Modern dental jewelry
Like other beauty accessories, dental jewelry is a way to attract attention and emphasize individuality. This solution is most popular among teenagers, but there are also adults who want to wear precious stones in their teeth. In this case, jewelry is often fixed not only to the original enamel, but also to crowns, veneers, and even removable dentures.
Sparkling rhinestones on teeth are also in demand among young children, who have jewelry placed on their baby teeth. Children are happy when their teeth shine and strive to take care of them every day, which eliminates some of the problems of parents.
Thus, in addition to the fact that shiny teeth simply attract attention and raise self-esteem, they also perform other functions: • help hide a crack or stain on the enamel; • help the child overcome the fear of dental treatment, since diamonds are inserted into the tooth completely painlessly; • after installation, the teenager is given an incentive to carefully maintain hygiene and take care of the oral cavity.
Skyce installation
The procedure for installing a skyce on a tooth is painless and requires a minimum of time – less than half an hour. After the doctor makes sure that there are no contraindications and, together with the client, determines which tooth is best to install the pebble on, the tooth surface is prepared. The doctor performs sanitation of the oral cavity, removes plaque and stone from both jaw arches. If necessary, teeth whitening, remineralization or fluoridation is performed.
Photo: installing a skyce on a tooth
Upon completion of the preparatory stage, the surface of the selected tooth is thoroughly dried, and a special light-curing glue is applied to it, onto which the skye is attached. To ensure maximum adhesion of the adhesive to the enamel, a special ultraviolet lamp is used, thanks to which the adhesive particles completely harden. A special fixing compound is applied on top of the decoration, which also hardens under the influence of a lamp.
The procedure for installing precious stones is more traumatic than the process of installing skyes. The diamond is fixed in a special niche drilled into the tooth enamel or into the filling composite.
Grillz
Grillz are also a kind of dental crowns with the caveat that the enamel is not cut down under them. In addition, they are removable , they can be put on independently for events and photo shoots, and then just as freely removed by the owner. Between the enamel and the overlay part of the grills there is a layer of silicone that protects against damage from metal.
Grillz teeth decorations can be made in the form of several crowns welded together, placed on an entire row of teeth or, less commonly, on one canine. For example, Yegor Creed has diamond teeth (photo) - these are the same grillz. On the lower jaw they cover the entire dentition, but on the upper jaw only 3 units. Contrary to popular belief, it is impossible to place jewelry between teeth. But you can create grills in the shape of arches that will look like interdental spacers.
Grillz can be made from various materials . Cheap standard plates are made of plastic, which releases toxic substances and can cause stomatitis. Therefore, it is better to completely abandon such products.
Custom-made grills are cast by a dental technician from medical alloys: stainless steel, cobalt-chrome alloy or gold. They can have different coatings and differ in color: • gold (like Madonna); • steel color; • multi-colored; • under diamonds, like Yegor Creed's teeth; • combined, for example, gold with diamonds (photo).
You can even buy similar dental jewelry on Aliexpress for 150 rubles just for fun. But they won't stick properly because... Each person's jaw is individual, and standard dental overlays with “diamonds” may not suit everyone. To get a truly high-quality product, it needs to be made to order using casts of your own jaw.
Show business stars use the services of dentists for this, and the jewelry itself is modeled by jewelers. A good example is rapper Lil Peep's grillz with pink diamonds, which cost tens of thousands of dollars. For regular custom-made grills you will have to pay 150-200 dollars , and it will be a high-quality product that does not injure the gums, enamel and does not cause rashes on the mucous membranes.
False fangs
Maria Rzhevskaya, Fred Armisen
The fashion for fangs began after the vampire sagas and continues to this day. Actors and singers appear in public with terrifying teeth. Dentists recommend increasing canines by no more than 4 mm, so as not to injure the teeth of the opposite jaw and surrounding soft tissues. The procedure is not safe. Before you decide on it, it is better to find out how much it costs to restore a lost tooth.
Dentist's opinion: To make vampire fangs, you have to grind down your teeth. They can be built up from filling material or made like a crown. The first option is more budget-friendly, but it will be impossible to return the tooth to its previous shape.
Do you think dental jewelry will become a fashion trend or will it remain part of the stage look? Would you like this for yourself?
Diamond in the tooth
On the covers of glossy magazines you can often see photos of women with a diamond in their tooth; such jewelry in the form of a stone is called a sky. And more advanced and expensive versions of skyes are twinkles. Let's look at how they differ, how much it costs to supply a diamond, and where to buy it.
Skyes
A skyce is a small piece of jewelry with a flat base that is attached using dental adhesive (bond). To install the skyce and dismantle it, you do not need to drill the enamel. Such a “diamond” in a tooth (photo) is designed to be worn continuously for a year or even more.
Skyces come in crystal, metal, and also combined with inlay with semi-precious stones. It is the material that determines how much a diamond costs in a tooth. If these are ordinary rhinestones on the teeth, then their price will not exceed a couple of hundred rubles, but if the product is made of medical metal and has a complex shape, its cost can range from 2 to 4 thousand rubles .
