The Most Outrageous Teeth Decorations Ever

Teeth decoration is nothing new. It’s been around for centuries, dating back as far as the Mayans…

Check out this green jade inlay from back in the good old Mayan days. Can you imagine how much it must have hurt to drill the holes for these babies? Yikes!

This picture of rap star Nelly shows just how much bling one man’s mouth (or at least the lower half of it) can hold. Interestingly enough, you can see that underneath the flash, he actually has a beautiful set of choppers. It’s too bad he’s covering them up! Some say he’s the one to credit blame for the resurgence in this 80’s trend during the 00’s…

Kanye West made a more permanent decision a few years back when he had all of his lower teeth removed and replaced with diamond and gold versions instead. As he said during his 2010 Vanity Fair interview, “I just like diamond teeth and I didn’t feel like having to take them out all the time,” West said.

Remember Madonna’s recent display of gold grills at this year’s Grammy Awards? Well, the singer’s adopted son David Banda has them now, too! Like mother, like son…

Glamour Magazine UK shows, a number of celebs have jumped on the grill bandwagon…>

Lady Gaga, in this overdone version that is most certainly a comment on the trend in general…

Model Cara Delevingne sports her own personalized set by designer Dolly Cohen.

Pop star Rita Ora brings new meaning to the word “flashy” in this picture…

In the summer of 2013, Katy Perry wore these jewel encrusted versions that spelled out the name of her single, “Roar.”

Rihanna wore this subtler version at the recent MTV Video Music Awards.

Although she has been known to sport flashier versions like this.

Perhaps the most dubious one we’ve seen is this one by Beyonce, that makes her look a bit like a vampire.

It would seem that anyone who has the money and the ego can sport a set of teeth grills. Here’s hoping they also realize that there’s an increased risk of infection and mouth odour from wearing them for too long, especially if they don’t make sure to pay extra attention to their teeth while these foreign objects are living in their mouths. Puts a whole other spin on all that so-called glamour, doesn’t it?