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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Siân Boyle

From £35 crystals to £30,000 diamonds: the jaw-dropping rise of tooth jewellery

Solange Garcia shows off her tooth gems.
Dazzling grin … Solange Garcia, grill designer and co-founder of Plygrnd Ldn. Photograph: Ejatu Shaw/The Guardian

It’s Imogen Campbell’s first time having tooth gems, although she booked the appointment twice. She got cold feet ahead of the first one, worried what her employers might think. “I was a bit hesitant, because I work in financial services,” says the 25-year-old.

“It’s very old-school, you know, people wearing suits and stuff to work. Obviously, I’m kind of like this …” she says, gesturing at her baggy trousers and padded jacket. Campbell is now feeling braver, and is here at a tooth-gem studio in east London armed with sketches of her dream dental designs.

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