Lil Wayne’s Teeth May Be a Problem

Published on February 11, 2010 by Ms. Stylistik · No Comments Lil Wayne’s Teeth May Be a Problem

I remember almost a year ago when Lil Wayne was on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE, and he told Jimmy that he was going to DIE with those $150k teeth of his. *smdh*

I feel SO BAD that Wayne will not be able to fullfill that dream. First they have to cut off all of his dreads, now he's being stripped of his diamond encrusted teeth….Weezy WONT be Weezy anymore after he completes this wack azz sentence. They could've just given him super top-flight security HOUSE ARREST!!!

But let's talk about this teeth problem, MTV interviewed a Gold Teeth Dental specialist in Atlanta to get the scoop on how extensive these complications are with Lil Wayne. Get into what Dr. Sherry Rudd has to say about his teefuses.

Dr. Sherry Rudd, who has 13 years of dental experience in private practice and working with inmates, said that although she doesn't know Wayne's exact ailment, the symptoms — a cracked tooth, 10 days of recovery time, his propensity for sweets and the condition of his teeth — point toward the lyricist having an infection.

The malady is compounded further, she said, by the gold and diamonds encrusted on the rapper's teeth.

"He probably has a bad tooth, a tooth that's abscessed," Dr. Rudd explained to MTV News on Wednesday (February 10). "With having all of [gold and diamond material] in his mouth, it's going to be really difficult to get clean because of all of the different crevices. I don't know if they're bridges or if they are all individual. But if it's going to be two weeks [from surgery to recovery], then I don't think he's going to get them all off, because of the potential damage. Without knowing what's exactly there, it's probably decayed and the decay got into the nerve, which causes the nerve to die."

If that's the case, a decaying tooth, which is possible given the rapper's reliance on Orajel, could be treated in a variety of ways.

Dr. Rudd said one such instance could be that Wayne receives antibiotics for up to a week to reduce the infection, to avoid it spreading. An abscess can infect the nerve and then drain into the surrounding gums, tissues and bone area, she said. Also, if the infection isn't properly treated prior to surgery, there can be complications with drainage into the throat area or even the eyes.

Without knowing specific details — and Lil Wayne's attorney, Stacy Richman, declined to specify the ailment in court and afterward — Dr. Rudd said it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what type of surgery the rapper may undergo. She did note that the procedure probably isn't major, but she described it as complex given the variables.

There are dentists in prison facilities who are capable of treating Wayne, she offered, but Rudd said since this is reportedly part of ongoing work Wayne reportedly has been having done, it's best to stick with his personal oral surgeon.