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'RULES' WRITER'S DENTAL DISASTER

By HEATHER GILMORE
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September 19, 2004 -- EXCLUSIVE

A world-famous love expert says her celebrity dentist gave her
"gigantic" teeth that drove her husband away and ruined her health.

Ellen Fein, co-author of the dating bible "The Rules," last week filed
a complaint against Park Avenue dentist Larry Rosenthal with the New
York State Office of Professional Discipline.

She told The Post a routine cosmetic procedure went horribly wrong
eight years ago and still causes her some major sickness today.

"My injuries have been life-altering," Fein, 46, states in the
complaint. "I wake up every single morning with teeth and jaw pain . .
. I also needed an immediate gum graft . . . [and] a root canal.

"I didn't have the prettiest smile, and I was on TV constantly for the
book. I was paying him [Rosenthal] because I thought he was the best,"
Fein said.

Fein — now engaged to another man and working on her fifth book,
"Starting Over" — states that in February 1996, Rosenthal gave her
"gigantic" teeth and "deliberately altered my bite by the placement of
oversized veneers on my teeth."



"My marriage disintegrated — of course there were other issues — but
all the complications that came from the procedure were the things
that led to divorce."

Legal papers show Rosenthal settled at least one out of four
malpractice suits.

In a statement to The Post, Rosenthal said Fein's complaint was
"baseless" and speculates her problems stemmed from treatments by
other dentists after his procedure.


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