Would You Be Grossed Out If Your Dentist Had Bad Teeth?

Oh completely! I don't trust dentists anyway. The truth is for the most part braces are purely cosmetic, which is why a lot of insurances won't cover braces, or won't cover all of the braces. That's not to say braces are not needed, but really it's pretty much cosmetic. My doctor however diagnosed my migraines as possibly being caused by my cluttered teeth and overbite. So I went to this dentist to get braces. My family has this hereditary thing with their teeth. There is a gap between the two front teeth. My dad has it, my great grandmother has it. A few of my cousins have it. My nephew has it. I had it! When I was 7 I got a piece of gum removed that was causing the gap to be bigger than normal. Basically I had this gap since I had teeth! Here I am 19 at the time, had this gap since what maybe 2 years old? Dentist asks me how long I'd had my lip pierced. (I had a piercing in the middle of my bottom lip, a hoop) "uh, for 4 years since I was 15." Dentist says "You know that's what is causing the gap between your two front teeth. you should take that out". I never went back to that dentist and I went to my childhood dentist who also did orthodontics. Kept my lip ring in. Got braces on and off...and amazing. lip ring did not cause gap. I still have it. But I don't still have the lip ring. It was hereditary! Anyway, Back to the subject at hand, I don't trust dentists. I would not even go to a dentist that has bad teeth. That's like going to a doctor to fix your obsesity when your doctor is obese!

OMG !!!! Yes definantly, thats horrible and a real turn off...That dosnt even fit into the same category of a mechanics car always breaking down.

That would honestly worry me a little bit. I mean, I hate being told how to do something by someone who doesn't seem like they know exactly what they are talking about, you know? If there is a dentist out there who's teeth were that bad, I don't know how seriously I would take their directions or advice. It would be the same principle if someone out of shape was my dietician. It's just the principle of what they're saying and "practicing" what they preach.

I think what you have to consider here is WHY this person has bad teeth? Ok it could be due to poor dental hygeine. But what is his background? Many people have bad teeth, but not caused by themselves! For example, if when he was young he grew up in an environment where his parents did not brush his teeth or look after his oral health, that could have ruined his teeth for life, and nothing he could do now could change that! Also there are certain medical conditions that can change teeth. I also knew a family where the father was a well-respected dentist, but all the kids have brown spots on their teeth. This is because they grew up before it was known that an excess of flouride can cause brown spots on teeth, and of course their father being a good dentist ensured they had enough flouride! So are these bad teeth the result of current lack of dental hygiene, or are they not his fault at all? That is what would concern me here.

Of course it would gross me out. Talk about it.Why dont u change your kids dentist?if it is possible?

Oh yes! I would be very bothered by the dentist. It might just be superficial though. I had to go to a plastic surgeon once to have a mole removed from my face and he had hair not only growing out of his nostrils, but out of his nose! I was really hesitant to let me work on me, espically since he didn't look so great. However I just felt really shallow afterward because he did a great job. There is a little keloid but I was afraid it would be much worse. See how he works out and possible do some research on your own to have an idea of what you think should be done. Good luck!!

That would totally gross me out and I would do everything I could to get my insurance company to let me change dentists. If your going to become a dentist wouldn't it make sense that you first take care of your own teeth before being the authority on someone else's teeth. I would most definitely question that dentist's ability to keep my children's teeth healthy. Yuck!

I can understand you having to go to him since that is where your insurance is accepted, but I too would be very leery of taking myself or my family to a dentist that had bad teeth. Heck I would as well if the nurses had bad teeth. You'd think if they worked at a dental place their teeth would be perfect and beautiful.

I would have a hard time going to that dentist and trusting him to take care of my teeth when it looks like he neglects to brush his own.

definitely!! if they cannot take care of their own teeth, then how much more for their patients. EEW, Im imagining what his teeth looked like... gross!! :)

=yes it will gross me out. of course he/she is a dentist. he/she should be a role model to his/her patients. he/she must have good teeth in order to attract more patients and will be trusted by the patients. but on the other hand, maybe dentists did not have much time fixing it because of their jobs or they can't fix it by themselves.

Sure. The dentist is in fact a walking model of good dental health and if he has horrible teeth, then the patients will loose confidence. Its because we have bad teeth that we see the dentist to rectify it. If he has bad teeth as well, it shows he cannot take care of his teeth and how can we let him take care of ours?

I will definately be turned off if i'm in that situation...

Oh yes I would wonder why the dentist can't take care of his own teeth and then is trying to do mine. I would find another dental office to go to. Hope this helps.

I would start to think about the dentist credibility. If his own teeth is grossed, then how can I trust that person to fix my teeth? Is he a person who takes great care on cleanliness? I would doubt it.

Haha I would be most concerned about this. If he is a dentist and practice what he preaches then his teeth should be straight, white and floss free LOL I would look for another.

It would surely concern me, if I had a dentist like that. It doesn't mean he is a bad dentist, he might be one of the best you've ever seen! But however, this really gives us a bad impresion about him, don't it? When I went to the Dermathologist, I though I'd see someone nice. It was a fat guy, all strange, his T-Shirt was open, and stuff. Sounded like a bad professional. He kept his desk clean, however. He gave me a medicine, to threat my Acnes, and in two weeks I have almost nothing more on my face! He is one of the best, and so might be that dentist. But you'll want to keep an eye open about the decisions he make.