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Moissanite Grillz: Metal, Teeth, Stones and Fit
July 23, 2026
Every standard set of grillz we make is solid metal: .925 sterling silver, 10K gold or 14K gold, hand polished to a mirror shine, with no stones set into it. Moissanite grillz, meaning a set with stones actually set into the metal, are custom work here. They are quoted through our custom inquiry page rather than ordered from a product page. That is worth knowing before you shop, because plenty of grillz listings blur the line between a polished set and an iced one, and the difference is thousands of dollars and several weeks of work.
This guide covers both. What separates a well made set from a cheap one, how to choose tooth count, arch, metal and finish from the configurations we actually sell, and what to ask for if you want stones. If you want the mechanics of the fitting instead, the at-home impression kit has its own guide.
What moissanite grillz actually are
Grillz are removable covers, custom fitted to your own teeth, made from a mold you take at home. They are jewelry, not dental work. They come off.
Moissanite is the stone we use across the whole Jamilah Jewels collection: VVS, D-color, lab-created. It is a genuine gemstone in its own right, not cubic zirconia and not a diamond. It sits at 9.25 on the Mohs hardness scale, which puts it just below diamond and above almost everything else you will encounter, and it has a higher refractive index than diamond, which is why it throws more fire. It does not cloud or fade, and it passes a standard thermal diamond tester. What it will not do is survive a hard knock on an exposed edge, which is true of any gemstone.
So grillz split into two families. Polished solid-metal sets, which are what our three product pages sell, and stone-set sets, where individual stones are seated into the surface of each tooth cap. Both are custom fitted. They are very different pieces to make, to price and to look after.
What a standard Jamilah Jewels set is
The three live options are .925 sterling silver, 10K gold and 14K gold. The product pages state the specification plainly: solid metal, available in white, yellow and rose finishes, hand polished mirror shine, made in house and never mass produced, with a free polishing cloth included in every order.
You choose three things at checkout: how many teeth on top, how many on the bottom, and the finish color. Coverage runs 4, 6, 8 or 10 teeth on each arch, and either arch can be set to none, so a top-only or bottom-only set is a normal order and not a special request.
Solid metal, not plated, and why that matters more here
This is the only category in our store where gold means solid gold. Everywhere else on the site, gold and rose gold are plated finishes over a solid .925 sterling base, which is a perfectly good way to build a chain or a pair of studs. Our 10K and 14K grillz are solid through the piece, and the silver set is solid .925 sterling.
Grillz are the piece where that distinction earns its keep. Plating is a surface layer measured in microns, and it wears fastest wherever a piece is handled, rubbed or flexed. A set of grillz is put in and taken out by hand every time it is worn, rinsed after every wear, dried, and stored. That is a lot of contact with the same few square millimeters of surface. On a plated set, the contact points are where the finish thins first, and once it does, the color changes in patches rather than evenly. Our guide to how gold plating wears covers the mechanics in full.
With solid metal there is nothing to wear through. A silver set will tarnish over time, which is a surface reaction rather than damage, and a polishing cloth reverses it. A gold set will not tarnish in the way silver does at all.
Fit is the quality variable, and most of it is yours
Ask what separates a good set from a bad one and most answers talk about metal and stones. In practice the answer is fit, and fit is decided before any metal is cut.
A set made from a clean impression sits down onto the teeth evenly, holds its position while you talk, and comes off without a fight. A set made from a rushed or distorted impression rocks slightly, presses in one spot, or slides. None of that can be polished out afterwards, because the geometry of the piece is already wrong. It is the one part of a custom order that cannot be corrected at the finishing stage.
The good news is that it is entirely in your control, it costs nothing extra, and it takes about twenty unhurried minutes. The kit arrives with its own step by step guide, and our impression kit walkthrough covers what a usable mold looks like before you seal the envelope. If you are unsure about what you took, message us before you send it back.
How many teeth, and which arch
Tooth count is the styling decision, and it changes both the look and the price more than anything else you pick.
- Four on top is where most people start. It covers the teeth that show most when you talk and smile, it is the lowest entry price, and it is the easiest set to wear for a long evening.
- Six on top widens the run past the center teeth, so more of the set stays visible when you are turned slightly away from someone. It reads as a deliberate piece rather than a hint of one.
- Eight or ten covers the full visible arch, corner to corner. This is the statement configuration, and it is the one people mean when they talk about a full top.
- Bottom only is a genuinely different look and an underrated one. It shows when you speak and stays hidden when you do not.
- Top and bottom is the full set, and the price is simply the two arches added together.
Price scales with tooth count in a straight line. Across the published silver configurations it works out at $35 per tooth, which makes the arithmetic easy to do in your head before you open the product page.
| Set | Teeth | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| 4 top only | 4 | $140 |
| 6 top only | 6 | $210 |
| 4 top, 4 bottom | 8 | $280 |
| 6 top, 6 bottom | 12 | $420 |
| 6 top, 10 bottom | 16 | $560 |
Silver, 10K or 14K
All three are solid, all three come in three finishes, and all three are made from the same mold, so the metal is a pure cost and character decision rather than a quality one.
- .925 sterling silver, $35 per tooth. The bright white option and the sensible way to find out whether you actually enjoy wearing grillz before committing four figures. It is the softest of the three, and it tarnishes, which the included cloth handles. Our sterling silver guide covers durability and tarnish in detail.
