Many of you have probably seen the movie The Hangover where Ed Helms plays Stu Price a dentist with a rather controlling girlfriend. During the festivities in the movie Stu pulls his own tooth to “show” his buddies that he is indeed a good dentist.
So, what happened to the tooth in real life?
The film crew decided that blacking out a tooth just wasn’t realistic enough and where thinking about scrapping the whole idea of the missing tooth. Ed Helms had a dental implant surgically placed in his mouth when he was in his teens.
Mr. Helms went to visit his real-life oral surgeon during filming and asked how difficult it would be to remove the 20 year old implant and whether there would be any complications. His surgeon was totally into the idea so he removed the dental implant. The comedy bit was saved and the missing tooth looked totally believable because it was real.
So, if you are in Palm Springs, CA and you need a tooth replaced or removed (even if you are not in a movie) make an appointment for a dental implant consultation.
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