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How tooth loss triggers fears about aging and attractiveness

I need a tooth pulled but I am terrified of the gap it will leave and what people will think even though it is in the back where no one can see

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The loss of body parts, even invisible ones, can feel like previews of mortality and decline that threaten self-image.

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