He has bad teeth...

[Hutchy987]

Hi all,

I’ve recently started dating a guy, he’s handsome, great personality, confident, funny, very chivalrous. There’s just one thing... He has a couple of small dark cavities on his front teeth.
It’s not enough to end dating him but I don’t want to find it too off putting. How would you politely and gently suggest he see a dentist to get them fixed? I don’t want them getting any worse and becoming unsightly, painful, or leading to tooth loss.

Thanks in advance x

@Saucy99 bad teeth arent like tits though. They mean poor hygeine. To me bad teeth are like skid marks in their underpants, a cheesy dick etc. Their mouth isnt clean and youve got to kiss it.

@ALLIS0N

Dentists are not open for routine treatment - maybe that’s why he’s not been.

Mine is!

Bad teeth don't mean poor hygiene. There's lots of reasons you can lose your teeth.

[quote DishRanAwayWithTheSpoon]@Saucy99 bad teeth arent like tits though. They mean poor hygeine. To me bad teeth are like skid marks in their underpants, a cheesy dick etc. Their mouth isnt clean and youve got to kiss it.[/quote]
Bad teeth doesn’t mean poor hygiene at all. An ex had what some people would class a bad teeth, they’re gappy and small as the majority are his milk teeth, I thought they were quite cute. He also has an inherited problem with his enamel meaning he had multiple cavities by his early teens and virtually all of his teeth have been filled. The only fix options are dentures, veneers or implants. A young person doesn’t want a full set of dentures, veneers and implants top and bottom would be extremely expensive.

Tell him he's got some chocolate on his teeth, or make out like you think it's some food stuck in his teeth. That'll at least open up the conversation!

Just a little update - thankfully I hadn’t read this and the comments of people calling me unkind and cruel before speaking to him (For the record I’m not, I just wanted advice/opinions).
Anyway, I just mentioned needing to go to the dentist for some work doing myself and he mentioned that he was booked in for work doing but Covid stopped it.
Ta-dah! I got the answer to the question and it wasn’t cruel or difficult in the slightest.
It wasn’t necessarily a dealbreaker and I wouldn’t have insisted on him changing them or putting it in a way as some people suggested, I was just looking for tactful advice.
So thank you to the ladies who helped - you’re all lovely. And to anyone else in a similar position, I’d say the conversation was totally fine so just go for it!

I hope he gets them cleaned, not a wisdom tooth removed or something

Are these definitely cavities on the front teeth? I’ve never seen anyone with cavities on the front of their teeth.

To be honest I would pretend you need to find a dentist as say you haven’t been for several years for a check up.... ask him if he knows of any and start from there.

You can get cavities in your front teeth from drinking sugary drinks I think. Sucking them in. No straw.