Tooth Gem Training (Beginner) by Star the Tooth Gem Fairy

It's important to use tooth gems that are safe to be in one's mouth: to avoid toxins getting into someone's body like heavy metals and also to be sure the gems will stay sparkly and pretty.

It's best to order tooth gems from a reputable tooth gem supply company to be sure they are high quality, dental quality and free of heavy metals such as lead and nickel. Ideally choose one that has been in business for many years. Such as: Twinkles in Sweden, Smilegems in the UK & Tooth Kandy in the USA

Please don't use nail gems or gems for crafting even if they are or say they are swarovski. Avoid cheap "too good to be true" gems. It's important they are safe to have in the body and your clients trust you that they are.

you will need 1-2 pair of new gloves for each client

Alcohol spray, disinfectant spray, dental chemical sterilants jar (safe disposal)

Disposable Dental bibs are perfect for each clients work space. It's important that you have a clean sanitary surface to work from for each client.

You will need tweezers to pick up tooth gems and place them on the tooth. I use diamond tweezers. I would imagine one can find tweezers meant to pick up precious stones in most places around the world. and sometimes you can also buy them at the same place you get your tooth gems.

you will need mouth cotton to place under the lip while working on a tooth, and also one to wipe and wash off etch . It's also useful for polishing the gem at the end and to be sure the tooth gem attached to the tooth firmly.

you will need cotton swabs to apply the etch. they are also useful for drying a tooth if a client closed their mouth or wiping away excess glue

It's important to protect your eyes and your client's eyes from the blue light, ideally with protective dental glasses

Get a quality curing light from a dental supply. You will need this to harden the tooth glue that will hold the tooth gem onto the tooth. That is if you are applying them with glue that need to be light cured which is how I do it. There are also contact bonding glues which don't require a light but I don't use those.

use 37% phosphoric acid to etch the tooth before applying your glue and crystal,, this video talks more about it

You will learn what I specifically like to use, but also what other possiblities are

Use dental quality tooth crystals. Swarovski and Preciosa dental tooth crystals are what most professional tooth gem technicians use.

See the 2 resources here for inspiration as to what the forms can look like

Tutorial on how to do very temporary tooth gems for parties or fotoshoots

a demo explaining the technique to applying a medium tooth gem

a demo explaining the technique to applying a larger tooth gem

a demo explaining the technique to applying a small tooth gem

this video is a little overview to cleaning up after a client

a little warning that some videos in this application section don't have sound. I muted them because I had music playing in the background that I don't have copyrights to but don't worry, I didn't say much,, they are mostly visual anyways ,,, detailed descriptions of the procedure are in the demosdone  on the dental teeth model

a little commentary about the last video