(showbizspy.com ) - Hollywood hunk George Clooney is showing off a new set of pearly-white teeth, after reportedly undergoing $30,000 (GBP15,000)-worth of dental surgery.
The actor stepped out at the Costume Institute Gala in New York earlier this month (May08) sporting an extra bright smile.
After studying before and after shots of the Oscar-winner's mouth, experts are sure he has had porcelain veneers fitted.
Cosmetic dentist Jonathan Abenaim blames 47-year-old Clooney's previously crooked smile on a teeth-grinding habit.
He tells Star magazine, "When you grind your teeth, they get shorter. To restore the original look the dentist has to lengthen teeth with porcelain veneers."
Abenaim claims Clooney has also undergone a 'smile lift', a laser treatment on the gums which exposes more of the teeth.
And the dentist approves of the results: "It fills out his face more and makes him look younger."