Graeme Baxter

“When I was single, it was difficult to become too close - just in conversation, nothing else. Because I felt paranoid because I had a plate. And it was a quite bad fitting plate.”

John and Anita Irvin

“And that photo of me went up on Facebook and the amount of people that commented on my teeth being gummy bear and things like that. And I thought: “My daughter’s getting married in three months....”

John and Vikki Sangster

“I didn’t smile. I went around with my mouth shut, really. I couldn’t chew good food.”

Chris Pike

“As a child, I didn’t like the dentist at all. And then I sort of grew up and I avoided the dentist when I shouldn’t have done. But you know, I was frightened of the dentist.”

Lee Mears

“I picked up a sports injury when I was young, playing football. I was eleven. And that stayed with me my whole life.”

Jeff Sivertsen

“When you’re used to smiling naturally, and I’m that kind of a person… I became very conscious about it. Very conscious of the fact that I had no teeth on this side. And it was embarrassing.”