even the poverty stricken children have amazingly white teeth...and we have to work so hard for it
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Ever wondered why african americans/ people in africa almost always have extremely white teeth?
even the poverty stricken children have amazingly white teeth...and we have to work so hard for it
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even the poverty stricken children have amazingly white teeth...and we have to work so hard for it
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because it looks whiter when you are also seeing their dark skin. they probably dont eat much candy or eat much to stain their teeth
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the darker you are, the easier it is to see lighter things on you.
contrast with skin colour is a part of it, but also I think it's partly to do with diet. Africans tend to eat foods which don't stain teeth so much, so they maintain their whiteness, but Asian countries tend to eat and drink stuff that will stain teeth.
QUOTE(ACMILAN1983 @ Jun 15 2007, 12:48 PM) [snapback]3005942[/snapback]
contrast with skin colour is a part of it, but also I think it's partly to do with diet. Africans tend to eat foods which don't stain teeth so much, so they maintain their whiteness, but Asian countries tend to eat and drink stuff that will stain teeth.
You know you see the darkest Indians/Pakis and Lankans but you can tell that they have yellow teeth
Myabe African people actually do have white teeth
It's the contrast. If I had photoshop it'd turn my skin darker to show.
Not sure. I don't go around looking at people's teeth too much but even with darker skin it's not that hard to discern different shades of whiteness or tell how white someone's teeth are. I don't think I've ever seen anyone's teeth and gone "oh, well they're kind of light skinned so their teeth probably aren't as white as how I think I'm seeing them" or vice versa.
i guess it's because they eat healthy non-staining foods 
My friend who is black in elementary school had yellow teeth. But he was from St. Vincent and Grenadines not Africa or USA
Maybe it's because they're starving and don't have any food to stain their teeth with. Or goat urine can really do wonders.
color contrast
QUOTE(babyshanker @ Jun 15 2007, 03:03 PM) [snapback]3006656[/snapback]
color contrast
no it's DEFINITELY not because they're so dark their teeth look white, that's dumb, come on now, if you were really dark and u had not so white/yellow teeth, the yellow would stand out like hell...lmao... i've seen it on people, african americans/africans usually do tend to have amazing white teeth...
well, sugar is a luxury in underdeveloped country. maybe they just eat things that aren't as harmful to their teeth. There's plenty of African-Americans with yellow teeth.
QUOTE(ACMILAN1983 @ Jun 15 2007, 03:48 AM) [snapback]3005942[/snapback]
contrast with skin colour is a part of it, but also I think it's partly to do with diet. Africans tend to eat foods which don't stain teeth so much, so they maintain their whiteness, but Asian countries tend to eat and drink stuff that will stain teeth.
yeah, i guess i can agree with ACMILAN1983, because africans don't have mangos or black beans
i think it's more due to their diet and genes than anything...i mean, you look at poverty stricken asians, and their teeth are still yellow, even though they don't eat anything except small amounts of rice
It's not color contrast you turds. I think a bunch of ancient people also commented how Africans had pearly whites.
QUOTE(jiggyiggy @ Jun 17 2007, 11:00 PM) [snapback]3010249[/snapback]
It's not color contrast you turds. I think a bunch of ancient people also commented how Africans had pearly whites.
lol I think the contrast has something to do with it.
My friend looks like he has pearly whites but when you look closer they're actually kinda yellow, hes not the first one I've noticed like that either
so i can see em at night....
Africans are heavy boned. This includes wrist and neck too. Heavy boned people have stronger teeth.
I'm jealous of them for their pearly whites *cries* I think it's just in their genes for most of them of course. it's not even the starved kids in Africa has nice teeth so do the blacks over here. they have nice kids and are surrounded by food...so I believe it's in the genes!
QUOTE(dipNdot @ Jun 21 2007, 03:12 PM) [snapback]3017739[/snapback]
I'm jealous of them for their pearly whites *cries* I think it's just in their genes for most of them of course. it's not even the starved kids in Africa has nice teeth so do the blacks over here. they have nice kids and are surrounded by food...so I believe it's in the genes!
yes, i think it's the genes and the diet that has the most effect...
http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_di..._of_africa.html
QUOTE(riceygirl @ Jun 21 2007, 07:41 PM) [snapback]3017977[/snapback]
yes, i think it's the genes and the diet that has the most effect...
http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_di..._of_africa.html
http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_di..._of_africa.html
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Many traditional African foods are for sale at the Oyingbo Market in Hyattsville, Maryland—shrimp pastes, ogi flour (made from fermented millet), palm oil, dried shrimp and fish, peanuts, vegetables, liver and calves feet. But most of the shelf space is filled up with newfangled foods—BisQuick, Wesson oil, Cheerios, margarine, sugar, white bread, cookies, pasta and soft drinks. Only recent African immigrants buy the traditional items, the ones with the fine physiques and beautiful straight teeth. Younger Africans, and those who were born here, have opted for the displacing foods of modern commerce. . . and it shows. Their children are either thin or overweight and have narrow faces and crooked teeth. Modern medicine may palliate the numerous health problems that accompany such physical degeneration, but only a return to traditional foods and preparation techniques can ensure optimal health for future generations of Africans, both in America and in their home continent.
Most likely cause they don't eat all processed stuff like we do in developed countries. Really, most of the stuff you guys eat has refined wheat or high fructose corn syrup in it.
QUOTE(LilS @ Jun 18 2007, 02:27 AM) [snapback]3011002[/snapback]
so i can see em at night....
Africans in Ethiopia and Africa use Zana a plat that kills bacteria and helps clean breath. 
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