A
A_95
Junior member
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2020
- Messages
- 16
- Location
- Finland
Hi,
I'm new here but decided to join and see what happens. I think about my teeth all the time, and it's getting to the point where I can't be with people, watch TV, attend online lectures because all I do is look at other people's teeth in jealousy and compare them to mine.
I've always had quite a lot dental work done (fillings and one root canal). And pretty recently my dentist told me that I have quite weak enamel in some of my teeth's parts that are near gums due to brushing my teeth too hard when I was a teenager. I was kind of surprised, because I never thought that I would brush too hard, but I just went to buy a toothbrush that warns me when I press too much. I realised with the new toothbrush that I have never really brushed that hard, but thought that maybe my enamel was just weak.
I never cared about the enamel too much (anxiety wise, of course I took care of my teeth very well so that I wouldn't lose any more enamel) but now, in about a month, my two front teeth have lost enamel. I'm not ready to share a picture, and it's difficult to explain, but I have two "corner teeth" in my upper front tooth row and between them my two front teeth are sort of covered a little bit by those corner teeth. So the corner teeth are sort of in front of the two front teeth. Almost half of both my front teeth are darkish, almost like brownish. I've avoided acidic foods, coffee or anything that may stain them, and I am just worried. My lower gums have withdrawn a bit, showing the lower area of the tooth without enamel, and that line has started to rise as well, and nearly half of my lower teeth are not white and I am pretty sure that's the enamel wearing out.
I am REALLY worried. I can't eat, I can't think about anything else, and I am terrified of this. I am 25. Will my teeth last until I'm old? I live in Finland where the fillings are the color of your teeth, and last year my dentist recommended putting a filling to the front area of a lower tooth to protect it because the gum had withdrawn quite a bit, but I am really worried that those fillings will eventually become lighter if my teeth wear out even more.
I am going to the dentist next week to talk about this, but I am really worried, ashamed, and guilty. I am worried what they will think of me if I cry. I feel like I have ruined my teeth even though I have tried my best. I am losing hope. When I speak normally, you can only see pretty normal teeth, but when I smile, you can see the parts near the gum where the tooth is darker. Also the corners of each tooth are a bit darker, so that my teeth look very separate even though they are tightly together.
I'm sorry about my English. I feel suicidal and bad. I know I am pretty and many people say they really haven't noticed anything about my teeth, but I just really don't believe them. I can also see that a month ago I had an ok-looking white-ish smile, and out of nowhere, in a month, the situation got this bad, even though I ate normally and took care of my teeth.
I'm new here but decided to join and see what happens. I think about my teeth all the time, and it's getting to the point where I can't be with people, watch TV, attend online lectures because all I do is look at other people's teeth in jealousy and compare them to mine.
I've always had quite a lot dental work done (fillings and one root canal). And pretty recently my dentist told me that I have quite weak enamel in some of my teeth's parts that are near gums due to brushing my teeth too hard when I was a teenager. I was kind of surprised, because I never thought that I would brush too hard, but I just went to buy a toothbrush that warns me when I press too much. I realised with the new toothbrush that I have never really brushed that hard, but thought that maybe my enamel was just weak.
I never cared about the enamel too much (anxiety wise, of course I took care of my teeth very well so that I wouldn't lose any more enamel) but now, in about a month, my two front teeth have lost enamel. I'm not ready to share a picture, and it's difficult to explain, but I have two "corner teeth" in my upper front tooth row and between them my two front teeth are sort of covered a little bit by those corner teeth. So the corner teeth are sort of in front of the two front teeth. Almost half of both my front teeth are darkish, almost like brownish. I've avoided acidic foods, coffee or anything that may stain them, and I am just worried. My lower gums have withdrawn a bit, showing the lower area of the tooth without enamel, and that line has started to rise as well, and nearly half of my lower teeth are not white and I am pretty sure that's the enamel wearing out.
I am REALLY worried. I can't eat, I can't think about anything else, and I am terrified of this. I am 25. Will my teeth last until I'm old? I live in Finland where the fillings are the color of your teeth, and last year my dentist recommended putting a filling to the front area of a lower tooth to protect it because the gum had withdrawn quite a bit, but I am really worried that those fillings will eventually become lighter if my teeth wear out even more.
I am going to the dentist next week to talk about this, but I am really worried, ashamed, and guilty. I am worried what they will think of me if I cry. I feel like I have ruined my teeth even though I have tried my best. I am losing hope. When I speak normally, you can only see pretty normal teeth, but when I smile, you can see the parts near the gum where the tooth is darker. Also the corners of each tooth are a bit darker, so that my teeth look very separate even though they are tightly together.
I'm sorry about my English. I feel suicidal and bad. I know I am pretty and many people say they really haven't noticed anything about my teeth, but I just really don't believe them. I can also see that a month ago I had an ok-looking white-ish smile, and out of nowhere, in a month, the situation got this bad, even though I ate normally and took care of my teeth.
Last edited: