You immediately recognize her dazzling beauty. It has landed her on the covers of popular magazines. What you may not know is that behind Christy Brinkley’s bright smile are dental implants. Missing or damaged teeth can happen to anyone – even those with star power.

Brinkley encountered the need for dental implant treatment when a helicopter she was riding in crashed en route to a back country ski trip. Among other traumatic results, she experienced the fracture of two back molars.

Your missing teeth story may or may not have an equal amount of drama. But however you experience tooth loss, the results can be traumatic.

Your first reaction to missing or damaged teeth is most often a cosmetic one. You don’t like how you look, especially if tooth loss has occurred to your front or visible molars .Brinkley experienced fracturing to her back molars. Though less visible and having less impact on her radiant smile she chose dental implant treatment.

Read more of Christy Brinkley’s dental implant story.

How do you feel about dental implant treatment knowing there’s a celebrity connection?