procedure, it was a great investment because I’m truly happy with the final product and for the work of the dentist and her staff who were informative, professional, and knowledgeable in the procedure. With that said, you’re not only paying for the veneers itself, you’re paying for the quality of the service and care of the dentist and their practice. You need to ensure that you’re putting your money into something that will not end with health consequences.
This is actually a really interesting topic. People like TH-camrs and TikTok influencers are a lot more likely to get veneers or plastic surgery to look "perfect", but in Hollywood the biggest stars have flaws that make them stand out. A lot of times, their teeth aren't perfect because it makes them identifiable. If you are just another 20-something supermodel with perfect teeth hair and skin, why would you be cast in a role over anyone else with that exact same look - a look which is really popular and more importantly common enough that telling you apart from a bunch of tiktokers is going to be hard.
Swell is the internet big sister everyone needs.
Perfect timing. I needed to watch something for 20 minutes before work
Love a good swell video for my lunch break
This is such an american beauty standard too. Like yeah some people care about having a pretty smile but the obsession with having perfectly symmeticral white teeth and using veneer and all for it. Seems so wild to me. It's not really popular in Europe. It must suck I think the actress's smile was very pretty. If it's something she always wanted fair enough but I hope it's not because of bullying.
No it's not, veneers are very popular in Korea too
Yeah, I'm glad having perfectly straight white teeth is not actually a thing in my country. I'm just glad to have teeth.
Agreed, it often looks so fake and plastic for people outside of the veneer bubble.
@@8luvbug didn't know that it was one in Korea so that's interesting to know. It is still an american beauty standard as well.
I have veneers!! Medical ones. Long story short I was born without my second incisors so all my teeth had to be moved up in my mouth. Problem is that canines aren’t designed to be incisors and premolars aren’t designed to be canines, so I had to get them reshaped.
Here’s the thing, though - when I got the veneers, there was a lot of emphasis put on making the porcelain look like my original teeth. I had a bunch of photos taken, and they were sent to a specialist out of state who made sure my new teeth looked natural AKA somewhat yellow! Boggles my mind that people think white teeth are the ideal - nobody has naturally pearly white teeth!
I have porcelain veneers. I've had the same set since I was 16 (I had a specific set of issues that braces wouldn't fix). I am 34 this year. This is *very uncommon* to have the same set for more than 8-10 years. Even with porcelain instead of resin.
I have always known that I will need to keep at least a couple grand in the bank for the inevitable future replacement. Because eventually they will need replacing (one fell off recently but it was in one piece and they were able to just glue it back on). I recently had a cavity on one of the teeth and my current dentist had to be very careful when drilling and filling the cavity to avoid potentially shattering the veneer.
I'm literally the best case scenario. My veneers have lasted over a decade. I love them. I wouldn't change a thing about them. But they are not a decision to make lightly. Until I had replacement money saved myself, my mum had kept some tucked away in case something happened. Because you need to be prepared for the future if you get these. They aren't permanent.
Getting them done? Took *months* . There were consultations, there were teeth moulds (multiple) made. Before I got them I was put on a whitening treatment so my other teeth would colour-match the new porcelain veneers better. They monitored me for any hint of cavities. I had a teeth cleaning regiment to make sure my teeth were extra clean to prevent them potentially trapping in any bacteria with the veneers. It was a very meticulous process from start to finish. Before they filed my teeth to put the veneers in, they had me come in and held them up to my mouth so I could get an idea how they would look like before they started the *irreversible process* of filing my teeth away.
I then went in for follow ups and checkups to make sure there wasn't anything missed like a hidden cavity, and that the placement didn't affect my other teeth and their alignment.
The thought of someone trying to get this done by someone with *two days* of training, is horrifying. I hope anyone offering this service gets sued and utterly financially destroyed. What a horrific thing to do to someone who's desperate. Permanently destroy their teeth. This is literally something out of my nightmares, holy shit.
