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Twilight Teeth: Freaky or Fab?
The hugely popular Twilight movies have inspired all kinds of nonsense. From teens emulating vampires by biting each other to grown women shamelessly swooning over young actors half their ages. Parents are naming their children after author Stephenie Meyers’ fictional characters and consumers are snapping up Twilight-inspired clothing and jewelry. Some enterprising company even created a nasty-looking blood energy potion.
But if you thought the craziness was beginning to wind down, you couldn’t be more wrong. Teens who want to take their vampire look to the next level are visiting their dentists get their very own Twilight teeth.
The procedure costs about $200 and involves attaching fang-shaped veneers onto the canine teeth. The process is painless and takes only about 15 minutes to complete. And while the veneers can easily be removed in another quick procedure, the embarrassment of having done this will likely last a lifetime.
And who should be more embarrassed about shelling out several hundred dollars for what amounts to novelty teeth than the parent who paid for it?
While some might argue that a teen who wants Twilight teeth is no different than a little girl who wants a Hannah Montana wig or a Disney Princess dress, I disagree. For starters, these veneers cost several hundred dollars and require professional installation. And while some dentists claim they are perfectly safe and won’t damage a person’s teeth, others disagree. Dr. Jenna Harrison, a dentist in Louisville, KY, says that Twilight teeth can harm the bite and cause pain, headaches and who knows what else.
Happily, my own child is too young for these movies and therefore won’t be begging me for her own set of vampire teeth. But even if she did, the answer would be an emphatic ‘no.’ I guess it’s clear what I think about Twilight teeth. What about you? Are they freaky or fab?
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4 Comments
Marj commented on Jul 22 10 at 3:09 pmYou left out option three – hilarious!
bob commented on Jul 22 10 at 3:29 pmAwesome. I’m adding this to my list of things to do when I’m 80.
Lucky commented on Jul 26 10 at 3:13 pmThese veneers have been around a lot longer than Twilight. I used to work in the costuming business so I know all about the options and vampire obsessions. Stephanie Meyer’s vampires don’t even have fangs, so I doubt they did much to contribute to the trend.
Samantha commented on Dec 05 11 at 1:40 amhate to be a fangirl here… but anyone that goes in asking for ‘twilight teeth’ has obviously never seen the movies or read the books. Twilight vampires don’t have fangs… They would have been smarter to call them True Blood fangs or something… and even that would be stupid since their fangs retract…
this whole trend is just stupid. :(
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