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The Journal
EDITORIAL
Sunny Smile – Tooth Jewels
Aesthetics has become an important aspect of dentistry over the past few years
and has led to the development of new materials and techniques. Everybody wishes to
create their own visual style which makes them unique and yet identifiable among the
crowd. Body decoration has also gained influence with the wearing of jewellery at
unconventional sites is being referred to as body art.
Tooth Gems and Dazzlers are the different types of tooth jewel available in the
market. Tooth Gems include Skyce and Sapphire crystals, both are high quality tooth
jewels, but Skyce put an extra sparkle into every smile with its clear crystals whereas
Sapphire possesses white or blue crystals. Dazzlers are the tooth jewels which are
specially designed to be bonded to the tooth with its patented backside like an
orthothontic bracket which makes them lasts longer. Twinkles are pure gold with
precious stones like diamond, sapphires and rubies. Dental crystals are glass mounted
on a thin foil of aluminium to establish an attractive smile although the bonding here is
not as durable as in tooth gems, but can easily last for six months. A variety of shapes
are available in the market like diamond, star, triangle, droplet, heart and round shape.
In the developed world, the expression of individualism through such kind of
body art like tooth jewellery has become most popular. Specially, younger generations
follow their self made rules for looking fashionable and it applies to dentistry as well.
Adolescence is a period of tremendous transformation in the appearance of body and
the evolution of adult’s mind. The child’s transformation to a teenager becomes a
means of communication and a language to express self individualism. Body art is one
such way of self expression. Therefore, being the latest trend, tooth jewellery becomes
an indication in increasing the standard of living of the individual in the society.
Dr. Amrit Raj Bahl
Editor-in-Chief
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Vol. 15
No. 1
Jan-April 2019