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This is a link post How British Are Your Teeth? 🦷🇬🇧 I made this!
This partly panders to Americans' stereotypes, & partly resists them! (see link at bottom of results screen)

I took UK dental survey data for avg no. of teeth, fillings, etc and found a mildly unsettling way to let you compare your own. Had to double-check the maths when mine came back as only v slightly worse than average, must be a lot of toothless 50-somethings dragging the numbers down
 (I helped save b3ta! malevole, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 10:11, Reply)
This is a normal post 73% better than other old gits my age.
I very rarely go to a dentist. I'm convinced most of what they do is unnecessary.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 10:44, Reply)
This is a normal post I don't go cos it's too expensive

(sticklebrlcks that's Mr Bricks to you 🍎, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 13:07, Reply)
This is a normal post Running very rough numbers but if for argument's sake they could save $40 a month for 20 years compounding at 4% per annum
then by putting up with 'British' teeth it might be possible to save enough for a 6% downpayment on a $200k mortgage
 (Mehitabel_Itrang, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 13:51, Reply)
This is a normal post By which time the property prices have gone up.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 24 Jul 2024, 14:12, Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, you would have to alter the amount you were saving to take inflation into consideration
and yes, it wouldn't work if you lived somewhere that had rocketing house prices or your wage and the dental care costs didn't keep reasonable pace with other prices
 (Mehitabel_Itrang, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 17:01, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm in the UK.
Housing costs usually rise faster than everything else.
Inexpensive means noone wants to live there, for good reason.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 24 Jul 2024, 20:36, Reply)
This is a normal post 4% better apparently

(sticklebrlcks that's Mr Bricks to you 🍎, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 13:06, Reply)
This is a normal post Mine are on-par with the Mouth of Hell
at Blackgang Chine.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 13:12, Reply)
This is a normal post Don't feel bad, I scored Shane McGowan.

(I helped save b3ta! cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 19:44, Reply)
This is a normal post 61% worse!
In my defence, meds cause bruxism so I grind my own teeth away.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 24 Jul 2024, 13:44, Reply)
This is a normal post Dental Plan!

(Mehitabel_Itrang, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 13:46, Reply)
This is a normal post Lisa needs braces!

(I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 13:54, Reply)
This is a normal post 90% better than most people my age

(I helped save b3ta! garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 14:39, Reply)
This is a normal post Dentist says it's mostly the luck of the genetics
but quitting smoking when I was 30 sorted out my gum problems. The only work needed since has been a result of troublesome wisdom teeth.
 (I helped save b3ta! garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 14:42, Reply)
This is a normal post I have a lower one that’s cracked.
Too afraid of nerve damage to get it pulled.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 14:45, Reply)
This is a normal post I had both wisdom teeth out on one side
one was at an angle that meant it was impossible to clean properly and I ended up having to lose a molar as well a few years later due to that decay. The dentist was an artist though and though it took a root canal, a crown and a filling below the gumline that molar lasted ten years before having to be taken out. He was the best dentist I've ever had, fair play.
 (I helped save b3ta! garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 16:07, Reply)
This is a normal post It’s a wisdom tooth so I’d just as soon have it out.
The top one on that side cracked in half years ago so that came out without too much bother. I worry there might not be enough left of the bottom one to grab.

But this is all academic since even private dentists seem to be thin on the ground.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 16:29, Reply)
This is a normal post I've had 3 out.
For the third one, I went to the Dental School, cos it was free. After a half hour battle the student had to give up and the professor took over. Another ten minutes later, and with the aid of his knee on my chest, it was out! I never went back.
I hope that has put your mind at rest.
 (I helped save b3ta! MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 17:25, Reply)
This is a normal post Depends how close it is.
I had the bad nerve damage and recovered over three months.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 24 Jul 2024, 20:30, Reply)
This is a normal post English Teeth! HEROES' Teeth!
allpoetry.com/poem/8503067-Teeth-by-Spike-Milligan
 (I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Wed 24 Jul 2024, 18:25, Reply)
This is a normal post 78% better
Odd, 'cos my incisors are more irregular than The Needles due to a couple of face-plants over the years.
I don't go to the dentist: Haven't you ever noticed that only people who go to the dentist have expensive problems with their gobs? Also, more often than not, the issues seem to arise from the last idiot they let fuck about with their teeth.
 (Pompey Monkey, Thu 25 Jul 2024, 10:41, Reply)