North Carolina fan really sinks her teeth into supporting the Tar Heels

Well, this appears to be a new one.
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Sam Laird
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North Carolina fan really sinks her teeth into supporting the Tar Heels
Did her dentist sign off on this? Credit: David J. Phillip/AP/REX/Shutterstock

Maybe painting your teeth is the new painting your face?

You might have seen the photo above pinging around Twitter during Monday night's national championship game between Gonzaga and North Carolina.

Here's what we can tell you: The North Carolina fan in question is named Michelle Mottinger, and the photo was taken by David J. Phillip of the Associated Press.

Beyond that, we're just as perplexed as you.

We'll see if this catches on, though.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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