Amid news that Kanye West has permanent titanium dentures bolted into his mouth, a source close to the singer has revealed that the singer has long been notorious for being “weird” about his teeth. It's expensive, he told Page Six.
In fact, the “Life of Pablo” star once asked his favorite dentist for advice on how to improve his munching.
“He took one dentist to another and taught him how to brush his teeth,” marveled a longtime acquaintance of the troubled musician-turned-fashion designer. According to sources, the famously unique star typically has up to 12 dentists in rotation at any given time, and has installed, redone and removed numerous grills over the years. It is said that
Another source speculated that his obsession with teeth may have started with a famous car accident in 2002 that shattered his jaw. (He famously recorded his first hit, “Through the Wire,” with his jaw wired shut.
The “Heartless” hitmaker's $850,000 implant (known as a “fixed prosthesis”) is a type of “experimental dentistry” and was entirely designed by the rapper.
“As the name suggests, they are fixed and permanent,” a source exclusively told Page Six on Thursday. “This is much more than veneers and grills. And his special implants are completely unlike anything that's been done before.”
Insiders said West worked with Dr. Thomas Connelly, the self-proclaimed “father of diamond dentistry,” to “manufacture” and “fit” the dentures, which also included palladium and platinum materials.
“That being said, his teeth were not extracted,” the source added. West posted a photo on his Instagram on Wednesday showing off his metal implants, compared himself to James Bond villain Jaws, who had similar metal teeth, and debuted a metal lower jaw.
