The latest A-list beauty obsession is sculpting your smile.
Whether its Kim Kardashian flashing her sparkly grill or Rhianna promoting her Fenti beauty range and its gorgeous lipsticks, the one common denominator is set of perfect teeth.
The best way to slow down the ageing clock is to invest in your smile – an approach that has seen the dental market increase in value to £2.4bn, up 73% from 2012. But instead of simply whitening your teeth, some new treatments are extreme.
Gum Botox
The shorter your teeth, the older your smile looks. Six million Brits suffer from teeth grinding and jaw clenching, so we’re losing teeth space, literally. Enter Botox, injected into the jaw to stop you biting down with force. It’s as effective as a mouthguard and costs £695 with Dr Tapan Patel, every three months.
Teeth Expansion
Think braces are just for teenagers? Think again. Teeth tend to drift inwards towards the tongue as we age, which results in loss of facial form. The newest technique to combat this is Sure Smile, which reduces brace time by up to 40% by using NASA technology to pre-bend teeth, so the tooth is encouraged to go from A to B faster. From £750 at www.ellevendental.com
Dermal Contouring
Gum fillers are set to be the dental trend of 2018. Injected into gums, they increase volume and fill out any gaps. As we age, we lose tone and volume of the skin, including the gums around the teeth, whereas young people show about 2mm of gum. Costing around £300 and taking 10 minutes to complete, this could knock years off.
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