- 10K gold, $125 per tooth. A lower karat means more alloy metal and less pure gold in the mix, which makes 10K the harder of the two golds. It holds a polished edge well and it is the cheaper entry into solid gold.
- 14K gold, about $157 per tooth. More pure gold gives a deeper, warmer color and more intrinsic metal value, for roughly a quarter more than 10K on the same configuration.
In practical terms: a four-tooth top is $140 in silver, $500 in 10K and $630 in 14K. A four top and four bottom set is $280, $1,000 and $1,255. The metal multiplier is the same at every tooth count, so the gap widens as the set grows.
White, yellow or rose
Finish is chosen separately from metal, and it is the option people skip past fastest. On the silver set the options are white, yellow and rose. On the gold sets they are white gold, yellow gold and rose gold.
White is the coldest and the most reflective, and it is the finish that reads closest to ice even with no stones in the piece. Yellow is the traditional grillz look and it holds the most contrast against teeth, so a small set still reads clearly from a distance. Rose is the quietest of the three, warm and slightly pink, and it tends to suit people who already wear rose gold elsewhere.
If you are matching a set to jewelry you already own, match the finish rather than the metal. A yellow gold finish on a silver set will sit far closer to your yellow gold chain than a white gold set will.
Stone-set moissanite grillz
Setting stones into grillz is a different job from setting them into a chain or a ring, and it is quoted rather than listed. The reasons are practical. Each tooth cap is a curved surface with its own shape taken from your mold, so the stone layout has to be worked out for your piece specifically rather than repeated from a template. That is design work before it is bench work.
Our FAQ names grillz directly among the custom work we take on, alongside name pendants, country outlines, championship rings and fully original designs, and states that custom creations start at $500 with a free design consultation. Our custom jewelry guide walks through how a commission runs from first message to finished piece.
Worth knowing before you write the inquiry: for custom work we set VVS moissanite as standard and can also quote lab grown diamonds or natural diamonds. The three things a useful quote needs from you are the configuration you want, the metal, and roughly how much of the surface you want covered in stone, since a lightly set piece and a fully covered one are very different pieces of work. Start at the custom inquiry page with your concept and your budget.
We do not publish stone counts, stone sizes or setting specifications for stone-set grillz, because every set is worked out from an individual mold. Anyone quoting you exact numbers before seeing your impression is guessing. If you want to know what genuinely good stone setting looks like before you commission anything, our guide to what makes iced-out jewelry look real is the place to start.
Wearing them, caring for them, and what is covered
The care instructions on every grillz product page are short and worth following exactly: remove before eating, drinking and sleeping, rinse with warm water after each wear and dry fully before storing, and use the included cloth to restore shine.
Two of those matter more than they sound. Eating in a set traps food against the metal and against your teeth, and sleeping in one holds moisture there for hours. Neither is what the piece is designed for. Drying fully before the set goes back in its case is the single habit that keeps a silver set bright between polishes.
On coverage: our lifetime guarantee covers stone loss under normal wear and setting or prong failure, which is the part that matters on a stone-set piece. It does not cover loss, theft or accident damage. Tarnish is explicitly not treated as a defect. On returns, the FAQ states that custom pieces, sale items and gift cards are final sale, and grillz are made to your own impression, so ask us anything you are unsure about before you order rather than after.
Frequently asked questions
Not in the standard configurations. The .925 silver, 10K gold and 14K gold sets sold on our product pages are solid polished metal with no stones set into them. Stone-set moissanite grillz are custom work, quoted through our custom inquiry page after a free design consultation.
Solid. The silver set is solid .925 sterling silver and the gold sets are solid 10K or 14K gold, not plated. This is the only category in our store where gold means solid gold rather than a plated finish over sterling. The white, yellow and rose options are finishes available within each metal.
Solid metal sets are priced by tooth count on the product pages: $140 for a four-tooth top in .925 silver, $500 in 10K gold and $630 in 14K gold, rising in a straight line as coverage increases. Stone-set moissanite grillz are quoted individually, and our custom inquiry page states that custom creations start at $500.
Four on top is the most common starting point, because it covers the teeth that show most when you talk and smile. Six widens the visible run, eight and ten cover the full arch for a statement set, and either arch can be ordered on its own. Price rises with each step, so the decision is as much budget as style.
Moissanite sits at 9.25 on the Mohs scale, harder than almost anything it will meet in normal wear, and it does not cloud or fade. Like any gemstone it can chip if an exposed edge takes a hard knock, which is one more reason to take a set out before eating and to store it in its case rather than loose in a pocket.
Yes, eventually, and that is normal for sterling silver rather than a fault. Tarnish is a surface reaction, and the polishing cloth included with every order reverses it in a minute. Rinsing after each wear and drying fully before storing slows it down considerably.
Yes. Either arch can be set to none, so a bottom-only set is a standard configuration rather than a special order, and it is priced the same way as a top of the same tooth count.
Start your set
Every set is made to order from your own impression, in solid .925 sterling silver, 10K gold or 14K gold, hand polished and made in house, with free insured US shipping and a free polishing cloth in every order. Want stones set into yours, or a configuration outside the standard ones? Start a custom inquiry and we will quote it.
Related guides: How the At-Home Grillz Impression Kit Works | What Is VVS Moissanite? | Men's Moissanite Jewelry | Does Gold Plating Wear Off?