10 Celebrities Whose Teeth Transformed Their Entire Look!

If you haven’t already, book your dentist appointment STAT, because having perfect teeth is a serious status symbol. Historically, it’s been a sign of the upper class, but even today, Hollywood stars’ll go to great lengths to get that dazzling smile of bright-white teeth.

Plenty of the stars are trading in their natural set for sparkling white veneers – but why? Veneers are no joke – they’re brutally painful to get, and they’re not cheap. Plus, once you get ’em, there’s no going back – the process involves filing down your natural teeth to stumps! So why on earth would anyone choose to undergo dental torture willingly?

If you really want to know, take a look at these next 10 photos. These 31 celebrities prove why that toothy, white smile is so seriously sought after – you won’t believe the transformative power of some dental work.

#1. Can you believe the before picture (on the right) is the very same Cristiano Ronaldo we all drool over today?!

#2. Gross! You’ll notice there’s no after picture… that’s because he hasn’t gotten them fixed. Would you kiss someone with a mouth that gnarly?!

#3. Woah! It’s Paris Hilton with a GAP TOOTH! Thanks to the dental artistry she commissioned, she’s now got a gorgeous smile.

#4. Not another one! Here’s soccer stud David Beckham, way before Victoria Beckham got her hands on his teeth. (Thanks for that, by the way!)

#5. It’s heartening to see that Lindsay Lohan took care of that cesspool in her mouth… but knowing it was there still kinda ruins it, huh?

#6. Now this is an incredible transformation. Only the best of the best – a true dental-genius – can work on Tom Cruise!

#7. Back in the days of TomKat, Tom Cruise must’ve referred Katie Holmes to his dentist. They look great! At least two good things came from TomKat: Suri Cruise and Katie’s teeth.

#8. Do you think Nicolas Cage was ‘all bark and no bite’ back then – he had a mouth full of molars! Teeth that crooked actually impact your nutrition!

#9. Hillary Duff’s three-step tooth-saga is the stuff of fairy tales. Her natural teeth were too small and yellow. Then, her veneers were too big, causing an uproar in the public and a horse-like effect. Finally, on the third try, she found the pair of veneers that fit juuust right.

#10. Awww – look how cute! It’s baby Zac Efron – and his awkwardly spaced baby teeth! He’s done a whole lot of growing up, though, and these days he’s smokin’ hot.