Thursday 18 September 2014

Invisalign or Snaggle Tooth in Adelaide? Beauty is Truly in the Eye of the Beholder

In Adelaide the invisalign treatment is taking over. Many teens and adults are choosing this near invisible teeth-straightening method to attain the smile they’ve always wanted. However, in Japan it is a completely different story. Rather than aiming for straight pearly white, many Japanese women want a snaggletooth. It may sound strange, but it’s important to remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Apparently in Japan, men go “cray cray” over a snaggletooth or yaeba, as they call it. While to Westerners the notion is hard to grasp, in Japan the concept of beauty is quite different. The Japanese are a culture that highly values youthfulness and the snaggletooth is believed to convey a youthful, childlike appearance. It mimics the look a child has when their teeth are not fully grown in yet, making women look cute and younger. 

Termed the “yaeba phenomenon”, women desire a fanged look, where the molars are pushed forward when they crowd the canines. The word yaeba translates into “double tooth” or “multilayered”. In Japan women go to extreme lengths to get the look. Some women undergo a procedure called tsuke yaeba or “attached snaggletooth”, where a fake yaeba in attached to their teeth with adhesive. The procedure can be either permanent or non-permanent and is very common in the Ginza district of Tokyo. In this district, dentists custom fit removable caps to your tooth for US$400. 

The trend that has hit Japan is believed to have been triggered by Japanese celebrities and pop stars. There is even a Japanese girl group called TYB48 (tsuke-yaeba48) who all sported the fanged-look. Interestingly, the group was actually created by a dental clinic called Pure Cure in Roppongi who specialise in the tsuke yaeba procedure. In a strange twist to the music industry, clinic director Taro Masuoka, came up with the idea for the group based on the popularity of the fanged tooth trend. Taro cites the, “impish cuteness,” that yaeba creates for the popularity of the dental phenomenon. In Taro’s clinic he even offers a half-price discount on the procedure for teens that present their ID card from their middle school or high school. 

The girl group is made up of 18-year-olds Mio, Nana and Rika. The girls were selected from a range of applicants and of course all have the crooked, fang like teeth. They portray an innocent demeanor and wear giant bows and plaid skirts, which are a popular look for Japanese pop stars. Ironically, their first album is titled, “Mind if I bite?”. 

While the girl group is yet to make it big, the “yaeba phenomenon” seems set to stay in Japan. The interesting question is though, whether the niche look could become popular in Western society. While to us, sticking fangs on to your teeth sounds strange, it is interesting to reflect on the wacky things we will do in Adelaide to make ourselves look what we believe is beautiful. From fake tans to drawn on eyebrows, to even botox, we are no strangers to extreme beauty trends. You never really know what new trend will pop up so maybe yaeba is not out of the question in Adelaide. 

However, if you are not digging the new dental trend and would like to stick with some traditional Western beauty, try invisalign. The professional dentists at Total Dental and Denture Care carry out invisalign Treatment in Adelaide and will make your teeth straight. To learn more about the procedure visit the Total Dental and Denture Care website at http://tddc.com.au.

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