In the following review, Wood compares the verisimilitude of White Teeth with the standards for realism of contemporary fiction.

In the following review, Soar offers a mixed assessment of White Teeth.

In the following review, Lanchester examines White Teeth, focusing on the characters's searches for self-identity in culturally diverse England.

In the following review, Moseley assesses the depth and maturity of White Teeth, comparing Smith's sympathy for her characters and the role of her narrator to the similar traits of nineteenth-century English novelist George Eliot.

In the following interview, Smith discusses the commercial and critical success of White Teeth, and addresses the common misconception that her novel is about race.

In the following review, O'Grady examines the multicultural themes, characters, and settings of White Teeth.

In the following interview, Smith and Merritt discuss race, the success of White Teeth, and Smith's future works.

In the following review, Rozzo outlines the major themes in White Teeth, complimenting its style, symbolism, and wit.

In the following interview, Smith discusses White Teeth and its reception by the public and critics.

In the following interview, Smith discusses the tone of White Teeth, the effects of fame, and the differences between English and American attitudes on race and class.

In the following review, Mathias offers a positive assessment of White Teeth.

In the following negative review, Longmore argues that the characters in White Teeth are not only unrealistically profound and introspective, but also unusually profane.

In the following review, Hodari commends the wit, lively spirit, and self-assured narrative of White Teeth, but argues that the novel lacks a strong focus and its ending seems contrived.