In the Philippines, oral health is a big deal. People with
nice teeth are typically complimented for them so much that the market for dentures
and dental healthcare is booming here—everyone wants to dawn a nice smile. The
same cannot be said for some cultures though; if your dentist in Quezon City
thinks that you should have braces to straighten you teeth, some people pay big
money to go against straight teeth!
Japan’s Yaeba
Japan’s Yaeba
Yaeba
is a fashion fad that took over Japan in 2013 like taffy on teeth, and that
analogy is closer to the truth you’d think. Japanese girls would have a
noninvasive procedure done on their teeth where the fangs typically are—an
enamel is glued over the teeth to make it appear like a crooked pair of fangs
thus the term Yaeba or “double tooth”. The
procedure typically costs P23K to do and, just in case the girls change
their minds, it will cost the same amount to get them removed. It became a fad
because it made girls
look younger, almost pre-pubescent. Talk about age-defying!
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London Gap
What started
out as a trend of acceptance to a natural flaw that’s experienced by men
and women alike. The London Gap was called thus because it was a response to
Georgia May Jagger bringing quirky to the fashion floor, in advocacy of the
idea that fashion is more diverse than
how we homogenously see it in 2013. Weirdly enough, this trend found its way to
Nigeria where
people pay to get their teeth gapped. Try justifying that to your dentist
in Quezon City!
Teeth Sharpening
For Erik “Lizardman” Sprague, sharpening his teeth was just
a part of an undergraduate transformation project that eventually and quite
literally shaped who he is today. The doctor of Philosophy from University
Albany wanted to show how being human was not about just appearing to be human
and that humanity is present regardless of the vessel.
In other cultures however, like in Congo and Indonesia,
teeth sharpening is about pride and family. In Africa, teeth were sharpened to
embody the qualities of animals like the shark and the crocodile. In Indonesia,
Mantawaian women chisel their teeth because they believe that it is a
celebration of beauty and balance of the spirit and body.
BONUS
Teeth and Gum
Piercing
Because, of course, the hardcore has to push the envelope of
body modification and piercing the gums and teeth is a step forward into taking
beauty to the next level. Ask your dentist in Quezon City about it. Watch him
cringe. Proceed to celebrate beauty in different forms.
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