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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Max Benato

Smile - you've got LED teeth

They come in gold, super white, gem-encrusted and you can even get them tattooed. But if none of that has tempted you to enter the world of teeth fashion, step forward to enjoy the latest fad – molars that glow. Since being featured in an ad for a clothes shop, LED smiles have become the must-have accessory in Japan – among the more adventurous or bicuspid- challenged at least.

Designers Motoi Ishibashi and Daito Manabe have even created a video, "Party in your Mouth", with a group of Japanese schoolgirls sporting the latest look. Geek.com explains: "The [stick-on] lights can be many different colours, which you can change wirelessly on a PC, and get activated when the wearer smiles." And if that doesn't bring a smile to your face, I don't know what will.

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