Gold Tooth of Wealth
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
Peer As Teacher
Most people expect a teacher (especially in primary education) to be significantly older than their students, ensuring they're clearly seen as an authority figure and can keep control over the classroom and their students' behavior. This trope is when this isn't the case, and the teacher is very close in age to or in the same peer group as the students they're teaching.
The close peer grouping of the teacher to their students can result in the students not seeing the teacher as
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