▲ 40 ▼ Why are Americans so obsessed with dentistry? (kbin.social) submitted 3 years ago by Jeze3D@kbin.social to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments The dental industry in America is massive. Why is it such an important part of the American lifestyle?
[+] stay@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jaywarbs@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago No, that’s just for people who have lots of dental problems and need to have basically everything replaced with veneers. Some very wealthy people do have this done for aesthetics, but it’s not common. The more common thing is for kids or teenagers or have braces put on their teeth so they grow in place better. I had them from age 12-14. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jaywarbs@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago No, that’s just for people who have lots of dental problems and need to have basically everything replaced with veneers. Some very wealthy people do have this done for aesthetics, but it’s not common. The more common thing is for kids or teenagers or have braces put on their teeth so they grow in place better. I had them from age 12-14. permalink fedilink source parent