Monday, April 22, 2013

Lucky Teeth

I love dental quirks - especially the gap between the front teeth. When a gap toothed person smiles I have the sensation of swimming through the gap.

In Ghana, Namibia and Nigeria, diastema is regarded as being attractive and a sign of fertility, and some people have even had them created through cosmetic dentistry. In France, they are called "dents du bonheur" ("lucky teeth"), and in Australia, gapped front teeth in children are said to be a predictor of future wealth.

Les Blank's Gap-Toothed Women is a documentary film about diastematic women.
- Wikipedia

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