George Clooney once joked about having his eyes done, but his teeth are no laughing matter! While the Oscar-winning actor, 47, has always had a sexy grin, his smile looked bigger and brighter than ever at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in NYC on May 5.
Jonathan Abenaim, D.M.D., a cosmetic dentist based in Hawthorne, N.J., tells
Star George probably had work done because he grinds his teeth. "I can tell this because the edges on the bottom are not straight in the earlier photo,"
Dr. Abenaim tells
Star. "When you grind your teeth, they get shorter. To restore the original look, the dentist has to lengthen teeth with porcelain veneers or crowns," says
Dr. Abenaim. In addition to veneers, he thinks George had a "smile lift," a surgical procedure usually done with a laser that brings the gum up to expose more tooth. Though the cost of all this dental work likely set George back $30,000 to $35,000,
Dr. Abenaim thinks it was well worth it. "It fills out his face more and makes him look younger," he says.
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