Capping or replacing teeth with gold is a common dental procedure. Because of how conspicuous gold is, especially compared to less noticeable types of dental prostheses, fictional characters who get gold teeth often do so as a status symbol and to show off their wealth. A variation are golden grills (false tooth covers), which arose in the hiphop and rap subcultures of the USA in the late 20th century. In the modern day, gold teeth are regarded as rather ostentatious and may indicate