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* '''Inverted''': Bob's teeth are so black and unhealthy that it's a wonder how he hasn't lost them.

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Bob's teeth are so black and unhealthy that it's a wonder how he hasn't lost them.them.
** Bob's teeth are naturally black for some reason.



* '''Played for Horror''': The way to make your teeth as perfect as Bob's is painful BodyHorror, and he had to experience it too.

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The way to make your teeth as perfect as Bob's is painful BodyHorror, and he had to experience it too.too.
** Unusually white teeth are played as an in-universe case of UncannyValley.
** Bob is actually something just pretending to be human, the unusually white teeth is the result of GlamourFailure.
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** Bob looks [[Gonk hideous]], but his teeth are beautiful.

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** Bob looks [[Gonk [[{{Gonk}} hideous]], but his teeth are beautiful.

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** Bob is NotQuiteHuman, and his teeth [[Foreshadowing foreshadow this]].

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** Bob is NotQuiteHuman, and his teeth [[Foreshadowing [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadow this]].


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* '''Plotted a Good Waste''': Bob is the only character with white teeth to show that he's TheProtagonist.
* '''Plot Foundation''': The story is about Bob being born with pearly-white teeth and how he's been living with them.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone not only has perfect dental health, but also [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pearly-white teeth]].
* '''Straight''': Bob's teeth are white and look like an angel brushed them.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's teeth are "Vantawhite"[[note]]the color opposite of the one of the RealLife material Vantablack[[/note]] and ''glow''.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob's teeth are light-grey and don't shine, but they're still unusually clean.
** Bob's teeth are white, but they're uneven, just not flat-out crooked.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob knows how teeth should be brushed.
** Bob is NotQuiteHuman, and his teeth [[Foreshadowing foreshadow this]].
* '''Inverted''': Bob's teeth are so black and unhealthy that it's a wonder how he hasn't lost them.
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob's teeth look good, but they're porcelain teeth.
** Bob photoshopped his teeth to look amazing on his selfies, but when you meet him in-person, he's average.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Bob's whole body is also made of porcelain, so those teeth are his natural teeth.
* '''Parodied''':
** Bob looks [[Gonk hideous]], but his teeth are beautiful.
** Bob's teeth are white because he paints them with pearls, or his teeth are ''literal pearls''.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's teeth are like onions with layers of various colors: when he brushes his teeth, they regenerate layers and take on a random color.
* '''Averted''': Bob's teeth are imperfect.
* '''Enforced''':
** The writers wanted to make Bob look handsome by focusing on his teeth.
** It's a commercial for toothpaste/toothbrushes.
* '''Lampshaded''': "How do your teeth look amazing?"
* '''Invoked''':
** Bob brushes his teeth to perfection for weeks, and he did a great job.
** A spell made his teeth white.
* '''Exploited''': Bob gains a lot of respect for his teeth.
* '''Defied''': Bob is too lazy to brush his teeth properly.
* '''Discussed''': "Who knows when toothpaste will make your teeth pearly-white?"
* '''Conversed''': (the audience:) "Is this a ProductPlacement for toothpaste?"
* '''Implied''': Bob's teeth only look white when viewed in a certain way that the audience doesn't, and characters compliment his teeth sometimes.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice, jealous of Bob's teeth, tries to brush her teeth like she thinks he did, only for her gums to bleed from excessive brushing.
** People harrass Bob with questions about how he brushed his teeth.
* '''Reconstruction''':
** When everyone knows how Bob brushes his teeth, people have fun with their new teeth.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's teeth make Emperor Evulz go blind from how shiny they are.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob thought that having good teeth would make him attractive, but people treat him like an alien for his teeth being ''too good''.
* '''Played for Horror''': The way to make your teeth as perfect as Bob's is painful BodyHorror, and he had to experience it too.
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