Dentist-Scanned Grillz: The New Way to Make Custom Oral Jewelry

How Does a Dentist-Scanned Grill Work?

Here is the path a case follows, step by step.

1. PATIENT
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2. DENTAL PRACTICE
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3. DIGITAL SCAN
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4. DESIGN
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5. JEWELER / FABRICATOR
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6. MANUFACTURING
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7. QUALITY CHECK
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8. DENTAL PRACTICE
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9. PATIENT

Patient

A person asks about custom oral jewelry.

Dental practice

The practice sees the patient and handles all dental care.

Digital scan

The practice takes a digital scan of the teeth with its scanner.

Design

Teeth, metal, style, finish, and stones are chosen for the piece.

Jeweler / fabricator

An approved shop receives the case and the scan file.

Manufacturing

The shop makes the piece, sets any stones, and finishes it.

Quality check

The finished piece is checked before it leaves the shop.

Dental practice

The piece is shipped back to the practice, not to the patient.

Patient

The practice gives the finished piece to the patient.

See the full seven-step case workflow on our How It Works page.

Why Use a Digital Dental Scan?

• A digital scan creates a 3D model of the teeth.
• It can remove the need for the customer to make a physical impression at home.
• The file can be sent digitally, so nothing has to be mailed.
• The maker can use the digital model during the design process.
• Digital files can make it easier for the dental practice and the fabricator to talk about the same model.

A careful note: a digital scan does not promise a perfect fit. Fit depends on the scan, the design, the maker, and the finishing work. Research on digital versus traditional impressions in dentistry is still being studied and reviewed.^[16],[17] Scanning systems used to design and make dental restorations are regulated as medical devices in the United States.^[15]

Digital Scan vs. DIY Grillz Mold Kit

Both methods are used in today's custom grill market. Our platform is built around the digital dental scan workflow.

Dentists Are Already Part of the Grillz Market

Dentist involvement in oral jewelry is not a brand-new idea. Some companies already ask a dental professional to take the mold. Others were started by people who came from dentistry. Here are real examples, with sources.

Why this matters: it shows that dentists and jewelers can already be part of the same customer journey. Twinkles also shows that oral jewelry can be offered through dental professionals at a larger scale.^[8]

Major Names in Custom Grillz

Each card below only says what the company's own public website says. When a website does not clearly state something, we say so instead of guessing.

Market comparison table

Last competitor review: 2026-08-11. Company processes change. If something here is out of date, please tell us and we will check it.

Major Grillz Brands Helped Build the Market

Large grillz brands helped turn custom oral jewelry into a major jewelry category. Companies such as Johnny Dang & Co. have helped make custom grillz known around the world.^[10]

Our goal is not to replace great jewelers. Our goal is to make it easier for dental practices and skilled jewelers to work together.

Positioning

The Jeweler Is a Partner.

A great custom grill needs great craftsmanship. Our model does not try to replace jewelers. It gives approved fabricators digital cases that come from dental practices.

1. DENTIST BRINGS THE CASE
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2. PLATFORM RUNS THE WORKFLOW
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3. JEWELER BRINGS THE CRAFT

Where Our Platform Is Different

We are building the connection between dental technology and jewelry manufacturing. Other companies already involve dentists in different ways. Our platform is built specifically around the digital dental scan workflow.

For dentists

Your Scanner Can Do More Than You Think.

Many dental practices already own an intraoral scanner. Custom oral jewelry can be one more reason to use that technology.

The practice does not need to:

• Buy jewelry tools
• Stock gold
• Stock diamonds
• Hire a jeweler
• Learn casting
• Learn stone setting
• Build a jewelry factory

The platform handles the manufacturing workflow. Rules can change by state. The dental practice and fabricator should follow the rules that apply where they work.

For jewelers

More Digital Cases. More Time at the Bench.

Approved jewelers receive cases that include:

• Digital scans
• Tooth numbers
• Design choices
• Metal choices
• Stone choices
• Reference pictures
• Due dates
• Case messages
• Payment tracking

For patients

Skip the At-Home Mold.

Patients using the platform begin through a participating dental practice. The dental practice creates the digital scan. The custom product is then made through the platform's fabrication workflow and sent back to the practice.

FAQ

Questions People Ask

First market

Dentist-Scanned Grillz in Colorado

We are starting with dental practices in Colorado. We do not claim coverage across the whole state. As real participating practices join, this section will list the practice name, city, and services.

No participating practices are listed publicly yet. If your practice is in Colorado and you would like to be one of the first, you can create a practice account today.

Citations

Sources & Further Reading