Bonus post this week! I come across all sorts of wondrous (and sometimes weird) jeweled things in my tiara searches and some of the are just too good not to share. This week I'm introducing you all to Harold Hodges and his opal teeth!
dentures with opal teeth, very cool! They must have had to shape each opal into the right shape for each tooth wow! Once in a while a patient will request vampire fangs or slightly longer canines for their dentures, but this is a whole nother level! (we wouldn't be able to do this tho, as a corporate office rather than a independent lab)
@solaria - the video talks about the making of the teeth. The originals were made by a dentist but she pointed out that of the existing teeth, only one was professional. The others were made by non-dentists and glued in. She pointed out the difference in shaping. Opal isn't the sturdiest material so that's why they had to be replaced and either he did it or had a fellow opal miner/dealer do it for him.
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Bonus post this week! I come across all sorts of wondrous (and sometimes weird) jeweled things in my tiara searches and some of the are just too good not to share. This week I'm introducing you all to Harold Hodges and his opal teeth!
oh, i love this! truly what a delightful example of human whimsy :D :D :D thank you so much for sharing this!
dentures with opal teeth, very cool! They must have had to shape each opal into the right shape for each tooth wow! Once in a while a patient will request vampire fangs or slightly longer canines for their dentures, but this is a whole nother level! (we wouldn't be able to do this tho, as a corporate office rather than a independent lab)
@solaria - the video talks about the making of the teeth. The originals were made by a dentist but she pointed out that of the existing teeth, only one was professional. The others were made by non-dentists and glued in. She pointed out the difference in shaping. Opal isn't the sturdiest material so that's why they had to be replaced and either he did it or had a fellow opal miner/dealer do it for him.