Summary: I think oral hygiene is important. You should brush your teeth twice a day and floss every day. You should have dental examines yearly and have your teeth cleaned every six months. Braces, veneers, and teeth whitening are solutions to different problems and they can make you teeth look great. But as an actor your teeth become the character’s teeth. Your looks determine the character’s looks. So if your teeth are perfect and shining, they might not be the best look for a character that has no access to a dentist. While you might want to do everything you can to make your smile perfect for auditions and headshots, you also have to do everything you can when you are playing a role to insure that your look fits the character. If you don’t recognize the inconsistency in the way your teeth look and the way the character’s teeth should look, every time you open your mouth to speak you’ll undermine your performance.
