Teeth are one of the most visible markers of poverty: structural circumstances that are individually borne. In an essay for Aeon, US journalist Sarah Smarsh calls them "poor teeth." She writes: "Often ...
After decades of Hollywood showcasing white-picket-fence celebrity smiles, the world has fallen for White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood's teeth. Wood was bullied for her looks in her youth and expressed ...
Growing up, Skylar Geiger said that other kids called her “SpongeBob” because of the gaps between her teeth. “In real life and in social media I have been told that I was gorgeous until I smiled,” ...
In the age of ‘whitened, straightened, veneered smiles’, the distance between ruined poor teeth and healthy, wealthy teeth is growing.
Arosha Weerakoon is a member of the Australian Dental Association and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. She is the Deputy Chair of the Country to Coast Queensland Clinical ...