Shannon. · 10 answers · 2mo

Do you consider having your teeth done plastic surgery?

I’m not sure what you mean by “having your teeth done”? What procedure(s) are you referring to? I don’t think teeth whiting, braces or Invisalign, or even applying veneers involve surgical procedures. The only thing that i could think of in the realm of cosmetic dentistry would involve surgery would be getting dental implants. I would consider it to be cosmetic enhancement.

As in get my teeth professionally whitened? Tbh I'm pretty tempted to do it as I'm a pale guy so I'm worried my teeth will look off if they darker as I get older.

In case my teeth are damaged I'd have a transplant made from metal and ceramics. So far my teeth are far from perfection but none is crooked or severely misaligned so I am happy with what I've got.

Even if having them "done" is purely for cosmetic reasons I'm sure enough that it wouldn't count as 'plastic surgery'. But, it's certainly kind of like it.

My dentist told me I needed braces when I was 12 or 13, but we were immigrants and my mom didn’t believe in braces. Now I’m an adult and need my wisdom teeth removed but I’m stubborn and don’t believe in fixing what’s not broken

I think technically it's not plastic surgery. I guess it's not cosmetic surgery either, since I'm not sure it's technically surgery at all. But in spirit? I don't know, I don't really consider it to be like that when you're just getting work done to restore them to their rightful state. If you're getting something like vampire teeth put in, or gold teeth, I guess that would count in spirit.

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