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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1000-Lb. Sisters <\/em>star Tammy Slaton is showing off her new teeth. <\/p>\nThe 39-year-old reality star debuted her new smile after fixing a gap she had at the front of her mouth during Tuesday\u2019s episode of the Creative Chaos<\/em> podcast. After Slaton gave a big smile for the camera, host Hunter Ezell congratulated her and asked her how she got the new teeth. <\/p>\n\u201cThey\u2019re temporary still, but they had to cement them in because the glue wasn\u2019t holding,\u201d she explained. \u201cWell, my body was rejecting it. But they had to pull teeth. It\u2019s a bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, she said there is more work to be done, calling it \u201ca process.\u201d <\/p>\n
Slaton got a dental bridge, which specifically replaces one tooth or a row of missing teeth, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The artificial teeth are custom-made and used to literally \u201cbridge the gap\u201d in one\u2019s smile. <\/p>\n
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Tammy Slaton says work she\u2019s getting done on her teeth is \u2018a process\u2019 (Creative Chaos Podcast)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nEzell quipped that Slaton\u2019s new teeth \u201cgot the people off [her] back,\u201d since she was criticized in the past for her smile.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of them,\u201d Slaton responded, referring to online critics. \u201cHaters make me famous.\u201d<\/p>\n
The reality star previously responded to the online backlash about her teeth in the comments of her TikTok videos. <\/p>\n
\u201cWith all due respect, I wish people like you would stop commenting crap like this,\u201d she said in a since-deleted TikTok video posted in January 2024, as reported by E! News<\/em>. \u201cIt’s not helping my confidence. I was trying to keep my confidence boosted and seeing comments about my chin or my teeth doesn’t help.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI know this is a hate comment,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut that doesn’t make it right. Why can’t you just appreciate the hard work I put in? Why can’t you just appreciate that I’m still alive?\u201d<\/p>\n
Slaton showcased her new teeth months after revealing her dramatic weight loss. During the April season premiere of 1000-lb Sisters<\/em>, she revealed that she was \u201cdown 500 pounds.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cWhen I was at my heaviest, I was 700-plus pounds. Right now, I\u2019m weighing in at 238,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Slaton has been open about her health journey over the years after getting bariatric surgery \u2014 which is designed to help people lose weight by altering the digestive system \u2014 in 2022. Following the surgery, she underwent skin removal surgery, where over 15 pounds of excess skin were removed from her chin, arms, and lower stomach earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really nervous for the skin removal surgery because I was really just kind of afraid of how I’m gonna feel looking at myself without the belly there,\u201d she revealed in an interview with People<\/em> in June about the milestone.<\/p>\n\u201cThe night before my surgery, I was, like, seriously freaking terrified. I was even more nervous about having skin removal surgery than I was for the [sleeve gastrectomy] surgery because they\u2019re actually cutting the whole belly!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more 1000-Lb. Sisters star Tammy Slaton is showing off her new teeth. The 39-year-old reality star debuted her new smile after fixing a gap she had at the front of her mouth during Tuesday\u2019s episode of the Creative Chaos podcast. After Slaton gave a big smile for the camera, host Hunter Ezell congratulated her and asked her how she got the new teeth. \u201cThey\u2019re temporary still, but they had to cement them in because the glue wasn\u2019t holding,\u201d she explained. \u201cWell, my body was rejecting it. But they had to pull teeth. It\u2019s a bridge.\u201d However, she said there is more work to be done, calling it \u201ca process.\u201d Slaton got a dental bridge, which specifically replaces one tooth or a row of missing teeth, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The artificial teeth are custom-made and used to literally \u201cbridge the gap\u201d in one\u2019s smile. Tammy Slaton says work she\u2019s getting done on her teeth is \u2018a process\u2019 (Creative Chaos Podcast) Ezell quipped that Slaton\u2019s new teeth \u201cgot the people off [her] back,\u201d since she was criticized in the past for h…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4901"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}