I only got veneers because medication and illness ruined my enamel so my teeth were causing me so much pain . Now I can eat and drink mostly without pain. If I could have, I wish I could have kept my original teeth since they were kind of cute since they were not perfect and were what connected me to my family ( my whole mom’s side has tiny little teeth so it is kind of weird for me to have ‘normal’ length teeth since my mouth is so small)
Was it veneers or crowns? Did you have root canals with them? I had to do it for 2 of my teeth because of depression since they also hurt and had a huge hole that exposed the nerve
@@anny8720 they were veneers, I didn’t have to do root canals since we caught the issues before they got too deep. I had some cavities on a lot and the enamel was gone on a lot of my teeth. My other brother also had to get the same thing done so we didn’t let it get too bad before I made that choice. We were both so mad since we always looked after our teeth and had had lots of orthodontic work as teens only to have to get crowns because we both had so many issues. ( my brother had to have root canals and even some implants so I didn’t want to wait till my teeth were all ruined before I fixed them… a privilege I admit but I now don’t have any pain every day so it is worth it to me/ my insurance covered a lot of it )
I had horrible stomach issues for years so the acid ruined my teeth so bad.
My ONE recurring nightmare is losing my teeth. I just had one last night. I had braces, head gear, palate expander, the whole nine for almost 2 years in high school. I feel so bad for the people who earnestly went to these "techs" because they felt insecure about their smile and came out of it with more dental trauma and pain.
as someone who was bullied all through school for my teeth, we really need to discuss teeth shaming more
I have two veneer caps and honestly I was talked into them as a minor. I will forever mourn my two front teeth with all their little cute imperfections, they are now just two tiny nubs. And I was NOT told they would be shaved down into nubs prior to the dentist actually shaving them down in front of my eyes
I have a friend who calls teeth "luxury bones" because they cost so much to keep healthy they must be a luxury product
My mom got veneers from Turkey years ago and they've cracked multiple times over the course of like 15 years, It's way more expensive to do upkeep in another country
As someone who had to fly abroad (Ireland to England) for top surgery as there's no surgeon in Ireland who does top surgery. I couldn't imagine people willingly going abroad for surgery or procedures because it's cheaper. I couldn't imagine people going off getting something done and then returning home incredibly quickly.
Even aside from the fact that you're basically unable to receive standard follow up care and unable to receive any immediate care for complications from the surgeon that performed the procedure you'll also find it so difficult to find people in your home country who are competent and willing to deal with anything that comes up. Like if i returned home days after surgery and i wouldn't have been able to get anyone experienced in removing my drains ect. They're not going to know what they're doing or what a normal recovery looks like.
The act of flying after procedures is WILD like there's so many changes in pressure that you shouldn't put body through. In fact people who are at risk for blood clots are advised not to fly and to take precautions. You're not supposed to fly after surgery or procedures because it greatly increases your risk of stroke/heat attack/blood depravation to organs and limbs. Like idk how long you think you can last with minimal stroke care (at best) but it's probably not as long as your flight is and those first aid boxes will not be able to help. People have a hard time surviving a thrown blood clot when they're not 50'000 feet in the air in a sardine can and have access to emergency professionals and treatments.
I have a cap that was done by a real dentist, done over a dead tooth. I had to wait a few weeks between the tooth filing and getting the real cap on (bc they had to special order the cap to fit) where they fitted me with a softer temp cap. I accidently bit through like three temp caps until I finally wised up and started wearing a mouth guard at night. The cap also changed my bite. It feels different now.
As someone who's been looking up random plastic surgeries and dental procedures online since high school bc I'm nosy it's INSANE how many people who actually want and get these procedures go into them with literally no research 😭
My rule of thumb is, if you can't afford a cosmetic procedure through the proper means (and locally), you shouldn't get. Because you 100% can't afford the upkeep or the expenses resulting on complications.
My partner is from the UK on top of having unfortunate teeth genetics. All throughout his 20s we were in and out of emergency dentists for some new problem. Root canals, infections, pain, extractions. He is also immune to almost all of the numbing agents they’ve used to the point where it’s baffled every dentist who has worked on his mouth. He takes care of his teeth, it’s just the hand he was dealt. His teeth are weak. It almost makes me cry seeing this trend of people voluntarily destroying their perfectly healthy teeth. They truly do not know the pain and suffering that they could be destined for down the road because of this lack of research. You only get one set of adult teeth. You don’t know pain until you have a tooth infection so excruciating that you can’t breathe through your mouth, let alone eat or drink.
i have yellow, gappy and slightly crooked teeth. I love them, I will always love them. It is a radical act to not be the standard and loving yourself despite it. I love every feature on my face because they're not my features, they're an amalgamation of my ancestors and their indomitable spirit that made my life possible. The system was built to make us insecure, to make loving yourself a radical act when it should be the norm is a sad reality.
