From their earliest days, royals' teeth are a subject of discussion.

One could guess the Queen Mother’s age simply by looking at her teeth.

And, fair enough, she was born in 1900, when dentistry was not the greatest.

Princess Catherine smiling

Getting dental work done mostly consisted of having bad teeth pulled and preventive treatments didn’t exist.

People often criticized the Queen Mother’s teeth because they had significant discoloration and weren’t perfectly straight.

For one, Beatrice’s front teeth have some discoloration.

Princess Beatrice smiling

It’s not clear what causes hypocalcification, but Patel toldHello!

“[Beatrice] appears to have undergone tooth whitening,” Patel noted.

Patel also suggested she might have had some tooth contouring done to level her front teeth.

Zara Tindall smiling

Whatever Beatrice did, her smile sure looks gorgeous!

Dr. Julia Coelho toldHello!

magazinethat it’s pretty obvious that Zara’s smile has changed a bit since her early adulthood.

Queen Elizabeth II smiling

“I think it’s worth it in the end,” she added.

And indeed, Queen Elizabeth had a perfectly pleasant smile until her death in September 2022.

Unlike her mother, the queen’s teeth remained looking sterling her entire life.

Prince Harry smiling

She added that he hadn’t gone for the full Hollywood treatment, which usually consists of getting veneers.

Instead, she suspects the prince’s dentist did some bonding in addition to the whitening treatment.

These imperfections are no longer visible today.

Meghan Markle smiling

He appears to have had this fixed since.

However, dentist Rhona Eskander isn’t so sure.

According to Fillion, the perfect smile should still have some small imperfections to look natural.

Princess Catherine smiling

This seems to be the case for Catherine.

This creates a more natural smile."

Prince William smiling

Lady Louise Windsor smiling