Grill (jewelry)

In the hip- hop culture is meant by the term barbeque ( pl. grills or grillz ) a piece of jewelry which is worn over the teeth. Grills are often made from silver, gold or platinum. They are also often decorated with diamonds or engraved lettering. Grills, 50 U.S. dollars, but also cost several thousand dollars, which is the material that is to be used, and the number of teeth that are to be covered, depending.

History

Various hip-hop artists began in the early 1980s trying to carry grills. The New Yorker Eddie Plein, who is also owner of Eddie's Gold Teeth, is often blamed for the emergence of this trend. He was also the one who made ​​Flavor Flavs first gold essays, and later the New York rapper Big Daddy Kane or Kool G Rap endowed with grills. He later moved to Atlanta, where he designed still more elaborate Grillz for rappers such as Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast, Goodie Mob, Ludacris and Lil Jon.

Grills were a symbol of their success and their wealth, especially among emerging in the 2000s Dirty South rappers. 2005 dedicated to the rapper Nelly (along with Paul Wall, Big Gipp and Ali ) the tooth jewelry even has its own track.

Production

While grills are not easily removed earlier from the teeth or could be adapted to the crown, they are manufactured according to customer, dental forms. In order to design better grills, a very complex manufacturing process is required. A dentist needs to take out a print of the front teeth. To achieve the highest possible bit - tooth like shape, the latex is charged with negative plaster, the plaster is used to adapt the grill unique tooth profile. Then they checked him for support and comfort on the teeth of the owner. For a cheap variant of the grill, however, a simpler process will be used. Here, the grill is filled with wax, which then makes the holder under hot water softens and then adapts to the tooth shape. However, wearing such grills can be often unpleasant and unstable than those which are adapted professionally.

Dental Health

According to the American Dental Association, no studies have yet shown whether the permanent wear of grills can cause dental health problems. However, the ADA warns the carrier that is easy to fix bacteria under the grill, the diseases of the gums, cavities, or even bone loss can result. Cheap products may additionally also cause metal allergies. In addition, the wearing of grills has now been completely banned in the schools of the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia and Texas. On the one hand because of health, on the other hand, for disciplinary reasons.

• Hip- hop fashion
• Body modification