Omg LOOK AT THESE TEETH! (please read!)?

my mom is a dental assistant and this is a picture of the patients teeth


http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/images/smoke...


they're really nasty and the thing is that the person doesn't want their teeth fixed! so um first aren't they nasty (!) and two what should my mom do about the situation?

Omg LOOK AT THESE TEETH! (please read!)?
wow thats crazy those teeth are horrible. theres not much she can do its not like she can knock the person out medicate them and fix the teeth.
Reply:ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Reply:lol.. Ewww. thats nasty...Well if the person doesnt want their teeth fixed its their problem. I mean its their teeth!!
Reply:Omg thoes r ewwwwwwww really ugly. Idk y nobody would want them fixed but your mom cant force someone to get them fixed if that person dsnt want to. and i say ur mom would want to explaine the benifits of gettin them fixed
Reply:They probably don't want them fixed because they figure why when they will get that way again with being a smoker. Yuck.
Reply:Wow. That's not healthy. Your mom should talk to the patient, and explain to her the higher risks to come from bad oral health. Maybe that will persuade the patient to have them fixed.
Reply:Maybe they cant afford it? Ickk.. they should of brushed their teeth twice a day then that would of never happened
Reply:no way.. no way they like the way that looks. Thats gross.


SHe should really talk to that person and tell them how disgusting it is.. I think this is outta a book or something. I cant believe this is an actual person who is going to a dentist. IF they have been at the dentist before they would not keep their teeth like that!
Reply:You shouldnt put pictures of your mums patients up online for a start and why did she get a picture? If i was that patient i would be offended!





Its not really your business as for your mums situation, she is paid to whats right by the patient if they concent it. Leave the person alone, yeah their teeth are bad but if they found out youd broadcasted their teeth they would be really hurt
Reply:they are pretty bad.But sadly your mom can't make the person do anything to their teeth if they don't want it done.She should though,let the patient know the danger there is in having bad teeth.The fact that your teeth are as important as anything else in your body cause they're connected to your blood stream and what not...well,that makes me want to keep them clean.I'm sure if they knew they could die from having unhealthy teeth they might change their tune.
Reply:I'm guessing they are into meth or crack and they know that FIXING their teeth is pointless considering they don't want to get off the junk.
Reply:How mean! Why would you put a picture of somebody else's teeth online. Leave the person alone. That's disgusting, but if the want to live life with a nasty mouth... then that's their decision. Unless the person said it was ok to post that picture, you should take it down. That's a pretty jerky thing to do.
Reply:Those teeth look nice to me.
Reply:i THINK THAT YOUR MOTHER NEEDS TO SEE A DENTIST OR HER TEETH ARE GOING TO FALL OUT AND THEN YOU'LL REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM



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