I agree with your overseas medical tourism thoughts. My first job straight out of my family medicine residency was working in urgent care. One evening a young lady came in expecting about 2 weeks of full body pain and swelling with no improvement after having a BBL overseas. She was confident in researching her surgeon. I can’t blame her for wanting to feel good about herself, but I personally feel like if you can’t get in touch with your provider if there’s a problem, there’s a problem. No one at the surgicenter would return her calls. “They seem really busy,” was the response when I asked if she reached out to them. Well, she still had an open wound leaking foul smelling fluid after 2 weeks, and I was sure she had an infection. I guess I scared her enough with my concern (limitations in evaluation in the office for post op complications) that she left the urgent care and went to the emergency room.
Up next, Amanda learns about the lip filler techs. Which is scary cause the lady training those are in my state.
i'm militant about my dental health and i still ended up getting sepsis due to an impacted and infected wisdom tooth (two weeks before they were scheduled to be removed!). i required an intensive round of IV antibiotics to stop it from affecting my internal organs. i recovered; i'm very thankful to be alive and with all my other teeth healthy and intact. i can't imagine sacrificing my one and only set of teeth to someone who has never held dental tools and then living in agony with a botched procedure.
I truly think veneers look bizzare. Always uncanny. Always strange looking. Always think the person who got them is financially irresponsible. One of the weirdest trends…
Some look better than others, but it’s really the different of getting a mouthful versus getting one tooth repaired.
Just depends on the tech, some are genuinely good looking. The issue is you only know if something looks off or you’re being told
If you notice them…they’re done badly.
We have a friend who got Veneers. Don’t know if she went to a real dentist for it (probably not) but she was really pretty before she had it done. Now when she smiles, she looks like Jim Carrey from the Mask, very cartooney looking.
also people sound very different when they get veneers. it can literally affect your speech
My son's canines look like fang. Once at the dentist they tried to schedule him to have them crowned. He was like what the.. and why. He did not have it done and I support his confidence. He is now thirty and nothing has had to be replaced. Healthy and natural.
as someone with 2 crowns on the symmetrical teeth due to bad orthodontistry as a minor (licensed they just did invisalign and it gave me weird grooves on enamel and caused cavitieson those two teeth specifically)
The process to get even those two was COMPLICATED ... moreso because it was done right before lockdown and I had my temp crowns and had to get a special approval for my dentist to be able to swap in the real thing but outside that there was so much education he made me aware of, the risks, the reasons- it was 1000% the most needed decision for my mouth, my mouth is so much healthier bc fillings weren't enough on those teeth.
As it was a "no fault" circumstance for me needing the crowns, I luckily had insurance cover most of it but it was still $500 for those two crowns for my part. But again it was a PROCESS and I think dentistry work should be carefully done
Regarding my own teeth, I brush and floss daily yet I am still prone to cavities, and the top two right back of my teeth are now capped after having to get root canals a few years apart. The more recent one was hell...my then-dentist went in for a cavity (that I noticed, not him!) and did a filling, but scratched the nerve so I was in extreme pain for weeks until the root finally died on its own, they then said I needed a root canal, I went to a root canal specialist who did it quickly (after the month-long wait for the appointment, during which I was still in pain....) then I still needed to get it capped, but by then I had asked around for a different dentist because the one we had been going to didn't see the super deep cavity in the first place?? and was super dismissive of my pain?? I begged to have something more significant prescribed while I waited for my root canal appointment weeks away, but the dk just said "idk pop an ibuprofen?" as if I hadn't been already?? Luckily other than one small preventative filling, I haven't had to do much to my teeth for this year so far...but I'm super paranoid about germs or stuck food getting in under the root canal caps and drilling down into a cavity. the idea of just throwing a cap over an untreated cavity, leaving it to rot into an abscess that can LITERALLY LEECH INTO YOUR BRAIN, makes me want to throw up :X people need to go to jail for tricking others into thinking they're qualified to do something like this!
