Monday, October 24, 2011

CULTURE MATTERS

Straight teeth in the U.S. = good. In Japan, not so much.
A result of tooth-crowding commonly derided in the United States as “snaggleteeth” or “fangs,” the look is called “yaeba” in Japanese or “double tooth.” Japanese men are said to find this attractive: blogs are devoted to yaeba, celebrities display it proudly, and now some women are paying dentists to create it artificially by affixing plastic fronts to their real teeth.
Thanks to Tyler Cowen for the link.

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