Royal Megathread, Part III

[brookie]

How did dopey Tom Cruise get in there?

[czb]

^^^ and next to benedict!

[Taniwha]

Hah! I was looking so intently at Charlotte that I mid passed the celebs behind.

[sputnik]

@novice Yeah you can see her ribs through the dress in one of the photos and her boobs are gone.

[MsDark]

The teeth looking bad or crooked is really not the biggest issue here.

It's the narrowed palate and bad bite (which cause the jacked up teeth you visually see) which contribute to other things that affect overall health and well being in the long run.

Breathing, digestion, the quality of sleep, increase in tooth decay which can affect your immune system and even cardiovascular function.  Things you might be able to get away with ignoring when younger because you're not thinking about things like this and when you do, you rationalize that everyone gets some sort of issue like this with age.  Not necessarily.  And why increase your risk needlessly?  

It's a much easier and less painful fix when younger.  It's not an overnight fix either, so it pretty much takes a certain amount of parental or caregiver involvement.  People thinking it's mostly about the looks also makes it easier to dismiss the importance of it.  ("My crooked teeth are a part of who I am").  Most don't even know their jacked up mouth affects their health.  

Not hating.  A lot of people have this issue and it's usually not their fault.  Maybe not even the parents' fault if they were ignorant.  But if it were me I'd be trying to do something about it because of what I know.  I feel for anyone who's in a position of having to try and correct this as an adult.  And depending what's needed to do it, they may very well decide to leave it alone.

[sputnik]

meh. that might be true as a generalization but it's not automatically the case. i mean, you have to admit the british royal family live pretty long lives despite their jacked up horse teeth.
life expectancy in America however is actually getting shorter, orthodontia and all.

[MsDark]

It's expensive and not any easier accessible to the masses in the US. For the BRF this is not the issue. I think they just take pride in their fug and if any health issues result down the road they have the means to support those issues.

More of us die here because of our diet and all the preservatives and shit they still put in foods.  Especially the sugar (not even sugar but manufactured corn syrup) in everything.

[sputnik]

We think the stereotype comes from the fact that the British genuinely did use to have bad teeth. Standards of teeth used to be much worse in the past. In 1978 for example, about a third of people in the UK had no natural teeth. The figure nowadays is just 6% according to the British Dental Association, which shows how far dental standards have improved since then. Tooth decay was also more common in the past. For example, in 1973, around nine in ten children aged 12 had tooth decay, whereas that figure now is only around three in ten children. We still have room to improve but the health of our teeth has certainly improved over the last few decades.

So does that mean we no longer deserve the stereotype of bad teeth? Possibly. But it’s also true that Americans place a greater importance on the appearance of their teeth. For example, only 3% of people in the UK have had their teeth whitened, whereas this figure in the US is 14%. The fact that Americans seek elective dental treatments more often than Brits could explain why we still suffer from a stereotype of bad teeth.


So do Americans have better teeth than Brits?
Actually, it seems the teeth of Brits are actually healthier be than Americans’ teeth. According to the latest figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the average 12-year-old child in the UK has 0.7 missing or filled teeth. In comparison, the average 12-year-old American has 1.3 missing or filled teeth. The UK also fares better than other major countries, such as Australia where the average 12-year-old has 1.1 missing or decayed teeth.


Future trends
The stereotype of the bad British smile could be set to change soon because more and more British people are seeking elective dental procedures. The number of adults correcting their misaligned teeth with braces is rising, for example. Another thing that is increasing is our spending on private dentistry. According to market research by Mintel, Brits now spend around £2 billion on private dental care every year. This is an increase of around 30% since 2010.

Mintel also found that about a third of adults in the UK are unhappy about their teeth. This could be because our society is becoming more appearance orientated, partly due to image-sharing websites like Instagram and Facebook. In the end, whether you choose elective treatments is up to you. The main thing that matters is that they’re healthy.

key word: elective.
when it comes down to it, brits' dental health is actually better than americans' overall, americans just get more elective procedures in general.

[MsDark]

Speaking of, I wonder what all Kate has had because her teeth and bite look pretty perfect. Some of it is always genetics but if she needed anything as a kid (braces, expanders, retainers, etc) then obviously her parents made sure she had it!

