Comments by "Seven Proxies" (@sevenproxies4255) on "Why Do Japanese People Have Crooked Teeth? | ASIAN BOSS" video.

  1. I feel this obsession with perfectly straight, perfectly white teeth is more of a typical AMERICAN phenomenon than anything. It's not really that common all over the world. I'm not from Japan, my teeth aren't perfect, but I don't worry that much about it and it hasn't had any real impact in my social interactions with others either. I think Japan should stick to the yaeba-ideal rather than conforming to the american ideals of perfect straight, perfect white because it really doesn't mean anything to oral hygiene. Teeth with a slightly yellow tint does NOT mean that they're "dirty" or diseased in anyway. It just means that they have been discoloured to to certain types of food and drink (smoking can also influence it) bit it's not "dirt", it's just a chemical reaction to the enamel of the teeth. Assuming that teeth are "dirty" because of this is like saying that a sun-bleached hair or sun-tanned skin is "dirty" which is of course ridiculous. The only reason why the perfectly straight, perfectly white has become so idealized in the U.S is in order to keep oral cosmetic dentists in business. It has no basis in health or hygiene whatsoever.
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  2. Hiroko TV: You have a beautiful smile. Don't feel pressured to change it. As I mentioned in another post, the ideal of perfectly straight, perfectly white teeth is mostly an american ideal. It's not really that prevalent across the world. Braces are only really necessary if you have a serious oral health issue that may cause you problems with your gums, or infections, severe overbite or underbite and such. And if you're concerned with what men might think, trust me, we're not really looking at teeth when we're determining the looks of a woman but... "other parts" of the body if you know what I mean. O:-)
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  3. I think I have a big head too. I never needed to have my wisdom teeth pulled out like many other people need. The only issue I had with my wisdom teeth was that in one corner of my mouth, a small part of my gums still remained on top of one of my growing wisdom teeth with caused the problem that if I were chewing I bit down on that part of my gums constantly, which caused swelling and pain when I tried to chew. But that eventually settled all on it's own. :) On the flipside it also means I have a gap between my front top and bottom teeth. But I'm not really that concerned about it since I don't really care about having perfect teeth. As long as my teeth aren't falling out of my skull and they do their job when I need to eat as well as not causing me pain in any way, i'm fine with the way they are. :)
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