Say Cheeze: Japanese Are Purposefully Giving Themselves CROOKED TEETH

HOT NEW TREND IN JAPAN..No Thank You


Perfect teeth - white, straight and evenly aligned - may be the ideal in America, but that aesthetic is not for everyone.

Japanese women are going gaga for a crowded, crooked-toothed smile with accentuated canine teeth, known as the 'yaeba' look.
Popular at dentists in Tokyo, a cosmetic procedure to create the yaeba effect involves attaching non-permanent adhesive mini-fangs to canine teeth.

Yaeba, meaning 'double tooth,' is a sought-after treatment at Dental Salon Plaisir in Tokyu's upmarket Ginza neighbourhood, where, perhaps in response to Twilight fans, Dr Kashiyama has been 'pushing' the $390 alteration, according to InventorSpot.com.

Far from the usual blood-lusting connotations of vampires, the sharp-canined look is an attempt at making a smile more child-like, replicating the odd alignment of smiles that are affected by delayed baby teeth.

The look - frothed about on blogs, Facebook fan pages and on Japanese TV - is seen as adding a well-calculated dash of imperfection to a pretty face, adding to a woman's desirability.

Essentially, says the New York Times, the look is about a desire to appear younger.

Pace University's Dr Emilie Zaslow, assistant professor of communication studies, told the newspaper: 'The naturally occurring yaeba is because of delayed baby teeth, or a mouth that’s too small.

'It’s this kind of emphasis on youth and the sexualization of young girls.'

The trend follows the Western fondness of late for the gap-toothed smile - also a 'young' dental look.

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