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LeAnn Rimes Chronicles Years of Dental Pain and Women’s Health Struggles After Onstage Veneer Mishap

Sharing her veneer-related surgeries alongside her cervical dysplasia diagnosis in Flow Space, she challenges stigma by prompting frank discussions of cosmetic dentistry risks, perimenopause effects

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Overview

  • On June 20 at Skagit Valley Casino & Resort in Bow, Washington, Rimes’s dental bridge popped out mid-song; she discreetly popped it back in and completed the performance
  • In a July 7 Flow Space cover story, the 42-year-old revealed she endured more than two years of chronic pain from veneers improperly bonded by a later dentist
  • She detailed years of oral surgeries and multiple root canals that stemmed from veneer complications dating back to her first set at age 16
  • Rimes also disclosed her 2024 high-grade cervical dysplasia diagnosis following a routine Pap smear and a subsequent LEEP procedure to remove pre-cancerous cells
  • Citing her perimenopause struggles and use of hormone replacement therapy, she is urging women to speak openly about reproductive health and cosmetic dentistry decisions