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OJFord on May 30, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

They aren't 'supposed' to be white; pure white teeth are bleached teeth, it's not natural.

(I suppose truly natural is also unhealthy, but my point is perfectly healthy teeth can be - and are, without other non-health-improving intervention - less than pure white.)

fighterpilot on May 30, 2021 | [–]

Almost all actors have bleached teeth. I think this creates a false sense of what teeth are supposed to look like.

reactordev on May 30, 2021 | | [–]

Yup. Little more egg shell a little less “primer white”.

znpy on June 1, 2021 | [–]

indeed. just look at any random cat or dog teeth and they're going to be clean but mostly not "pure white".

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