[sputnik]

According to these guys she had invisible braces (back of the teeth) before her wedding. But her teeth were pretty good before that so I guess she naturally has good teeth.

www.parklaneorthodontics.co.uk/blog/celebrities-and-their-braces/#:~:text=Kate%20Middleton%20(Incognito)%20%E2%80%93%20The,to%20correct%20slightly%20misaligned%20teeth.

“ Kate Middleton (Incognito) – The Duchess of Cambridge herself enlisted the help of an orthodontist before her wedding, opting for Incognito (also known as lingual braces) to correct slightly misaligned teeth.”

[Pixie]

Jul 14, 2024 13:03:05 GMT Sarzy said:

The Princess of Wales made a triumphant return to public life today as she attended the Wimbledon men's final alongside daughter Princess Charlotte.



www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13628689/Kate-Middleton-joins-Princess-Charlotte-chats-players-Wimbledon.html

Hooooooly shit, that's her ribcage? Or just a very unfortunate fold?

[sputnik]

Ribcage. You can see the silhouette of it all the way down to her waist.

[no1novice]

I thought it was just a ripple in the silk but with any breeze, you could be right Sput


Re dentiture
Britain had & still has a lot worse standard of living than the US. Post WWII I think it was 3 times better in the US.
Post WWII also saw the start of the NHS Inc dental.
Also nutriiian in the UK substantially improved around the same time.
So, you have reasons but also improvements & a change in culture takes time.
Ortho was done on the NHS if needed but not for cosmetic reasons. So people have to have the disposable income to pay privately for it.

[charmedhour]

Jul 14, 2024 22:38:00 GMT no1novice said:

I thought it was just a ripple in the silk but with any breeze, you could be right Sput


Re dentiture
Britain had & still has a lot worse standard of living than the US. Post WWII I think it was 3 times better in the US.
Post WWII also saw the start of the NHS Inc dental.
Also nutriiian in the UK substantially improved around the same time.
So, you have reasons but also improvements & a change in culture takes time.
Ortho was done on the NHS if needed but not for cosmetic reasons. So people have to have the disposable income to pay privately for it.

As you know, many Americans lack medical insurance never mind dental coverage and care. About 70 million adults and 40 million children have zero dental insurance. Less than half of Americans receive any kind of dental care yearly.

Im one of the fortunate that has dental insurance growing up and now as an adult. Even still, dental insurance sucks. You get a yearly maximum to “spend” on covered work and once it’s gone it’s fine and you have to self pay or wait.

My teeth have gone to shit since my weight loss surgery, which is not uncommon. I just had my annual checkup with a new dentist. I need several things done in addition to the routine cleaning. I broke a post on a root canal- my insurance does not cover the removal portion of the re-treatment About $600 bucks.

All said and done I’m out of pocket for $600 and will still be over my yearly max for all work. I’m stretching it out until the January and reset of funds to get all the work finished.

[no1novice]

Jul 14, 2024 23:45:29 GMT charmedhour said:

Jul 14, 2024 22:38:00 GMT no1novice said:

I thought it was just a ripple in the silk but with any breeze, you could be right Sput


Re dentiture
Britain had & still has a lot worse standard of living than the US. Post WWII I think it was 3 times better in the US.
Post WWII also saw the start of the NHS Inc dental.
Also nutriiian in the UK substantially improved around the same time.
So, you have reasons but also improvements & a change in culture takes time.
Ortho was done on the NHS if needed but not for cosmetic reasons. So people have to have the disposable income to pay privately for it.

As you know, many Americans lack medical insurance never mind dental coverage and care. About 70 million adults and 40 million children have zero dental insurance. Less than half of Americans receive any kind of dental care yearly.

Im one of the fortunate that has dental insurance growing up and now as an adult. Even still, dental insurance sucks. You get a yearly maximum to “spend” on covered work and once it’s gone it’s fine and you have to self pay or wait.

My teeth have gone to shit since my weight loss surgery, which is not uncommon. I just had my annual checkup with a new dentist. I need several things done in addition to the routine cleaning. I broke a post on a root canal- my insurance does not cover the removal portion of the re-treatment About $600 bucks.

All said and done I’m out of pocket for $600 and will still be over my yearly max for all work. I’m stretching it out until the January and reset of funds to get all the work finished.

Yeah but the reputation is from post warto1970s (so 70s actors born 1940s/1950s or earlier).
During that time Americans had better nutrition etc.
Yes it's changed a lot now & Brits spend a lot more on elective surgery.