Thursday 2 June 2011

White Teeth

Q: What jumps out at you when you look at these two pictures of Girl's Aloud's Nicola Roberts?



A: Indeed. Her huge, gleaming white veneer enhanced teeth.


Nicola is a very pretty girl, whose natural good looks have always been celebrated.   A few years ago she was the pioneer for encouraging girls to embrace their natural beauty: she was the positive role model mothers were screaming for, yet where has this ethic gone? Apparently into her cosmetic surgeon's pocket. 

Veneering teeth involves sanding down the natural teeth and placing porcelain covers over the top.   After two weeks of temporary veneers, they are replaced with the permanent version.  It is not just women who feel the need to posh up their gnashers, Professor Green, the 27 year old rapper from Hackney, underwent the procedure because he wanted to change his (apparently) ugly six front teeth.   Teeth veneers were his best option because he "...couldn't rap with a brace." (Heat Magazine, issue 631).   Can you spot the six pearly whites below? Of course you can! They stick out like sore thumbs. 

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