I see a lot of people saying these are just poor, misfortunate souls looking for affordable dental work... Nah, veneers are purely cosmetic. This isn't work that you need, like a filling. You got a back alley BBL for your mouth
I’ve managed multiple dental clinics in Arizona State. Being that we are so close to the US - Mexico boarder, I’ve seen a lot of medical/dental tourism go wrong.
One thing a lot of people don’t think about is, as you mentioned in regards to the med spa procedures, even if they look good and you don’t have any issues with the actual procedure you had done, their sanitary standards might be different. We’ve seen too many people coming back to the US with HIV and not know until long after, and hopefully they at least got viable work out of the trip.
Think about it people. It’s cheaper for a reason. Where are they saving the money? Education? The time and care they spend with you? The quality of materials? Or their cleaning standards and practices? -- Call me high maintenance, but I am not willing to compromise on any of those aspects when it comes to my health.
I love a Swell video on a friday afternoon, makes my day so much better
14:20 I had an infected piercing. It was bad. So bad, in fact, I had to go to the hospital to get it surgically removed. You don’t want to go through that with your teeth.
I cannot understand how some people will just get health and beauty procedures done without thinking it through and without doing any research at all. I couldn’t imagine letting anyone who wasn’t properly qualified and who wasn’t using the proper tools anywhere near my teeth with a file. I understand where some of these people come from, as you say in the video people have a right to get whatever beauty procedures done to their bodies and they should also get good healthcare, but not doing any research beforehand is just going to end up extremely dangerous and likely land them with needing even more procedures in future. It took me ages just to find a nice nail place in my area that I trusted because both my Mum and I got infections from multiple places multiple times and it was because they had been rushing and not cleaning tools properly because they were a “small business on the grind” with too many customers at once so the techs felt rushed and didn’t follow the proper safety procedures. I cannot even understand how that would translate and how much more dangerous that would get when it involves dental work.
The veneer techs are so crazy to me. I got veneers when I was in high school due to my adult teeth coming in malformed and braces wouldn't have fixed them. I only got my front top six teeth done and I had to go in for a handful of appts with an actual dentist with decades of experience. One appt where they made the mold of my teeth, the second appt being the prep where they BARELY shaved the surface of my teeth down, mostly roughed up the surface and making space for the veneers. The last appt was the installation of the veneers. The weird part was my speech being affected as my teeth were now slightly larger than before. Since I got porcelain ones, they've lasted me for 17 years and still going strong. They're naturally colored and don't look weird at all.
Not me missing the title and only seeing teeth on the thumbnail thinking Swell was talking about partial dentures literally DAYS after I get a partial denture 😮
So I've been a fan for awhile but this is the first video that concisely explains something that I feel strongly enough to spread it far and wide on my public / personal accounts
Thanks for this swell video Swell!
I am neither a dentist nor work in the medical field. I did however had to have "my teeth filed down" (and about 20 root canal procedures), during what was essentially a 15 month dental reconstruction, so I want to clear something up, since I don't think it came across well in the video: from what I know, there is a big difference between veneers and crowns/caps!
As the description, she read out, says (and I am paraphrasing a bit): veneers are a slim (front) cover of porcelain or composite material to correct visual discrepancies on your teeth and are, for the most part, very much a vanity thing. From what I have seen, the front of your teeth get 'sanded' down a bit (really... a bit) to attach the thin veneer (I suppose an analogy would be something like... to sand down paint from a piece of furniture to cover it up with something new).
If your teeth get filed down to nubs... those are not veneers... those are crowns!
A much more invasive procedure, often one of the last resorts to save the natural tooth underneath (like in the case of a root canal procedure, where your tooths is basically... killed off by removing the nerves of the tooth; you get a little rod fixed inside so a good cap can be put on top to still keep its primary function; or, to a living tooth without a root canal procedure, when you have excessive outer damage to your teeth; but the core is still alive and intact and needs to be covered up to stay safe.
It is absolutely mindboggeling to me that these people who follow this... 'trend', don't even remotely seem to do any research on what they are getting themselves into. Maybe they were never really taught about why dental hygene is important... about the consequences of having a cavity ignored, about how this can effect the rest of your body's health... I don't know...
