http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/09/29/2003204849
Thai health authorities are investigating Bangkok's latest teen fashion fad -- wearing fake braces -- to determine whether its bad for your teeth, media reports said yesterday. Responding to complaints from the National Institute of Dentistry, public health officials have been ordered to visit shopping malls to collect samples of the braces, sold for about 100 baht (US$2.50), to find out if they are made of metals that could cause poisoning or rusty teeth, the Bangkok Post reported. Fake braces, usually with colors and patterns added to make them more noticeable, have become increasing fashionable among Bangkok teenagers for whom dental wear is generally deemed a sign of affluence.
Thai health authorities are investigating Bangkok's latest teen fashion fad -- wearing fake braces -- to determine whether its bad for your teeth, media reports said yesterday. Responding to complaints from the National Institute of Dentistry, public health officials have been ordered to visit shopping malls to collect samples of the braces, sold for about 100 baht (US$2.50), to find out if they are made of metals that could cause poisoning or rusty teeth, the Bangkok Post reported. Fake braces, usually with colors and patterns added to make them more noticeable, have become increasing fashionable among Bangkok teenagers for whom dental wear is generally deemed a sign of affluence.
