Rosie the 3rd

Hi leelee, I do completely understand how you feel because you echo all that I feel too. I have always gone to the dentist every six months, and yet now at 46 years I have advanced gum disease and I have had to pay out hundreds of pounds to see a specialist to try to stop this disease progressing to the point where I lose my teeth. My teeth are ugly, they are crooked and yet never was it suggested that I have a brace when I was young. They are naturally yellow, and now I have bad recession that to me is very very noticeable. My teeth are full of fillings. Like you, I have become obsessed with people's teeth, everyone seems to have beautiful gums and white teeth to me, I am extremely selfconscious about my teeth and now I am separated I cannot imagine being confident enough to get to know anyone else because of my teeth . I can't even have any cosmetic work done because of my gum disease and yet I look after my teeth and have always gone to the dentist. Life is unfair-I said as much to my specialist who is very nice and he said that is true-life is unfair and I just happen to be prone to gum disease and stress which has worsened the condition. I think that you need to realise that a) nobody probably notices your teeth-it is just you that are aware of teeth whereas nobody else probably gives your teeth a second thought, and b) there is alot worse conditions that you could have and if bad teeth is the worse of them then it is not all doom and gloom!. I know it is hard-I do really see where you are coming from but try not to let it depress you and ruin your relationship with your boyfriend-I bet he thinks you are beautiful as you are!!