Is AI Making Us Want Impossibly Perfect Teeth?

Posting our every move on social media has its joys and consequences — one of which is the incessant opportunity for self-criticism. Our smiles, oddly enough, are often the target of our scrutiny. There we are, mid-scroll on TikTok, wondering if we should have worn our retainers a little more stringently in sixth grade.

But how many of us are actually taking action? 

As it turns out, a growing number of young women are actively seeking out veneer consults, even when their teeth are healthy, straight and functional.