History Main / ScaryTeeth

* Emperor Ganishka from ''Anime/Berserk'' looks like an Indian Santa Claus with a bear trap for a mouth.

* Emperor Ganishka from ''Berserk'' looks like an Indian Santa Claus with a bear trap for a mouth.

* In WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic [[MadGod Nightmare Moon]] has [[FangsAreEvil fangs]]...which tend to [[CaptainObvious look slightly creepy]] on a horse.

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* Jaws, pictured above, from the ''JamesBond'' films.
* Jack has one for a moment in ''FightClub'', when he smiles at a fellow coworker during a meeting and his mouth is a bloody mess.

* In ''{{Coneheads}}'', the titular characters have this until they fix their teeth to blend better amongst humans: not only are their teeth shark-like, when they open their mouth wide, it shows endless rows of them.

* Sharpteeth in TheLandBeforeTime
* Scar, at least once, in TheLionKing. The hyenas too. "Yes our teeth and ambitions are bared!"
* When the MouthOfSauron appears in the film of ''TheLordOfTheRings'', his helmet covers up every part of his face except for his mouth, which often grins with elongated, pointy teeth covered in black ichor. Eugh.

* In both ''TimeSquad'' and ''HudsonHawk'', this is why Leonardo da Vinci ends up painting the Mona Lisa with a closed-mouth smile.

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* Viral from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.

** For that matter, this trope is also played with regarding TheJoker and his teeth - depending on the artist, his teeth can be a nasty yellowed color (implying he probably doesn't brush them), drawn unevenly, drawn longer than or as being more prominent than normal, [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily share space with FAR too many teeth for a normal human being]], or a combination of more than one of these.

* In {{Disney}}'s ''BeautyAndTheBeast'', one of the servants suggests that the Beast should be nicer to Belle. The Beast attempts to smile, but realizes he has MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily.
* ''TheSimpsons'': [[MemeticMutation Dental Plan]].

* Sharpteeth in {{The Land Before Time}}
* Scar, at least once, in {{The Lion King}}. The hyenas too. "Yes our teeth and ambitions are bared!"

* In {{Discworld}}, Cohen the Barbarian has dentures made out of diamonds. In the Disc, diamond teeth are associated with trolls, so anyone who sees Cohen's is understandably disturbed.
* Apparently Randall Flagg in {{The Stand}}. "There were worse things than death. There were teeth." (illustrated rather well with a big lamprey-mouth sketch in the comic.)

* Jafar from ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'', in his old man disguise.

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A character smiles, and it is revealed that his or her teeth are...disturbing.

This trope manifests in myriad ways, from teeth being all askew to being rotten, from being a mouthful of sharp fangs to metallic prostheses, and sometimes even there not being any teeth at all (cute in an infant, disturbing in an adult).

This trope works for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest is that trauma to the teeth is a PrimalFear for most people. Also, teeth are very much associated with youth, vigor and hygiene, so nasty teeth instantly give an image of sickness, dirtiness and malevolence. Sharp, fanged teeth are an universal identifier of a predator, too, so anyone who sees fangs or a maw full of sharp teeth will instantly feel threatened.

Related to MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily and FangsAreEvil.

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!!Examples:

[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* Arlong and Hody Jones from ''OnePiece''. Justified as they're both shark fishmen (a sawshark and a great white shark respectively).
* Viral from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
* Grell Sutcliff from ''BlackButler''.
* Gyro Zeppelli in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Steel Ball Run]]'' is a rare good guy example. His teeth are metallic and have "Go! Go! Zeppelli!" engraved on them. Most of the time his teeth are drawn normally, but when he throws a mischievous smile, the engravings can be seen, which can be a little jarring.

* In ''TheDarkKnightReturns'' the leader of the Mutant Gang has filed his teeth to points, and uses them to rip out the throats of the mayor and his aides (off panel).

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* Jaws, pictured above, from the ''JamesBond'' films.
* Jack has one for a moment in ''FightClub'', when he smiles at a fellow coworker during a meeting and his mouth is a bloody mess.
* ''[[ShanghaiNoon Shanghai Knights]]'': During a chase scene, Roy runs into a demure-looking street vendor and starts putting the moves on her... then she smiles, revealing hideous rotting BritishTeeth. He understandably panics.
* In ''{{Coneheads}}'', the titular characters have this until they fix their teeth to blend better amongst humans: not only are their teeth shark-like, when they open their mouth wide, it shows endless rows of them.
* Seth Brundle in DavidCronenberg's remake of ''TheFly'' slowly loses his teeth as the transformation progresses, making him look more inhuman and threatening.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* Pennywise in ''{{It}}'' can morph his teeth into a fanged maw.
* Arno Blunt, TheDragon from ''Literature/ArtemisFowl and the Eternity Code''. After getting his teeth shattered early on in the book, he gets a number of interesting - and somewhat disturbing - prostheses.
* In {{Discworld}}, Cohen the Barbarian has dentures made out of diamonds. In the Disc, diamond teeth are associated with trolls, so anyone who sees Cohen's is understandably disturbed.

* One of the last mouth close-up shots of the WeirdAlYankovic's "Bedrock Anthem" (a parody of RedHotChiliPeppers' "Give It Away") has dinosaur teeth. A memorable, and hilarious left-field gross-out moment.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* Jafar from ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'', in his old man disguise.
* TheGrinch.
* Ren in ''RenAndStimpy''. Especially in "Ren's Toothache", where he refuses to brush his teeth and they eventually rot and fall off.
* In both ''TimeSquad'' and ''HudsonHawk'', this is why Leonardo da Vinci ends up painting the Mona Lisa with a closed-mouth smile.
* In {{Disney}}'s ''BeautyAndTheBeast'', one of the servants suggests that the Beast should be nicer to Belle. The Beast attempts to smile, but realizes he has MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily.
* ''TheSimpsons'': [[MemeticMutation Dental Plan]].

* Gyro Zeppelli in ''[[JoJosBizarreAdventure Steel Ball Run]]'' is a rare good guy example. His teeth are metallic and have "Go! Go! Zeppelli!" engraved on them. Most of the time his teeth are drawn normally, but when he throws a mischievous smile, the engravings can be seen, which can be a little jarring.

* Arno Blunt, TheDragon from ''ArtemisFowl and the Eternity Code''. After getting his teeth shattered early on in the book, he gets a number of interesting - and somewhat disturbing - prostheses.

* In ''TheDarkKnightReturns'' the leader of the Mutant Gang has filed his teeth to points, and uses them to rip out the throats of the mayor and his aides (off panel).

* Grell Sutcliffe from ''BlackButler''.

* When TheMouthOfSauron appears in the film of ''TheLordOfTheRings'', his helmet covers up every part of his face except for his mouth, which often grins with elongated, pointy teeth covered in black ichor. Eugh.

* In {{Disney}}'s ''BeautyAndTheBeast'', one of the servants suggests, that the Beast should be nicer to Bella. The Beasts attempts to smile but realizes, he has MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily.

This trope manifests in myriad ways, from teeth being all askew to being rotten, from being a mouthful of sharp fangs to metallic prostheses, and sometimes even there not being any teeth at all(cute in an infant, disturbing in an adult).