The latest Hollywood cosmetic trend is the gap-toothed smile, according to a story in the Herald.
Instead of fixing their teeth, many celebrities -- including Natalie Cole, Anna Paquin, Elizabeth Moss, and Madonna -- proudly sport a midline diastema.
And last month on the TV show "America's Next Top Model," host Tyra Banks sent a 22-year-old contestant to the dentist to widen the gap between her teeth.
Experts believe this sudden interest in diastemas and other "quirky" beauty marks such as freckles and frizzy hair are a backlash against unattainable beauty standards our culture has long expected women to aspire to, the Herald noted.
From a clinical standpoint, there is no advantage to closing the gap, according to one dental expert quoted in the story.
Copyright © 2010 DrBicuspid.com
