Show me your teeth

I have a fake tooth.

Jeff is your fake tooth in the front? I've never noticed it.

I have a crown. I call it my crown of shame because they wouldn't let me leave the office until I paid for it in full, which I had to max out two credit cards to do and bankrupt myself in addition. Then I went outside, puked outside of my car, and drove myself home. It's on the right in the back though, so I don't know why I even bothered with it. Bad experience!

I only showed part of my bookshelves above, but there's more. I'm sure I have pictures somewhere.

this is a very pleasant thread

xpst Yes, it is right beside my front two teeth. I was missing a tooth congenitally and got an implant in my early twenties. The tooth on the other side was undersized, and I have a full crown glued onto the peg tooth that is there. I spent the majority of my youth talking and interacting without showing my teeth, so I still pretty much do that. My teeth are fine now though.

I spent the majority of my youth talking and interacting without showing my teeth, so I still pretty much do that.
this i did kinda notice, but i can kind of conjure up your teeth if i try.

Today I was at work on my way to the bathroom and I heard someone say my name. Totally did not recognize this person from a 20 foot distance, he was sitting down and knew my first name -- that's all I could tell. But I had to approach to figure it out because clearly this person was trying to say hello to me.

I got a little closer, saw his teeth, and instantly knew who it was -- it was a kid I had in class ~2 years ago (in the spring) when he was right out of high school, so he had grown up a bit. Anyway, if his teeth had changed, I would have had trouble making conversation; instead, I remembered the topic he gave his presentation about and something about his family.

Thanks, distinctive teeth!

Actually this was yesterday but who's counting.

Wow. You know, it's funny, Kr always notices teeth, too, but I never do.

i missed this thread!

you don't want to see my teeth. they are healthy, no cavities (!) but permanently coffee-stained and CROOKED.

lol same here* - the crookedness seems to make the staining worse because it's harder to get in there and clean

(*except that I have plenty of cavities)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WESUiQ07ibY

I like crooked teeth! Also guess what, everyone's teeth are stained.

I just got an email from a cheesy venue advertising a show by some band called The Lumineers.
Um, GROSS

i never saw this thread! love all the smiley pics.

I just got an email from a cheesy venue advertising a show by some band called The Lumineers.
Um, GROSS

For a second I thought "Um, GROSS" was referring to horrible teeth in a band photo.

No way, it's like having a band called Cheek Implants.

Perfect example of a face that I couldn't truly comprehend until I saw it smiling with teeth:

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/news/45419/ec90820c.png

Finally realized who her ^^ teeth remind me of:

http://nursetalksite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cover_walkingaftermidnight.jpg

One of my students had a bit of a tooth discoloration issue, and she came to class the other day and it was gone. I was going to tell her that her teeth looked good but it would have been embarrassing, so I just told her it was nice to see her smile.

Teeth.

how does this fit in with your aversion to stories of dentistry?

Well, I was happy for her because she looked great, but didn't want to hear details. I can't really go into detail (here) about why I am terrified of dentists or have dental work phobia, but the teeth identifying/noticing thing is way older than that.

I don't remember where I mentioned this before, but I used to call Jimmy Carter "Teeth" because when I looked at him that was all I saw (as a wee child, I mean).

there was a whole thing on 60 min last night about ppl with face blindness, but none of them had super teeth vision.

This weekend ilx user Trip Maker and I were going to be at the same show, but I wasn't 100% sure what he looked like. I was pretty sure that I remembered his teeth from this thread. I figured if I saw him and recognized him, I would say hi. Of course I would!

So I was sitting on the steps, in the way, and someone sat down next to me and smiled. Within 0.05 seconds I knew who it was, and I have never met this person before in my life.

Thanks, teeth!

:D

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
blinded by the light
awful huge fake ones

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7mm4rQhd21qzy531o1_500.jpg

also not sure if i love or hate this cover but i guess i think it's pretty cute

http://shop.miadoitodd.com/media/wysiwyg/Screen_shot_2012-07-30_at_12.18.29_PM.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mclxw9dWFh1qgzqeto1_500.jpg

love keira knightley's teeth

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md8nmmzDxc1qzy531o1_500.jpg

The guy ive been seeing recently has interestingly crooked teeth and tbh I love 'em, like I do the housemates. I mean there's a point where one'd draw the line - rotten Shame McGowan style teeth come to mind - but horesey or crooked teeth give one some intrigue and interest I think.

lol @ "Shame" McGowan.

Oh, indeed! Health is an essential component of teeth. I'm mostly interested in their shape, arrangement in the mouth, and proportion to lip/gum.

mine are a little drifty, but not too noticeably -- what is the opinion of slight space between top front teeth?

Depends on the teeth but usually I prize distinctiveness over perfection.

"perfection" = uniformity in shape and size (which i don't believe is perfection but i forgot the scare quotes)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2545/3686919253_2fc6a402b2.jpg

When I had my wisdom teeth out a few years ago.

my sympathies to LL : (

Gosh, sorry - just read OP! If it's any consolation, my wisdom teeth extraction wasn't a horror story: it's literally the only dental work I've ever had done, and it went swimmingly. Hurt like hell, of course, but the drugs and ice cream were great.

omg that was unwelcome and alarming

i would like to ask to have that image removed but this is a democracy but please know that i am making a face

britishes innit, that's what we all look like all the time.

btw, LL, if you haven't seen the new James Bond film, you may want to avert your eyes at a scene of tooth horror

noted

Happy for a mod to remove that image; wopuildn't have posted it if I'd read the OP first - just saw the thread title and thought "Oh, my wisdom teeth photo"...

I know. It's ok. I would not be opposed to having it extracted (lol)

sick mouthy indeed!

wonder how many more times i am going to have to see this guy's picture on facebook
but
he has appealing teeth so honestly it doesn't really bother me

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/382028_10151174983342730_1814883642_n.jpg

teeth look real, skeptical of ticket

In the multiplied objects of the external world, I had no thoughts but for the teeth.

I think that might be Kenny Loggins.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtndrz0UQ1rcq6xho1_500.jpg