Melai Cantiveros may be far from the regular age when people start wearing false teeth, but the comedienne and host surely knows how teeth can affect one's confidence.
Cantiveros is currently the advocacy ambassador of denture care brand Polident.
At the recent media and trade launch of the brand, Cantiveros shared her stories about growing up having uneven teeth.
“It runs in the family and I was deeply affected when my friends and classmates teased and mocked me because of my teeth.”
Cantiveros said that despite the challenges, the situation eventually made her accept and learn to love herself more. It even became her signature look when she became a TV personality.
This experience also made Cantiveros realize the importance of having a good set of teeth and the impact of a confident smile. This is why the celebrity fully supports Polident's Oplan Balik-Ngiti in its mission to restore “pustiso (denture)-confident” smiles to Filipinos in need.
Cantiveros also joined Dr. Aimee Yang-Go, also an active advocate of dental health and denture care, in debunking myths on denture hygiene.
One of these myths was that dentures last forever, but in fact, Dr. Go explained that dentures are made up of materials that also go through wear-and-tear and so would have to be replaced around every five to ten years. And because dentures are made differently from natural teeth, they also need specialized care for cleaning and keeping them in place.
At the said event, attendees enjoyed the booths with free consultations and checkups, denture-making demo, Polident product demo, Kapit Test Booth, and Camera 360 booth.
Polident started an advocacy to help transform the lives of Filipinos by bringing back their confidence to reclaim their full potential and positive life experiences through their biggest smile. A fundraising activity was launched earlier this year wherein for every purchase of Polident products, P1 will go straight to supporting the advocacy of making free dentures.
Polident will also go to different parts of the country for the “Oplan Balik Ngiti: Ilabas ang Ngiting Pustiso Confident Caravan” to give free dentures and conduct “Pustiso” Care Education.
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