Talk:Gold teeth

Gold teeth also know as Grillz are custom made jewelry that one wears on their teeth. Grillz can be chosen to be made of one of three metals, silver, gold or platinum. Gold is most commonly used hence the adopted term gold teeth, gold teeth is also a term used in dentistry for gold crowns. But unlike gold crowns, grillz are not permanent. Grillz are also not universal for fitment, meaning a grill will only fit the person it was made for. Like fingerprints, teeth are unique for each individual. To make a grill, an impression must be made from the individual’s teeth. A stone mold is then made from the impression and from there the process of making a grill can be started. However the design of the grill must be made prior to making the grill. A grill can consist up to as many caps as teeth. If eight teeth are covered, the grill consists of eight caps. Options such as diamond cuts, open faces and diamond settings are available if one desires more than just a polished finish. Diamond cuts are special patterns made onto the surface of the cap using a diamond cutter. Cuts will add sparkle to the grill. Diamond cutting requires a very steady and skilled hand. Open faces are openings on the grill that show the teeth behind the grill. Open faces can be made into different shapes and sizes and even letters. Diamond setting is embedding diamonds or precious stones into the grill. Settings can be done in different ways as well as the design. Because even the smallest diamonds used have depth to them, the area where the diamonds are to be embedded must have thickness to attribute the diamond setting. There are three types of settings; pave, channel and invisible. 3/D bars are the most commonly used for pave settings. This means that the cap has a bar that comes off a little so that it is thick enough for the diamond setting. A 3/D bar can be as small for one diamond or can come across a number of caps to embed numerous diamonds. 3/D bars can be made into any shape or design. Iced out designs is when the caps are completely filled with diamonds. This also a pave setting but does not use a 3/D bar, instead the grill is thicker to accommadate the diamond settings. A channel setting is very similar to an invisible setting They both use larger diamonds, only difference is channel settings use round diamonds and invisible uses square. When set it is the pressure from the diamonds pressing against each other that hold everything in place. Although diamonds are mainly the stones used, some prefer to use gems, jewels, and many other precious stones. Grillz have become very popular because of the influence in hip hop culture, but in other countries, gold teeth are signs of wealth. Grillz are believed to have started sometime during the mid 80’s, but grillz most likely have been around even before that .

• Gold crowns are a sign of poverty, to be honest; they are basically cheap metal crowns with a titanium nitride coating, and they have nothing to do with gold. Rich people get white crowns, while poor people get metal ones.--DenisMironov1 (talk) 18:09, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

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A woman with gold teeth from Tajikistan, she has no front teeth, so she got a cheap metal bridge with a titanium nitride coating, This can be seen by the downward-curving nose due to bone atrophy.

In many countries, including Russia and other nations of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inexpensive metal dental crowns with a titanium nitride (TiN) coating are commonly used. This coating gives them a gold-like appearance, which often leads to them being mistaken for gold crowns. These are the most affordable and accessible option for people with limited financial means. To preserve their remaining teeth, individuals are often compelled to choose this type of crown, as white aesthetic alternatives like ceramic or zirconia are significantly more expensive. They are the cheapest and most accessible to the poor. To avoid losing their remaining teeth, people are forced to install such crowns. Such crowns are a sign of poverty, but they save people from having to have removable dentures. Metal crowns with titanium nitride coating a symbol of poverty, in Russia many people cannot afford expensive white crowns. I want this to be in the article, not the bullshit about gold. These crowns are cheap, but due to ignorance, people with such crowns can get hurt. In the 2000s, people were killed because of such crowns. People should know that these are cheap metal crowns with a titanium nitride coating, and they are installed in these countries for pennies. Rich people get white crowns, while poor people get metal ones. I had these crowns placed on my teeth to support a removable partial denture.DenisMironov1 (talk) 18:01, 17 September 2025 (UTC)