Celebrities with Unique Teeth
While celebrities are usually the image of “ideal” beauty standards, some have chosen to keep their unique dentition in tact. Here are 5 examples of stars who don’t have Hollywood smiles.
Tom Cruise
The Mission Impossible star has what fans have come to call a “middle tooth”. You can see that the space between his two front teeth does not align with the middle of his face, making his teeth asymmetrical. We know Cruise had orthodontic treatment in the early 2000’s when he wore braces to the premiere of “Minority Report”. This was a great moment in dentistry as it helped reduce the stigma around adult braces.
Lawrence Fishburne
Many celebs have diastema like Lawrence Fishburne. A diastema is a space or gap between two teeth, commonly referred to as “gap teeth”. While diastema can be corrected with braces or (in cases of small diastema) with fillings, may people choose not to “fix” their unique smiles. As long as the open space does not affect chewing or forming words, we love to see people confident and happy with their natural teeth!
Kate Moss
Kate Moss has a peg lateral, a condition where the second tooth on either side of the upper front teeth does not develop correctly and is small, often pointed, and looks like a cone. Options to make a peg lateral look more uniform with natural teeth include aesthetic fillings, veneers, and crowns.
Gary Busey
Busey had dental implants and veneers following a serious motorcycle accident in 1988. He opted for oversized veneers as part of his makeover and while not everyone can pull that off, it works for him.
Jim Carrey
I know what you’re thinking, “it’s not fair to use this picture, he’s playing a character” but did you know Carrey already had a split tooth? A fight during elementary school resulted in a chipped tooth that was eventually repaire. Looking back on how he managed to chip it for the role of Christmas, first assistant director, J.B. Rogers said: “The night before, Jim took a beer bottle… hooked the cap over the cap on his tooth, and pulled the cap off his tooth. Because he thought his character should have the split tooth. He didn’t think of it until that night.”
