Gold vs Silver Teeth
The hip hop fashion is truly a trend setter. And this time, it is the greatest trend of all; the trend of gold teeth. Read on to find out more about this iced out jewelry.
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Gold teeth are the ultimate in hip hop bling. They are well liked by boys as well as girls. They offer great variety and choices; in materials, in styles and in designs as well. So many choices do they offer, that they some times confuse you a lot. So, if you are in the same dilemma, read on to find more…..
Gold Teeth
Grills are known by various names amongst hip hop fashion lovers like gold teeth, goldz, gold caps, gold fronts, slugs, pull outs, snatch outs and many others as well. They are sort of dental caps, only used for cosmetic and decorative purposes that can be slided on to and off your original teeth quite easily. Grills are of two kinds; permanent gold grills and the removable gold grills. They both require dental impressions. Some hip hop gear shops sell no mold gold teeth as well, which are ready to wear, one size fits all category. There are numerous designs and styles to choose from and you can even have your own design made by the manufacturer.
Choices in Materials
Hip hop grills are found in various materials; yellow gold, rose gold or pink gold, white gold, silver, platinum and many more. If you are not certain about choosing gold or silver for your grills, here is a look at the advantages and disadvantages of silver and gold grills.
Advantages of Gold
Gold offers great advantages.
• A large variety of styles and designs in gold grills can be found both in permanent gold grills as well as removable gold grills.
• Hip hop gold grills can be found in a large variety of colours depending on the carats. 10k, 14k, 18k, 22k and 24k are used. Each has a different colour and has varied properties as well. Rose gold grills are also available which have a slightly reddish colour. Hip hop lovers will be happy to know that gold also offers white colour as white gold if you prefer the iced out look.
• Gold grills are extremely durable.
• Gold grills of higher carats are stain resistant and retain their shine for longer.
• You can easily find some reasonably priced gold grills if you look in the lower carats of gold.
Some disadvantages of gold grills are as follows.
• Some people do get allergic to gold grills.
• The higher carats of gold grills are quite expensive.
• Lower carat gold grills lose their shine over a period of time.
• Lower carat gold grills tarnish easily because of exposure to smoke.
Advantages of silver grills
Here is a look at the advantages and disadvantages of silver grills.
• Silver grills are very in expensive.
• They are durable but not as durable as gold grills.
• Once you wear them, there is virtually no difference if you are wearing the least expensive silver grills or the more expensive white gold or even the most expensive platinum ones.
Disadvantages of silver grills
• They are not stain resistant and get tarnished very easily.
So, if budget is not your problem and you want to look hip hop bling, then gold is a much better option as compared to the silver for your grills if you wish your grills to be your companion for a long time. However, if you like the silvery iced out look, then it settles all questions perfectly.