False teeth - anyone ever make any for a costume?

[iycis]

I've been wearing my Bellatrix Lestrange costumes for a few years and I've upgraded a lot of it over time to make it as accurate as possible but the one thing that eludes me is her nasty teeth. I think I'm reading to go full on crazy and have a set of false teeth made for this costume. Has anyone had experience with this or know who I could commission to do them?

If not, how about some tips on how to achieve the look without false teeth? I've tried black tooth wax but it just doesn't get the proper effect.

 

[n0regret5]

get a cast made by your dentist, they're usually ok with it if you explain what you're doing. best way to go from there is scuplt the teeth in clay (keeping in mind you'll need to talk etc so not to make them too big, and if they're too thin they'll break), cast that then make a set from something like nail acrylic. alternatively (not as good though) sculpt from fimo or something, bake and wear. they're limited to strength in thicker pieces though. theres loads of tutorials online.

 

[MaulWalker]

I believe that for Pirates of the Carribbean the makeup folks vacuformed casts of the actor's teeth and painted that. Reduced continuity errors that way.

 

[lokey69666]

Hi there.
A good thing to use as false teeth/fangs is false nails and denture fix.
You take the false nails hold them in position to note the shape of the tooth.
Take a nail file to shape the falsie and food dye to colour it.
Non harmful paint is ideal but finding some that can withstand the awesome power of saliva might prove an issue.
Good luck.

 

[protokev DMD]

As a dentist here's how I'd do it. Have your dentist make an alginate impression and cast in a hard dental stone. You are going to want two casts.As mentioned wax/sculpt onto the first cast of teeth (I'd keep as thin as possible.) I'd then vacumfoorm over that creating a shell.

To get stain, take watered down acrylics and do as you will on the inside of the shell.

After you are happy with the stain, lubricate the second cast, then apply a small amount of resin (I'd use dental acrylic but that is usually only available to dentists) on the areas that were thicker and before it sets place it on the second cast. Clean up the excess and let set.

Now this will cause some interference as you are adding thickness to the teeth. This can be helped by trimming, but too much and you'll lose retention.

The nice thing about this method is its removable and reusable. The bad thing is that it won't look as good as individually applying a prosthetic to each tooth.

 

[iycis]

I love the idea of having vacuformed teeth but I don't have access to a vacuform table. :\

You have all given me some great ideas though. Not sure how I'll be able to pull this off on my own though.

The nail idea is interesting. You're right that it could be difficult to find a non toxic paint though no matter what method I use.

 

[MaulWalker]

Many years ago, DustinCropsBoy made a mini vacuforming rig using a toaster oven from a thrift store. That would work for teeth.

Lynn

 

[protokev DMD]

I love the idea of having vacuformed teeth but I don't have access to a vacuform table. :\

You have all given me some great ideas though. Not sure how I'll be able to pull this off on my own though.

The nail idea is interesting. You're right that it could be difficult to find a non toxic paint though no matter what method I use.

With the vac form shell the paint is sealed in by the acrylic and thus doesn't leak.

Too bad I'm not closer, it's a project I'd love to do for you.