Did Wendy Williams' veneers cause her dementia?

Of course it did! And now i'll explain why I am certain.

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Someone asked me what I thought about Wendy Williams a few weeks back.

My immediate reaction was… “who is that?”

And initially I thought it must be one of tennis stars…. I remember Serena but couldn’t remember the other sister. So i googled it and realized that Wendy Williams is a different person altogether. lol

I have barely lived in the US for the past twenty years and she just hadn’t hit my radar.

But turns out she is a TV personality that in 2023 was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a diagnosis that shocked many fans. Now in 2025 she is 60 years old.

And so my quest was to see if it was perhaps dental.

But let’s back up and first give some context to those that are perhaps less familiar with her like I was.

Who is Wendy Williams?

Wendy Williams rose to fame as one of America's most recognizable media personalities.

Beginning her career as a radio DJ in the late 1980s, Williams became known for her brash, no-holds-barred interview style and celebrity gossip segments. Her provocative approach earned her the nickname "Queen of Radio" and built a loyal following that would later follow her to television.

In 2008, Williams made the leap to television with "The Wendy Williams Show," which became her platform for the next 13 years. The daytime talk show was built around her larger-than-life personality.

Throughout her career, Williams became known not just for her commentary on others, but for her own distinctive appearance, including her wigs, fashion choices, and notably, her smile.

Wendy was famous for saying your smile is your logo

Wendy Williams often emphasized the importance of her smile, frequently telling her audience that "your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card."

And she truly embodied this philosophy, investing significantly in her appearance, including her dental work.

During various episodes of her show in the early 2000s, Williams openly discussed her dental procedures. She was proud of her veneers and would sometimes point them out during segments. "These aren't my real teeth," she would admit, explaining how she had opted for veneers to achieve the perfect smile that helped define her public image.

Her dental transformation was significant, changing her from having a natural smile with some gaps and imperfections to sporting perfectly aligned, bright white teeth. It was a dental “transformation.”

Williams got so associated with her distinctive smile that it became part of her brand recognition. The bright, perfect teeth were visible in promotions for her show, on her book covers, and became a signature part of her animated introduction sequence.

Then she got dementia

In February 2023, Wendy Williams was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a devastating neurological condition that affects behavior, personality, language, and movement.

This came after months of speculation about her health following her departure from her show in 2021.

Frontotemporal dementia is a rare form of dementia that primarily affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain—areas associated with personality, behavior, and language. Unlike Alzheimer's disease, which typically affects memory first, FTD often begins with behavioral changes, difficulty with language, or problems with movement.

If you remember… Bruce Willis, who I wrote about earlier, also had gotten FTD.

The real reason I believe Bruce Willis got dementia

The specific type Williams has—primary progressive aphasia—particularly impacts speech and language abilities. People with this condition may struggle to find words, understand complex sentences, or maintain normal speech patterns.

According to the documentary about her life released in 2023, Williams had been experiencing symptoms for some time before her public diagnosis. These included cognitive changes, difficulties with communication, and changes in her behavior that were noticeable to those close to her and eventually to viewers of her show.

I don't think this was a coincidence

Let’s be straight up now… do I think that her dementia (FTD) is related to the veneers she got?

I have NO DOUBTS. ZERO. NONE.

Is that clear enough?

When natural teeth are replaced with veneers, particularly if it includes teeth that have ‘cusps’ (in the image above these would be 14 - 18 and 24-28), the dentist will pretty much ALWAYS screwup the person’s occlusion.

And that will result in a flattening of the curve of spee, which will have the skull crushing in on the brain over time. Which is what I believe leads to the vast majority of dementia cases.

So why do dentists screw up the occlusion?

Simple.. because they do not yet understand what I’ve written in this article about how the jaw needs to be supported in multiple positions.

Indexed splints and the magical "perfect jaw position"

It is literally pretty much IMPOSSIBLE to artificially create an occlusion for someone. Regardless of how good the algorithm is.

Because there are too many factors involved: the cusps of the teeth on upper and lower teeth, how they come together in two different bite positions, curve of spee, etc.

The only way to do it is to register the bite in multiple positions while the composite is still wet. I actually used to do this back in early 2019 with my Russian dentist at the time.

And i assure you.. it is very hard to do.

Closing thoughts

When I dug into the Wendy Williams example the bells went off.

I no longer have any doubts about the fact that Bruce Willis’s ‘FTD’ is also dental in root cause. The only reason i had a shadow of doubt earlier was that there was no smoking gun like in Williams’ case. He never announced what artificial dental work he had done.

But he almost definitely did veneers. Just like she did.

And both of them did it without understanding that modern dentists still have no clue how to recreate a correct occlusion on a human being.

They will pretty much always just assume a single bite position. And that will always flatten the curve of spee. Which will always start having the skull crush in on the brain.

The only question after you do that is… how fast does that happen? And will you get something like dementia or not?

Then the other question you’re probably thinking is… can they get better and reverse it?

In my view absolutely yes.

A simple mouthguard like Reviv and they will be on their way.

Go ahead Wendy… prove me wrong.

I dare you ;)