Much is being made of the latest eccentricity of Kanye West, who on Wednesday posted a photo to Instagram Stories showing off his new nearly $1 million titanium dentures. The questions about it haven’t stopped since: is it real, is it fixed dentures, has he had his teeth removed? We talked to a well-known dentist Fernando Soria to learn
HIGHXTAR (H) – What has Kanye West done to his teeth?
Dr. FERNANDO SORIA (DR) – Kanye West wears a prosthetic titanium restoration inspired by the anatomy, shape and design of the James Bond villain. This titanium prosthesis is bonded to his real teeth, which have been polished beforehand. This can be done thanks to the CAD-CAM technology we use in dentistry to design human and/or animal teeth, in this case shark teeth.
(H) – What is the procedure for placing a prosthetic restoration of this caliber?
(DR) – Clinically, to place these types of restorations, you need to prepare your teeth, even if only minimally, because you need to eliminate the restrained angles of your teeth to allow the correct axis of insertion of the prosthesis. Therefore, the fact that the tooth, a healthy tissue, has to wear down to be replaced by titanium as in this case, is a very personal decision, such as those with little wear on their teeth having ceramic, very white or biomimetic dental veneers .
We cannot judge such a particular taste, we may like it more or less but we can form an opinion about the tastes of others. Today, everything is designed with CAD-CAM technology. In other words, the future prosthesis is designed on the computer, whether it is a regular tooth shape or a shark shape as in this case. The software makes it possible to design any kind of shape and anatomy. Once designed, a milling machine will transform a block of ceramic or titanium into the future restoration, the future bridge, into the shape previously designed on the computer.
(H) – Are these types of treatments really in demand?
(DR) – These kinds of treatments thrive on a very specific audience that is inspired by artists like the one now known as YE, as he is a character who, no matter what he does, sets trends and is considered a style icon by millions. .
(H) – Is it a healthy treatment?
(DR) – Any rehabilitation treatment that improves the patient’s quality of life is good, you should consider the case of each artist. In this case Kanye West seems satisfied because he has managed to have something unique, exclusive and practically unattainable for the rest of the world. This treatment costs about $850,000.
(H) – Could you eat with these teeth?
(DR) – Eating, if it has correct anatomy, with cups and pits like normal teeth, the patient will be able to eat properly. Every time we restore a mouth we must restore function and aesthetics, (although in this case aesthetics are personal and idiosyncratic).
(H) – Is the treatment reversible and can it lead to future conditions or diseases?
(DR) – If the wear and tear done to your teeth for the placement of the titanium prosthesis is minimal, it may be a reversible treatment. If the application of this titanium prosthesis is correct, the same one that we usually place for a bridge, crown or ceramic veneer, you should not have any problems in the future. However, you should observe proper hygiene and care.
(H) – What do you think about this intervention?
(DR) – They are more or less aesthetic trends, in which the aesthetic point of view is a personal perception. But every therapeutic and cosmetic procedure we perform on our patients, the goal is always to be minimally invasive, to satisfy the personal wishes of our patients, within coherent and ethical limits, and that these treatments are not harmful to our patients’ teeth . long term. We cannot judge such a particular taste, we may like it more or less, but we cannot form an opinion about the tastes of others.
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