nahky wrote:
i am constantly checking out other peoples teeth. Its like when im having a face to face conversation, i have to look at their teeth. Then i analyse what problem they have. It feels rude of me and i divert my eyes to their eyes. I look at everyone in my family and make a quick diagnonsis, its like im the amatuar ortho. So many people can benifit from braces.
That's hilarious because it describes me perfectly! I try not to talk too much braces/teeth stuff at home because my family thinks I'm crazy for it-and I'm really trying to limit myself talking about it to my friends as well-because they also think I'm crazy. On thing that I've definately noticed, though, and I'm interested to see if anybody else finds this, but people seem to genuinly feel awkward and wierd talking about their teeth. Of course we don't, but I find that when I talk to my friends about it they get kind of tense and and everyone's like okay let's change to a happier subject....
I've come to the cnclusion that this could be due to many different things,
-people knowing that their teeth are bad and too scared to do anything about them, so they just steer clear of the subject
-people being scared silly of going to the dentist/orthodontist.
But it's funny what you said earlier about diagnosing everyone you see-I do that exact same thing and I thought I was the only one-when I meet someone, I just look at their teeth and think-overbite, slight overjet, canine's a bit rotated, etc. etc. It's wierd, but it's just what I see in people. Also when watching TV
Interesting post, it's great learning that I'm not alone in this obsession!
Eve
