Tooth jewellery / Tooth gem / Tooth crystal

Are u looking to add sparkle to your personality and have million dollar smile. Or make fashion statement and to be unique or stand out among crowd. Well Like body art, tattooing, body piercing, oral piercing gained popularity all over world in fashion industry now there is a new craze sweeping across world, tooth jewellery, yes you heard it right “Teeth jewellery” it is new trend that will actually make you shine bright like a diamond, to really be glamorous and fashionable.

Being professional cosmetic dentist I get a lot of young girls for teeth whitening and jewelry on regular basis. In my last article I mentioned about tooth whitening and Hollywood smile here I am gone talk about tooth jewelry, whenever there are new trends there are questions and here I am gone answer all your questions.

What is tooth jewellery?

As name suggests tooth jewellery is diamond stud, gem or crystal specially designed to bound firmly on front surface of natural tooth to enhance and brighten the smile. it is available in different shape and sizes.

What is procedure?

The procedure of fixing teeth jewellery is very simple and usually takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Professional dentist bound the diamond on tooth surface with dental composite material. Lots of fun designs studs are available to choose from crystals, diamonds and 24 carat gold. It’s painless, risk free and non invasive (no drilling of tooth) procedure. You can also buy your crystal and diamond and bring it to your dental professional’s for bounding.

What are side effects? The jewel does not damage tooth and has no side effects. It can be easily removed without any damage to the tooth structure.

How long it last? The longevity of adhesion of these studs varies from 6 months to years and even longer, depending how you maintain it.

Are you right candidate to do tooth crystal? Yes anybody who’s not afraid to flash smile can do tooth jewelry. There’s no restriction (Age_ no bar) but you should always obtain parental acceptance before bonding on a minor. All you need is healthy tooth, gum and good oral hygiene.

Is it safe? Yes as I said its non invasive, (no drilling required), cause no damage to natural tooth structure and its easily removable, but it should be done only by professional dentist in clinic not in jewellery shop.

Does it affect oral hygiene? No, the presence of the crystal will encourage brushing, since it brings more attention to the smile. The area underneath the crystal is sealed there are no chance of any bacteria or food accumulation which can cause any problem.

Instruction: A lot of jewellery shop do the procedure with the help of quick fix glue, remember they are not safe, it can damage your natural tooth structure and its not easily removable. Procedure and removal of crystal should be performed only by qualified dental professionals.