Like the iconic James Bond villain Jaws, Kanye West has custom titanium dentures placed in lieu of his natural teeth. reportedly costing $850,000.
According to DailyMail Online, Kanye West has once again stunned his admirers by losing his natural teeth and replacing them with titanium dentures that look like the ones worn by Jaws, the notorious monster from two James Bond films.
In an Instagram post, the 46-year-old rapper, who is being sued for allegedly hitting a fan who asked for his autograph in 2022, flashed his new metallic smile and made a comparison to the legendary figure from Moonraker and The Spy Who Loved Me.
West’s ostentatious dentures, which the publication said were “more expensive than diamonds” and were handcrafted by the rapper, are shown in an exclusive DailyMail image.
Rumour has it that the cost of the dentures, which are the result of a novel medical technique exclusive to West, is an astounding $850,000.
West’s new dentures were fitted by Beverly Hills dentist Dr. Thomas Connelly and master dental technician Naoki Hayashi.
“It was a pleasure to work with every step of the process,” Connelly stated to DailyMail. His ability to create one-of-a-kind artwork goes beyond dental advancement. His vision combined with dental science has produced an incredible new style!
The POWER rapper stated on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2010 that he had all of his bottom row of teeth extracted and replaced with gold and diamond implants.
He told the host, “I just thought that diamonds were cooler,” adding that he had asked the dentist to remove his bottom teeth and replace them with implants.
“It’s not a grill?” inquired Ellen to him.
Kanye retorted, “Those are actually my actual teeth.” My bottom row of teeth was replaced.
“I suppose that rock stars are expected to do specific things.”
Many of his admirers didn’t believe him when he made this claim and didn’t think he would genuinely achieve it.