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Rethinking teeth: Are dental trends driving Singaporeans’ pursuit of ‘perfect’ smiles?

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Dental aesthetics have moved out of the clinic and into everyday beauty routines - even more so in the new year, as people pay closer attention to their smiles as part of their annual ritual of resets.

Dental aesthetics have moved out of the clinic and into everyday beauty routines - even more so in the new year, as people pay closer attention to their smiles as part of their annual ritual of resets.

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Felicia Keok

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SINGAPORE – Mrs Kristen Chua still remembers the faint chemical taste. It lingered after she peeled off the teeth whitening strip, her mouth ajar as she waited for the promised result.

She had not fancied herself a follower of dental trends, but the timing was right.

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