Posts Tagged ‘celebrity dentistry’
Museum proud to display Washington’s teeth
The National Museum of Dentistry, based in Baltimore, Maryland, has lauded the false teeth of former President George Washington as its prize attraction. The museum displays the dentures as it’s featured exhibit, alongside a number of antique and interesting dental equipment. An associate of the Smithsonian Institution said the museum aimed to brand itself as […]
US dentists launch ‘Smile Pink’ Campaign
A new campaign in the United States has recently been launched, achieved by the support of over 500 dentists in the country, to help aid in the awareness and detection of breast cancer. The campaign will offer the chance for people to wear a Pink Swarovski Crystal on their tooth, or multiple teeth, in order […]
Myleene and Kelly can’t hide their dental work
Television presenter Myleene Klass couldn’t help but show off her new braces in London whilst presenting daytime show ‘This Morning’ last week. The lingual braces, which are fitted behind the teeth, could clearly be seen, as Miss Klass tasted food during a segment of the show. Although the braces are supposed to be ‘invisible’ to […]
Money for dental treatment will pay for snooker legend’s funeral
The money raised for Alex Higgins’ dental treatment will now be used to pay for his funeral, it has been announced. Just a few months ago, shocking pictures of the snooker star appeared in the national media after it was revealed that Higgins was losing his fight to stay alive due to the inability to […]
Adult patients flock to orthodontic clinics following success of ‘Ugly Betty’
The number of adult patients opting to have braces has increased significantly following the success of channel 4’s Ugly Betty, a show which charts the journey of Betty, a young girl who works at a glamorous, cut-throat magazine and wears fixed metal train-track braces. Previously, braces had been largely associated with teenagers; however, celebrity endorsements […]
Jessica Simpson says she hardly brushes her teeth
Jessica Simpson has reportedly revealed that she hardly ever brushes her teeth. The American pop music and reality-TV star also claimed that she prefers to clean her chompers with antiseptic mouthwash. Twenty-nine-year-old Simpson said that using Listerine and rubbing her teeth with a jumper was part of her normal health routine. She also called her […]
Corey Haim’s tooth pulled from eBay
A number of Corey Haim’s possessions have reportedly been sold on eBay to fund his funeral. Reports have suggested that this isn’t the first time that the actor’s possessions have appeared on the auction site. Haim, who died at the age of 38 on Wednesday 20 March 2010, was allegedly know to have sold his […]
Don’t brush teeth with whisky
Kesha has told fans of her music not to take her lyric about brushing teeth with Jack Daniels seriously. The pop star, who scored an international hit with single ‘TiK ToK’ in 2009, also claimed that she does not understand why the tooth brushing lyric has caused offence. She said that the song is just […]
Ugly Betty loses braces for final shows
Ugly Betty has been spotted filming without her famous brace. America Ferrera, the 25-year-old actress who plays Betty, was spotted filming the final scenes of the show in New York without her braces on. This revelation has led to suggestions that Betty may lose her brace for the final episode of the show. Ugly Betty […]
Depp steals Paradis’s Mad Hatter teeth idea
Vanessa Paradis has revealed that Johnny Depp was inspired to give his version of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’ a gap in his teeth because of her. However, actor Depp said that he had not intentionally based the Hatter’s teeth on his partner but revealed he does like her gappy smile. […]
