Introduction:

Nowadays people become more modernized and followers of the latest fashion. The rising generation wants to look fashionable and unique. Body tattooing, body piercing is popular now. As people are creeping up for an aesthetic look, cosmetic dentistry also upgrading cosmetic wise. People are seeking a dentist for a confident smile with an extra spark in it. Jerush Dental & Facial Corrective Centre offers all Cosmetic Dental treatments including Dental Jewels for candidates from in and around Nagercoil, Thuckalay Marthandam in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu and across the world

Dental Jewels:

Dental Jewellery is a cosmetic dental procedure in which diamonds, gems and other crystals are fixed on the tooth surface for a sparkling smile. Dental jewellery includes diamonds. Tooth rings, tooth tattoo, etc. The person’s tooth should be healthy to receive dental jewel.

Tooth Gems:

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Tooth gems are crystals, glass mounted on a thin foil of aluminium. It is available in different colours. Skyce (Tooth Jewel) are clear, sapphire are white or blue crystals. Brilliance tooth jewellery is of three different colours, Sapphire blue, crystal clear and ruby red. They are of two sizes, 1.8mm and 2.6mm. A tooth gem is a rhinestone jewel to be attached to the tooth surface. Some dental gems are real 18k white gold and 24k or 22k gold jewellery for dental cosmetics. These jewels are made in Germany. The glass crystals have a flat back surface with a special coating. In light, these glass crystals shine like a diamond. The glass crystals are attached to the tooth surface with adhesive. Dental drill is not required for the glass crystals. Tooth gems are available in different shapes, numbers, letters and real gemstone. Glass crystals are available in 9 colours. They are diamond, rainbow, ruby, sapphire, emerald, emerald green, pink, aquamarine, sapphire light. Sapphire and Skyce are excellent dental germs. Skyce is a more shining dental gem. The dental gems are harmless to tooth as it is easy to fix and remove without any damage to the natural tooth. It does not require any tooth preparation and it is a painless procedure. Glass crystals are just like orthodontic brackets. It can be bonded to the tooth surface in the desired colour. The gem is placed with a special adhesive to avoid any damage to teeth.

How dental gems are fixed on teeth?

Firstly, to increase retention, 37% phosphoric acid is applied in enamel for 15-20 secs. The glass crystal (skyce or sapphire) is bonded to tooth with flowable transparent Heliobond. The dental gem can be fixed with flowable composite also. For bonding dental gem with composite, the tooth should be cleaned and polished with fluoride-free paste. The tooth is dried and isolated 37% phosphoric acid is applied for 15-20secs to etch the enamel surface cleaned with water and then dry the enamel for 10 secs. Apply light cure bond and light cure for 20 sec. A small amount of flowable composite is applied to the tooth and the dental gem is placed in the tooth and the dental gem is placed in the desired position. Then light cure for 40-50 sec. Now it is ready to shine like a diamond and to give an attractive sparkling smile.

Other Dental jewels:

Twinkles are pure gold and precious stones like ruby, diamonds and sapphires. They are bonded to the tooth surface. It is a painless procedure and causes no harm to natural teeth. Tooth ring is placed in the disto-incisal corner of the maxillary incisor. Perforation is prepared, polished and the ring is hung through it. While preparing tooth ring overjet should be considered, otherwise, the ring will interfere with the occlusion. Dental tattoos are designs added to the dental crown of the patient before sealed in a natural tooth. Dental tattoos include flowers, animals, patterns, even celebrities. These tattoos can be removable. Removable dental jewel, dental crown with diamonds are created according to the patient’s demand.

Complications:

Allergy, Aspiration, Tooth fracture.
Increase the chance of plaque accumulation.
Dental Jewellery is not recommended for high caries prone patients.
Metal allergy, gingival inflammation, abrasion of the tooth.

Conclusion:

Dental jewellery gives sparkling smile. It is a safe and painless procedure. The dental jewellery trend has been gaining attraction among people of all ages. Oral hygiene maintenance and regular checkup avoid any caries development.