Alice's teeth

formerlee · Post by **formerlee** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:37 pm

Just curious if Cooper was wearing falsies during the early 80s, or are they his real teeth prior to getting fixed. I suppose it may have been part of his whole bizarre Special Forces-Clones look?

Luney Tune · Post by **Luney Tune** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:51 pm

I always wondered that too, beacuse if you look at his teeth on pictures from the early seventies and lets say around 1986. There is clearly a difference and it`s not only because off more flossing. He must have done something with them.

ThePainAddict · Post by **ThePainAddict** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:19 pm

This was touched on in a post about plastic surgery. I think Alice has at least one false tooth and veneers or a partial plate (maybe even dentures). In any case, he has a tooth in a place where he once didn't.

Malchik · Post by **Malchik** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:02 pm

Alice’s teeth very in desperate despair after his binge of the early eighties. We all know of at least one falling/breaking/pulled out during Special Forces and the rest didn't look to solid either.

He probably got veneers or maybe the whole set replaced at some point. I think there was a topic about this sometime ago.

Baz · Post by **Baz** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:13 pm

I think the `look ` of his teeth around that era was mainly due to his alcohol intake, apparently his features changed somewhat.

I`m sure there is something about this somewhere on site, but i`m sorry not sure where.

Malchik · Post by **Malchik** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:18 pm

Alcoholism usually plays a part of poor nutrition and hygiene.

I'm watching the 1981 interview on Youtube and his teeth are in drab shape.

Baz · Post by **Baz** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:21 pm

I`m pretty sure i read here that was the main reason.

glamprincess · Post by **glamprincess** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:23 pm

Baz wrote:I`m pretty sure i read here that was the main reason.

I don't remember if it was discussed here or not. But I believe Brian did mention on the original Sickthings list that Alice's alcoholism did affect his teeth. So you are correct.

Baz · Post by **Baz** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:25 pm

at last.

Gunner · Post by **Gunner** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:28 pm

Alice's teeth today are a completely different shape, size and colour to those he had in the early to late 70's (and before of course). I saw one interview (Portrait of a Legend 1981 - which is now on youtube somewhere), where half of his teeth were missing, the rest looked bad and it appeared that major surgeory was about to take place. Since then he has had some pretty false looking thingies, but his latest set are pretty good. Basically folks, they're false! Unless, he's had the front six or so capped and the rest replaced.

A_MichaelUK · Post by **A_MichaelUK** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:22 pm

>where half of his teeth were missing, the rest looked bad

Not that I want to continue this fascinating discussion about someone's teeth, but as with one of your earlier posts, you are exaggerating. It may be true to say that his teeth were in "bad" condition, but it's not true to say that "half of his teeth were missing" in this particular footage.

Gunner · Post by **Gunner** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:38 pm

Well, half his top teeth are missing and the bottom ones are in bad shape. Conclusion is that they are nearly all, or all false today.

What was being exaggerated in an earlier post?

Jumping Jack · Post by **Jumping Jack** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:27 pm

Coop says he was influenced by English rock bands like the Stones and evidently decided to cop Keef's dental work along with some of his riffs, LOL!

A_MichaelUK · Post by **A_MichaelUK** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:42 pm

>Well, half his top teeth are missing

You don’t know that for a fact, though. You see a few teeth missing from his upper jaw – that’s not “half” as you claimed. You can‘t see the ALL of his teeth in either jaw in that footage.

>Well, half his top teeth are missing and the bottom ones are in bad shape.

But that’s not what you said before! I already agreed with you about them being in “bad shape”, but that’s not the same as him not having “half his top teeth”. You make him sound like he was Shane MacGowan or someone like that.

>Conclusion is that they are nearly all, or all false today.

You can’t ‘conclude’ that based on that one piece of footage. You don’t know anything about his “missing” teeth except for that clip and nothing in that clip shows that “half” were missing. I’ll concede that maybe they were, but the clip doesn’t show that.

>What was being exaggerated in an earlier post?

It was the post about how hard it was to find the “Loose Women” footage.

steven15322 · Post by **steven15322** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:23 pm

Where did you get that skin
I've never seen such teeth
It covers up all your sin
I wonder what's underneath

WIS

Guilty · Post by **Guilty** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:06 pm

it has been said by renfield that alice takes very good care of his teeth, given that they were neglected in his abuse days.

dont know where i read that so dont shoot me

NotSoPerfect · Post by **NotSoPerfect** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:42 pm

You may very well have seen it on this site.

http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/musicians/m-alice.php
Alice is very into dental hygiene after many years of self abuse. He flosses nightly with waxed (I had him using my favorite, dental tape -much thicker- for awhile but I think he reverted) and he even uses those threader things.
(Brian Nelson, March 1996)

WickedYoungMan · Post by **WickedYoungMan** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:51 pm

So hear Alice has a new album out....

Shoesalesman · Post by **Shoesalesman** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:45 pm

WickedYoungMan wrote:So hear Alice has a new album out....

I've given it a chew.

Gunner · Post by **Gunner** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:10 pm

>Well, half his top teeth are missing

You don’t know that for a fact, though. You see a few teeth missing from his upper jaw – that’s not “half” as you claimed. You can‘t see the ALL of his teeth in either jaw in that footage.

You should know this Andy, you were the original Alice Cooper authority when you used to send me your fantastic fanzines in 1984, and you have met him close up many times. I think only 4 from his top row can be still there (alot less than half) but seriously capped, and as for the bottom row? Well, I would say they are false to match. Serious dental surgery anyway and NO exaggeration:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/giles.hard ... 0teeth.bmp