Rapper Kanye West has surprised both his fans and detractors. The 46-year-old rapper took to his Instagram story Wednesday to flaunt his new metallic dentures. The 'Daily Mail' has reported that the dentures are worth a hefty $850,000. In another post, the singer compared his new look to the James Bond villain, Jaws, who had a mouth of metal. Jaws appeared in 1977’s 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 1979's 'Moonraker'.
According to the Daily Mail, West’s teeth were fully removed and replaced with custom-made titanium dentures by the self-proclaimed 'Father of Diamond Dentistry' Dr. Thomas Connelly, and cosmetic dentist Naoki Hayashi. Connelly denied West’s natural teeth had been removed. He said, «He did not have his teeth removed. He still has a full dentition. Healthy and happy.»
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Talking to the 'Daily Mail', he said, «Ye was a pleasure to work with every step of the process. His vision for designing unique art transcends the dental progression.» He added, «The marriage of his Vision with dental science has created a new look that is epic!»
But it has not gone down well with his fans. They took to social media to troll the Grammy winner for his unconventional dental work. One of his fans wrote on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, «He is still an idiot, more money than brains!!! Get Help Man!» Someone else reacted, «No way Kanye West went through with that. Looks like he wrapped his teeth with a gum wrapper.»
But, it is not the first time that Kanye West has designed his tooth. Participating in an episode of 'The Ellen Degeneres Show ' in 2010, he said that he had his bottom teeth taken out and replaced
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