Aimee Lou Wood’s teeth taught me a strong lesson

British actress Aimee Lou Wood has what he described as a “full cycle” moment. His incompatible star?

“I can’t believe the impact my teeth have because Americans can’t believe [it]”Wood Explained in the Jonathan Ross show.

Removed from the frame, it is difficult to understand what the HBO star is talking about. But, as someone born with a Category 2 And skeletal imbalance – fancy medical terms for a serious excessive and deformed jaw – I didn’t have to know what wood teeth looked like to find out exactly what was mentioned.

THE huge popularity From “White Lotus” in the United States it meant that Wood’s decision to do nothing for its overbite would not go unnoticed. The reaction to her teeth was so huge that the actress even warned the audience against a DIY approach to simulate her smile. Orthodontists and dentists of social media have, predictably, perched to diagnose the position of the teeth of the wood.

Allow it to Americans to be overloaded in a person’s dental structure.

Wood, with her Common set of incorrectly aligned front teethHe made their debut on “The White Lotus” earlier this year, during the first episode of 3. In a wellness resort in Thailand, the show follows the character of Wood Chelsea, who meets Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon), another invited resort. In what could prove to be one of the most impressive and unforgettable scenes of the season, Chloe told Chelsea, “I love your teeth.” You’re from England, right? “Fans of the show will learn it later The line improvised And, very much for the enjoyment of the Wood, included in the final cut.

I certainly do not be surprised by the reaction to Wood’s teeth. American culture is historically known to us obsessed with perfect teeth. Millions Children become new orthodontic patients Every year, according to the Orthodontics Association. appreciated 50% to 70% of US children will wear braces before adulthood. Adult orthodontics also increases In both USA. and the UKfrom where the wood is.

In Hollywood, World War I dentist Charles Pincus created the smiles of the film’s stars, such as Judy Garland, James Dean and Shirley Temple.

I know firsthand that whoever lived life with so -called “bunny teeth“It is equally satisfied and embarrassed by the positive attention the wood receives. With three orthodontics rounds, a round of double jar (also known as rectangular) Surgery, and life -changing intimidation and harassment. As I consider a fourth round of treatment, I’m just not able to imagine my teeth are “good enough”.

My first round straps came just as I turned 14 years after what he felt like an endless period of constant and intense abuse by my municipal and high school. But within five years, my teeth retreated to their original position and it was as if I had been transformed back into being such a vulnerable child of high school again.

My young villains (mainly men, up to that point) came out in full power, fully prepared to comment on how beautiful and datable I would be, if only my teeth, well, were not my teeth. These interactions usually appeared during my shift as a server in local restaurants, but also when I went to buy grocery stores or get gas.

None of these extraordinary men, I should point out, seemed to be on the right track to make a lucrative careers of their own physical characteristics, but such calls to logic are usually recorded in our culture.

Occasionally, I was still submitted comments by family members who could not believe that my Orthodontia had not worked, despite more than three exhaustive years trying to manipulate my teeth in brackets, headgear and dental candle.

My mother, who was not yet known for being full, often talked about how she wanted to sue my orthodontics years of childhood, as it became clear that the treatment had failed. The doctor happened to be my father’s orthodontist when the He had braces as a child. He quickly approached his retirement when I started seeing him as a new patient for my teeth at the age of about 10.

‘The doctor is most likely dead“I remember saying. How annoying. It wasn’t of Error I neglected to wear – and finally lost – my holder. I was in college until then, he was no longer a kid. What did he expect to do?

‘Then we will sue his estate“He opposed. It turned out to be a blank threat.

The prognosis was clear: my teeth had started other Struggle against my face, only this time I was an adult. My serious exaggeration was no longer the problem of my parents.

At the same time, I started my career as a teacher. My first job was in a Catholic Gymnasium in New Jersey, where I served as a class support trainer for students with learning disabilities. It was here that I underwent the sound of a horse’s neighbor when in the presence of two specific boys who focused much more on my discouragement than they were in their promotion (expensive) training. I remember wondering if their parents knew what kind of young men, now on the brink of adulthood, they had grown up.

My teeth were the indecent star of my life’s story, both before and after treatment. And thanks to Wood’s willingness to share her experiences With bullying, abuse and professional insecurities over something entirely by control, I have realized that I had my own full -time moments.

I am now a writer for kids. When I wrote my debut novel, “Sprinkle” – a story about a high school called Max Plink with a complex orthodontic case and facing serious intimidation and ostracism because of it – I never imagined that I would like to hear from hundreds of children who were so much related to a character that they were fighting, though

Some of the people who have seen my most difficult experiences as teenagers are teachers now. Their students read my books and “Jawbreaker” is even sold in the same schools in Brooklyn, New York, where much of the Max (and) story takes place. It is my “full cycle moment” if I have ever experienced. Some students still have Selected “Jawbreaker” as their work of their books in their English language lessons.

I do not pretend that my story is identical to that of Wood’s. He is a famous actor. I am a relatively unclear writer and teacher. She looks wildly comfortable on her skin, while I would follow a quarter round straps tomorrow if I knew my teeth could handle more manipulation. Her followers need to be warned by drastic measures to mimic her smile, while no one (I know) climbs about a set of DIY teeth that match my own. For the file, I have never said by an orthodontist or dentist that my teeth are “perfectly incomplete“As it is.

But in some ways, all our stories clash, no matter who they are. And I hope in telling these stories that realize more people-and enjoy-in their own full-time moments.