The woman is worth $350 million and won’t buy herself a decent set of teeth.
I think she has Tardive Dyskinesia šš
AI Overview
Early Signs of Tardive Dyskinesia
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a, often irreversible, drug-induced movement disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive body movementsāsuch as grimacing, lip-smacking, or tongue protrusionāresulting from long-term use of dopamine receptor-blocking agents (primarily antipsychotics).
It affects approximately 25% of patients on long-term typical antipsychotic therapy, with higher risks for older adults, females, and those with diabetes.
Symptoms and Physical Signs
TD symptoms are involuntary and often affect the face, mouth, tongue, limbs, and trunk:
Facial/Oral: Tongue thrusting/darting, lip smacking, puckering, puffing out cheeks, chewing motions, rapid eye blinking, or grimacing.
Causes and Risk Factors
Causes: The primary cause is long-term, chronic use of neuroleptic (antipsychotic) medications. It may also be caused by certain anti-nausea medications (metoclopramide).
Mechanism: Antipsychotics block dopamine receptors; when these become hypersensitive, it leads to uncontrollable, involuntary movements.
Risk Factors:
Duration: The longer the medication is taken, the higher the risk.
Demographics: Older age (especially >65), being female (especially post-menopausal), and being of African descent.
Comorbidities: Diabetes, cognitive impairment, or a history of alcohol/substance abuse.
Diagnosis: Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
I doubt that but - even so - she could still afford a mouth full of permanent tooth implants. Even a total workup, maybe $30,000, is lunch money for this high roller. I am not worth 1 / millionth of NP's ill gotten gains and I have around 8 or 10 implants; without them I couldn't even chew the fat.
Tardive dyskinesia-
Anita Dunn (White House communications director. Under Obama, and senior advisor to Biden) displayed alarming TD symptoms in a press video. Canāt find it. But I remember being shocked by her display, and then being even more shocked by the causes. Political operatives serving presidents, on antipsychotics? Yikes.