When it comes to dental health, you might say celebrity interior designer and television host Nate Berkus is lucky: Unlike many TV personalities, he didn’t need cosmetic dental work to achieve — or maintain — his superstar smile. How did he manage that? Nate credits the preventive dental treatments he received as a youngster. “I’m […]
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Olivia Newton-John Learned Healthy Oral Habits From Mom
Categories: Oral Health
Olivia Newton-John, now in her early 60’s, is still a fresh-faced picture of health — with a radiant smile to match. How does she do it? She does it with healthy habits learned from her German-born mother, Irene. “I love greens, and as many organic vegetables as possible,” Olivia recently told Dear Doctor magazine. “From […]
Actress Florence Henderson: You Are Never Too Old To Straighten Your Teeth
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Florence Henderson has inspired generations of people through her portrayal of America’s most beloved TV mother, Carol Brady, on one of the longest running situational comedies, The Brady Brunch. Today Florence is still a role model but for a much different audience: senior citizens. Henderson created the FloH Club as an organization to assist senior […]
Braces: A Rite of Passage Even for Hollywood Kids
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Her parents Will and Jada are Hollywood royalty, who helped her land her first acting role when she was 7. She released a hit single, “Whip My Hair,” before she had quite reached the age of 10; shortly afterward, she was signed to a record label. Yet the young singer and actress Willow Smith has […]
How Dentistry Saved Kathy Ireland’s Smile
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It is not often that you find a celebrity who is willing to speak candidly about any cosmetic or restorative dentistry that he or she has had. Instead, most prefer that their fans just assume that their dazzling “Hollywood” smile is something that just happened naturally. However, that is not the case with Kathy Ireland, […]
Nancy O’Dell Speaks Out On Her Experiences With Pregnancy Gingivitis
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When it comes to sensitive gums during pregnancy, Nancy O’Dell, the former co-anchor of Access Hollywood and new co-anchor of Entertainment Tonight, can speak from her own experience. In an interview with Dear Doctor magazine, she described the gum sensitivity she developed when pregnant with her daughter, Ashby. She said her dentist diagnosed her with […]
Iron Chef Cat Cora Shares a Secret of Her Bright Smile: Tooth Whitening
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When asked about her dazzling white smile, Cat Cora, the first female iron chef on the hit television series Iron Chef America, freely admits to maintaining the brightness of her smile with professional whitening sessions. “With what I do, whitening your teeth is like getting your hair done, your nails done and everything else you […]
Avoiding the Jim Carrey Chipped-Tooth Look
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Fans of the classic bumbling-buddies comic film “Dumb and Dumber” will surely remember the chipped front tooth that Jim Carrey sported as simpleminded former limo driver Lloyd Christmas. Carrey reportedly came up with the idea for this look when considering ways to make his character appear more “deranged.” He didn’t need help from the make-up […]
Padma Lakshmi’s Smile: A Recipe for Beauty
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Before she began hosting the long-running TV competition Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi was a well-known model and successful cookbook author. (Appropriately, she is said to have been “discovered” by a modeling agent while sitting in a café in Madrid.) Yet the Indian-born beauty’s striking look — at once exotic and familiar — doesn’t come from […]
Jamie Foxx Gets Into Character With Help From His Dentist
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If you were a well-known actor, how far would you go to get inside the character you’re playing in a movie? Plenty of stars have gained or lost weight to fit the role; some have tried to relate to their character by giving up creature comforts, going through boot camp, even trying out another occupation […]