But what I can tell you is that these people, that get this s...tuff done, and then get cavities covered up... and might have gingivitis and whatnot... will be very very likely in for a world of P A I N at some point in the future.
Ive had a chipped tooth and a root canal due to an abscess (different teeth 😑) and it was THE worst pain I have ever experienced. I would not wish it on anyone.
That said... I suddenly feel less insecure about my teeth knowing so many actors have veneers (on top of better access to braces and whitening)
I came home from abroad. Became a tenant. I had horrible pain in my gums, looked up a dentist who was advertised at the workplace. He was not expensive, always available on short notice. But I feel bloody lucky that my teeth were semi sort of damaged. Hygiene was out of the window, pain management negligible.
Since then, I had two dentists, both of whom are professionals. Root canals were only taking time, no discomfort. Since a year, no cavities formed, managed to build a mild amount of tartar, gums are not prone to bleeding at all. In comparison to the first dentist, I've spent a LOT to have my teeth in order. No veneers, no caps. A toothbrush, meters of floss - and I'm thinking of getting tooth gap cleaners. Because even if the 3 things kept at home come at a price - I like me teeth the way they are.
People know that teeth aren’t naturally white… right?
i'm someone who adores "imperfect" teeth, they add so much charm and character to someone's smile!
How is this not illegal? So many people are going to need complete dentures in the near future because of this or are going to end up in hospital because their infected teeth went untreated for way too long
That's the crazy part. It is illegal 😬
It is but people are using the excuse of not knowing
Thats bonkers. And also not very smart to film yourself doing illegal stuff on social media
I just left a comment, but I can't stop thinking about how I'm lucky to even still have teeth due to neglect that caused me to have braces 9 years overdue. When you said there were teeth that were not safe for TH-cam, I understood because I had some of that going on. My upper right molar before where one's wisdom tooth would be is maybe 35% filling now. The thought of my younger self being exploited by "veneer techs" selling an "easy" and "cheaper" solution when I was afraid and in pain makes me glad this wasn't as popular back then. I fear for others who might fall victim to predatory veneer marketing.
I do find the travelling abroad for healthcare super interesting. I'm trans and it is super accepted in the community that sometimes it's what u gotta do to get surgury or importing hormones. I will say tho we have a pretty robust network of forums, people detailing experiences ect to keep eachother safe. Unfortunately it's the reality when even in countries w free healthcare waitlist are over 5 years for a first appointment.
Isn't travelling to access proven effective healthcare different to cosmetic procedures which essentially amount to mutilation of your teeth?
@@identity__thief wasnt saying they were the same, more just wanted to add an alternative perspective on why travelling for cosmetic/gender affirming care is viral. Plus the trans community is really cool and I always wanna talk about us 😊
Also, if we’re talking safety….your dental health is related to cardiac health. Poor dentition is directly correlated with increased risk for infective endocarditis. Patients with endocarditis generally end up hospitalized for 1-2 weeks (longer with severe illness) prior to being discharged. Even when they are discharged, treatment continues as they require up to 8 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. This is not something to mess around with - very dangerous, very costly.
I do veneers. Rarely. Because orthodontics usually does enough and preserves health of teeth. Its conplicated. It takes a ton of homework on the front end to properly plan. Its one of the most complex dental procedures to perform. They can lead to problems that otherwise wouldn't have happened and hold the risk of killing the nerve.
For anyone looking into veneers (like I was, with peg lateral incisors), look into composite bonding! No filing down the tooth to a nub, but with similar results to fix a chip or smaller teeth
OMG when i first heard about the veneer techs i was wondering when u would be making a video on them and here you are deliveringgggg
I'm currently in school to become a dental hygienist (currently finishing up my science pre-reqs), and I can't tell you how far my mouth dropped when you said that this "veneer tech" training program...only takes...TWO DAYS. _WHAT?!_ They think they can learn everything they need to know to FILE DOWN PEOPLE'S TEETH AFTER _TWO_ _DAYS?!?!_ Full on dentistry isn't the same as learning how to operate Microsoft Excel efficiently--even applying makeup to someone's face requires more practice and studying than two days!