Woman, 23, has her teeth replaced by dentures after losing them while addicted to meth

A 23-year-old had to learn how to smile again after she lost all her teeth during a six-year struggle with addiction – and is now beaming thanks to a perfect set of dentures.

Faith Hill, a social media influencer from Missouri who became hooked on meth when she was just 14, has been sober for two years since she quit her addiction in July 2020.

But the addiction robbed Faith of her smile, as the habit left her with just 14 rotting teeth left in her mouth.

In August 2021, Faith had surgery to have them removed, and her new teeth were fitted in November of the same year.

Faith realised she would have to learn to smile again after being so used to keeping her mouth closed to hide her rotting teeth. 

Faith Hill (pictured before having dentures fitted) was left with just 14 rotting teeth after suffering with a meth addiction for six years

Now the 23-year-old (pictured with her new teeth) says she has had to ‘learn to smile again’ as she was so used to keeping her mouth closed to hide her previously rotting teeth

Pictured after the procedure to replace her teeth, Faith says going through her struggles has made her a stronger person

Now she is rocking a new set of dentures and says her journey has made her a stronger person.

Faith said: ‘I had no salvageable teeth, so I decided to have them all pulled out and went toothless.

‘Seeing myself with dentures for the first time was so shocking. I had to practice how to smile as it had been so long.

‘I didn’t know how to move my mouth around. Now I look back at my addiction self, and I don’t recognize her. I’m a completely different person now.’  

Faith realised she needed to get her life back on track after being addicted to meth for six years.

‘It wasn’t a normal life,’ she said. ‘I hardly went outside, and lived in hotels, or even wandered the streets looking for a place to stay.’

Faith, pictured during the time she was battling her addiction, says her habit left her with just 14 rotting teeth 

She had the remaining teeth removed, before removing them with dentures, which were paid for by a friend

A dental scan (pictured) of Faith’s teeth show the damage done while she struggled with a six-year addiction to meth

But after going to rehab to get sober, Faith decided she wanted to do something about her teeth.  

‘They were awful,’ she said. ‘I hadn’t smiled in years because of my teeth.’

Faith applied for a grant to get the money needed for the surgery to remove the reaming teeth and a friend on Facebook offered to pay for her first set of dentures.

She added: ‘When I saw myself with teeth again for the first time it was so surreal.

‘My friend was so gracious in paying for them and just said ‘I just want you to smile again in return’.

However the dental treatment (pictured) totally transformed Faith’s appearance, and has made her feel more confident

Now Faith (pictured) says she wants to ‘break the stigma surrounding young people and dentures’ as many think they are only for old people

Smiling: her new teeth, as well as the experience of battling through tough times, has made Faith (pictured) a new person, with her saying she is ‘not that person today that I was when I was addicted’

‘Now I have an even better new set which make me feel so confident. Now I love to smile.’

Faith wants to break the stigma surrounding young people and dentures.

She said: ‘People think it’s only old people with dentures. But lots of young people have them for loads of different reasons.

‘I had dentures fitted just after my 22nd birthday and I want to normalise it. I want to break open that box surround dentures.

‘I’m not that person today that I was when I was addicted.’