Why do so many people only get the top set done?

I asked the dentist to give me veneers which are one shade lighter than my own cream teeth. He said my teeth are already lighter than most peoples, and added "You don't want American teeth do you? "
I said "Yes I do."
People notice teeth.

I recently watched the clip of Rylan when he went through to Nicole's house on X Factor. His natural or real teeth were nice. I think having the veneers has not improved him at all. They're just too perfect now.

Greeneyedgirl
"It was reported recently that children in UK have worse teeth than in some less developed countries,"
I also read thatrecently, in the USA too, said to be due to drinking too many sugary drinks such as coca cola. And 'sodas'.

I am with you on that twiglet. Had a filling last week which cost £95 and I need more work done which I am dreading.

We will be getting to the stage when poorer people will be having all their teeth out when young, as they did in my mother's day as they couldn't afford regular dental treatments.

It was reported recently that children in UK have worse teeth than in some less developed countries, whilst many dentists become rich practising cosmetic dentistry.

I wish I could afford to go to the dentist when it hurts, let alone for vanity

I remember seeing an actor on Game of Thrones with incredibly white teeth. Seems rather unlikely ?

I wonder if it's also due to the way we use our teeth.
Like a hammer and anvil, the top teeth grind down on the bottom set, which are more firmly anchored in the lower jaw.
I've still got nearly all my bottom teeth, lost several from the top so I have a plate with about 6 teeth on it.
But not flashing white.

A bit off topic but I can't stop looking at Vanessa Feltz's mouth!
Not teeth but the way she draws a line round her mouth and then fills in with a lighter lipstick? Whoever decided that THAT enhanced the lips? Same with those who fill them with collagen? Trout Pout? Does it look good? Make them look younger? Not in my book.

I had to laugh reading in the paper today about what the late Clive James wrote about American teeth. I quote
One day I was introduced to the veteran comedian Milton Berle. I had already realised that large and even teeth were an American standard, but his teeth weren't just evenly large, they were blindingly white. The rest of his kindly head was about 100 years old, but when he peeled back his lips, it was to reveal the killing weapons of a charging adolescent Tyrannosaurus. He is buried in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, and the glow must come up through the ground.
Brilliant eh?

A single implant to replace a lost tooth is at least £4,000 at my Dentists! I'm afraid when told that, I decided I would just have to live with the "gap". I dread to think what a full set of false teeth would cost today, even on the NHS!

KatyK, I'm with you. I don't necessarily want to be gleaming but it would be so much nicer than what I have.

Teeth can be troublesome and I suppose people are doing their best to look better. My mother took me to a dentist when I was 11 and allowed him to take all of my teeth out. It was an horrific and painful experience - ruined my life really. I have had full dentures since. At 70, I don't really consider myself to be very elderly but maybe I am. I wish I had some of these 'celebrity' teeth to be honest.

Implants, veneers and crowns are all so obviously fake. Too big, too white and all the same shape and they seem to stand proud of the gum.
Joan Collins' gums seem to have a dark line where the teeth begin.
Not a good look, however much you pay.

I find Greg Wallace extremely annoying, the ridiculous faces he makes on Masterchef are so over the top, surely the other presenters must laugh about it ?
Over white teeth are just a silly fashion for people who have too much money and are not confident

I find Rylan's appearance rather startling.
Much prefer the natural look!

My son has implants - the whole lot of them and where he had them done, they made sure that they haven't made them to stick out in any way! He's still paying for them!
There is one sports reporter on BBC had obviously had her top teeth whitened but every time she spoke, it looked as if she had forgotten the bottom ones! Thankfully, it looks as if these have now been done!

Veneers look painful it would prob be too much to have em all done at once

Yes, a lot of people do still have whole or partial dentures. My DH is one of them.

They look extremely natural now, so unless the wearer has told you that he or she doesn't have their own teeth, you would probably never notice.

Not everyone can use implants - it depends on the bone structure of the jaw, apparently whether you can or not, and, of course, the health or otherwise of your bank account!

All those brilliant white oversized teeth have had veneers on them. Or in the case of aged film stars, anyone seen Joan Collins lately, they definitely look like implants as they are made big to help keep the upper lip pushed out helping to maintain a decent lip line. An absolutes mess and so obvious. Do these people think us public don't know they are all artificial.

@shysal I don't know where you heard that its painful to bite on veneers? Definitely untrue - I have several. I really dislike the look of overly whitened death, do they ever consider what they will look like when they are elderly ??

If the teeth are whitened, you can only get the natural teeth done. It is possible that some celebs have a few crowns at the back and the colour of those can't be changed simply by laser whitening (or any other sort of process)

Perhaps realizing the pain they went through , it wasn't worth it for the bottom ones .

Greg Wallace that is.

Teeth apart I can’t stand him even the mention of his name. He’s a grinning moron. I’ve heard he’s a pain to work with and loves himself.

I was watching the GE debate last night and Rebecca Long-Bailey has joined the band of uppers-only. So there is a reason for the discrepancy in colour of the upper and lower teeth. Wonder if any of them realise how noticeable it is. Bit like trout-pout, obviously the way to go if you are a fashion victim.