How to Get a Dental Art Tooth Tattoo

Tattoos... They're widely popular; young and old alike have them. Tattoos represent uniqueness, individuality, beauty, and sometimes they make a statement. Dental Art Tooth Tattoos are quickly gaining in popularity for the exact same reasons. Here's how to get your own customized dental art work.

Instructions

1. Locate a dental laboratory with skilled dental technicians that have experience in the area of dental art, also known as tooth tattoos. You can try some local dental labs to see if this type of art work is done, or check with your family dentist for a referral to a dental lab. You may have to use a lab in another state to get the quality of work you are looking for.

2. Ask to see images of dental art work and testimonials of satisfied customers from several dental technicians before deciding; Try to have a selection of 2-3 dental labs to choose from. Your dentist can be very helpful in this area in helping you with your selection of which lab to choose to do your dental art; Most dentists use dental labs routinely for prepping and preparing crowns and dentures.

3. Ask for a prescription form from the dental laboratory. There is a section on the prescription that asks you to state the location for your dental tattoo; Choose front/side or back/side of tooth.

4. Choose your artwork. Most selections include a photo, symbol, writing - words or numbers. You must also decide the size of the artwork - large enough to cover the tooth, or smaller. Please note that most dental artwork is small, so it is best to keep art work basic, without alot of details, so that it will be recognizable.

5. Take your prescription with you to your dentist office. After your dentist photographs and takes a dental impression of the tooth, the dentist assistant or office manager will then mail the impression, prescription and your payment to the dental laboratory.

6. Return to your dentist office once your crown is ready. Your dentist will cement your new dental art tooth tattoo onto your cleaned, prepped tooth.

Tips & Warnings

• It usually takes 3-4 weeks for the dental lab to complete the dental art and send the crown back to your dentist's office.

• Tooth tattoos have been instrumental in aiding in the identification of human remains.

• Tooth artwork can last for many years.

• If desired, tooth artwork can be removed by your dentist in less than 5 minutes.