How the trend is unsettling Western beauty ideals and helping Asian Americans reconnect with ancestral aesthetics The post Why Asian American teeth blackening is the new black appeared first on ...

Today in Japan, one of the most prominent representatives of the black teeth practice are geisha, and it’s not uncommon to see blackened teeth in Kyoto, Japan’s former capital, according to a ...

Black teeth can be a symptom of underlying dental disease that shouldn’t be ignored. ... Many years ago, women from countries such as Japan, Laos, and Vietnam would paint their teeth black.