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Root canal treatment doesn't usually make celebrity gossip news… But Lil' Wayne changed that recently after getting a whopping 8 root canals during a single 8-hour appointment.
He was recently found guilty of felony attempted gun possession, but the judge allowed him to take care of his dental work before reporting to jail for his sentence.
The rapper's latest CD is #4 on the Billboard charts, but he may be best known for sporting a jewel-encrusted tooth grill.
As a dentist, you probably already suspected that dental grills (or "grillz") are not good for one's oral health… But a 27-year-old who needs eight root canals?!?
It's not exactly clear just what sort of dental care he received, but reports suggest that he had some existing dental implants restored, got a few new tooth implants – and, of course, had his grill "tuned up."
"When you're as rich as he is, you don't brush your teeth, you just replace them every year or so," posted one commenter.
It's remarkable that someone for whom money is no object would opt for root canal therapy instead of just going straight for dental implant surgery… At any rate, let's just hope he saw a sedation dentist for that grueling 8-hour session!
Read more: Lil Wayne — Eight Root Canals in One Sitting
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February 21st, 2010 at 8:26 am
WOW Can Somebody take a picture of his new teeth and post them?
February 21st, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Disgusting how American media embraces street thugs and criminals to hoist them up as role models or music heroes, effectively poisoning impressionable young minds.
John Barremore
Houston, TX
February 21st, 2010 at 10:21 pm
That is crazy, this is how rich people spend all their money, surgery related.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:07 pm
at john it is not the media that embraces street thugs and criminals it is the american goverment that makes these so called “street thugs”.. and the only real street thug there ever was to become famous was 2-pac and even so he was still a very intelligent man that atleast brushed his teeth every once in awhile
February 24th, 2010 at 10:24 am
I’m pretty much in agreement with John on this one. On the positive side there is at least one endodontist who is happy this morning.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
It is too bad that everyone does not have access to dental care. It just proves that dentists are paid whores. I hope he/she chokes on the fee for the 8-hour appointment.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
I don’t understand how someone can pay all that money to have jewels put on his teeth and then not brush them. With all of his money he can afford to pay someone else to brush them for him. Or he could have a professional cleaning monthly. It just doesn’t make sense.