Typically, a diamond can be seen on a woman's lateral incisor or canine. Sometimes several small skypes are installed on one incisor or fang at once. Skysa jewelry can be purchased in advance on the Internet and brought to the dentist for installation, or you can choose from those available at the doctor.
In order for jewelry on your teeth to look good in photos and in reality, and to be worn for a long time, it is important to monitor hygiene and clean your teeth of plaque and stones in a timely manner. It is not recommended to bite off hard foods (crackers, bones, apples, etc.) with incisors, which can lead to loosening and loss of decoration. Read more about the types of skys, the stages and cost of their installation in the article.
Twinkles
Twinkles differ from skyes in that they are made of precious metals and encrusted with precious stones . It can rightfully be considered a piece of jewelry; this dental jewelry is named after the Swedish manufacturing company Twident. Typically, twinkle teeth are made of yellow or white gold and can be with or without stones. Popular are twinkle jewelry inlaid with: • sapphires; • rubies; • emeralds; • real diamonds.
The price of a diamond per tooth (real) of several hundredths or tenths of a carat can reach 15 thousand rubles and more. When installing such jewelry with glue alone, there is a high probability of losing it, so it is more advisable to fix it in a pre-drilled recess in the enamel or inside a ceramic crown. In this case, you can wear the gemstone in your tooth as jewelry for 5-10 years or more.
There are also more affordable twinkle jewelry on sale, which are made from crystal of different shades and shimmer in the sun no worse than a natural diamond. You can place such a diamond in a tooth much cheaper; the price of the jewelry will not exceed 500-1000 rubles. The advantage is that you won’t have to injure the enamel under it. That is why patients prefer crystal or semi-precious rhinestones rather than precious stones. In case of loss, buying a new “diamond” for the tooth will not be much of a problem.
The middle price segment consists of semi-precious stones set in medical metal. You can buy such a “diamond” for a price starting from 3 thousand rubles . Semi-precious stones can also be of different colors, these include: • topaz; • tourmaline; • agate; • alexandrite; • jonquil et al.
How are miniature dental jewelry installed?
Installing dental jewelry takes no more than 8–10 minutes. During this time:
- the surface on which Twinkles will be applied is polished;
- the makeready area is processed and dried;
- decorations are glued.
The thickness of any Twinkles figures does not exceed half a millimeter. After high-quality adjustment of dental elements, you can lead your usual lifestyle - eating, hygienic manipulations and even standard dental procedures for treating teeth will not harm the jewelry. Twinkles dental decorative elements are removed by polishing in a professional office.
The glue used, like the composition of the dental structures, is non-toxic. It does not delaminate (which could lead to decorations falling off) and does not change the taste sensation. The period of adaptation to Twinkles in 97% of cases lasts no longer than 1–2 days.
Due to the specific composition of dental fillings, gluing jewelry to their base is not recommended (they may fall off). Other limitations for using Twinkles include the undesirable use of electric brushes with them (vibration destroys the glue) and the consumption of particularly hard products in large quantities.
Results
If you have long dreamed of decorating your smile with stones or installing grills in the shape of a diamond, this can be done quite safely without damaging the enamel. But it is important to contact a professional for installation, who will not only stick the rhinestone, but also prepare the place for it properly.
Before installing permanent jewelry (for permanent wear), professional cleaning of stones and plaque is required to avoid troubles in the form of caries under the sky. It is equally important to maintain daily hygiene and undergo check-ups and preventive hygiene twice a year.
Installation of rhinestones, twinkles and precious stones
The “aesthetic” procedure is performed on an outpatient basis. The whole process takes no more than 15 minutes and includes the following steps:
- The doctor prepares the tooth using a highly abrasive paste and a special gel.
- The surface of the enamel is “illuminated” with a lamp.
- A composite material is applied to the installation site, which will serve as a fixative for the decoration.
- The skyce is cleaned of dust, treated with a degreaser and glued on top of the photopolymer.
- The structure is “illuminated” with a polymerization lamp.
- The remaining filling material is polished.
When melting a ceramic crown encrusted with a diamond, the sequence of the procedure depends on the prosthetic method you choose. The timing of manufacturing the implant and other nuances are discussed at a preliminary consultation with the dentist.
Is it possible to glue rhinestones at home?
High-quality dental jewelry is made in a laboratory and must meet a number of requirements:
- do not cause discomfort;
- do not darken after contact with food, drinks and saliva;
- do not injure the mucous membranes of the oral cavity;
- maintain an aesthetic appearance for at least 12 months;
- firmly adheres to tooth enamel.
Ordinary rhinestones from the jewelry department cannot be “placed” on a tooth: they can damage the tongue tissue, enamel and cause inflammation in the gums.
Due to the lack of special composite material that is used in dentistry. office, a “home-installed” skyce won’t last a day in your mouth. You run the risk of swallowing it with food, as happens in most such cases.
Therefore, dentists warn: you should buy and glue rhinestones from specialists!
