How long do grillz take to make?

How long do grillz take to make? At Grillz Toronto, a plain custom set — solid 925 silver or dental chrome/gold-tone — is typically ready in 5 to 10 business days. A set in 10K, 14K or 18K gold, or anything iced with moissanite or diamond, takes 10 to 15 business days. The clock starts once we have a clean, approved mould of your teeth and your deposit on file, not the day you first reach out. If you want an exact window for your event, say so when you book and we'll tell you honestly whether it's doable.

Custom grillz are a small but precise piece of jewellery, moulded to your own teeth with no drilling and no filing. That precision is exactly why the process takes days rather than hours — see our full how it works page for the step-by-step overview, and our pricing page for what each material and timeline costs per tooth.

Here is roughly what happens between the day you book and the day you pick up or receive your grillz.

• Day 0 — Impression: you visit our downtown Toronto studio, we send an at-home mould kit anywhere in Canada, or we come to you for a home visit across the Greater Toronto Area. The impression captures the exact shape and spacing of your teeth.
• Day 0–1 — Quality check: we inspect the impression for bubbles, tears or shallow spots. A soft or incomplete mould is the single biggest cause of delay, so we'd rather redo it now than at week two.
• Day 1–2 — Model and wax-up: a plaster or stone model is poured from your impression, then the grillz are shaped in wax directly on that model so the fit is tight before any metal is involved.
• Day 2–4 — Casting: the wax shape is cast in your chosen metal — silver, chrome, or 10K/14K/18K gold. This is where deposits matter, because casting uses real metal and can't be reversed once poured.
• Day 4–7 — Setting (iced orders only): for moissanite or diamond pieces, stones are set by hand one at a time, which is why iced sets need the longer 10–15 day window.
• Day 5–10 (plain) or 10–15 (gold/iced) — Finishing and polish: the piece is cleaned up, polished to a mirror or brushed finish, and given a final fit check against your model before it ships or is ready for pickup.

None of these steps involve touching your natural teeth with a drill or a file — the work happens entirely on the model and the metal. You can read more about the material choices at each stage on our grillz styles page.

Plain silver and dental chrome/gold-tone pieces move through production fastest because there is only one casting stage and one polish stage — nothing extra to add after the metal is formed. At $90 per tooth for solid 925 silver and $110 per tooth for dental chrome, these are also our entry-level options, and most clients get them back in 5 to 10 business days.

Gold pieces — 10K at $320 per tooth, 14K at $450 per tooth, or 18K at $540 per tooth — take longer because gold alloys need careful temperature control when cast, and the polish has to bring out the colour properly, whether you choose white, yellow or rose gold (all the same price at the same karat). Iced pieces take the longest of all: moissanite starts at $180 per tooth and iced gold starts at $450 per tooth, and both require a separate hand-setting stage after casting, which is labour-intensive and can't be rushed without risking a loose stone. Lab-grown and natural diamond grillz are quoted individually once we know the stone size and placement you want, and typically follow the same 10–15 business day timeline as other iced work.

If you're deciding between materials and want a side-by-side price comparison, our 10K vs 14K vs 18K gold grillz guide breaks down cost and durability, and pricing lists every option in one place.

A handful of things reliably add days to a grillz order, and most are avoidable with a little planning.

• A rejected mould: if your first impression is too shallow, has air bubbles, or shifted while setting, we have to redo it. This is more common with mail-in kits than in-studio visits, since there's no one to check the impression on the spot.
• Late deposits: casting only starts once your deposit is paid, so a delayed payment pushes the whole timeline back by the same number of days.
• Design changes mid-build: switching from silver to gold, or adding stones after the wax-up is approved, effectively restarts part of the process.
• Holiday and peak-season volume: like any custom jewellery studio, we see busier stretches around major events and holidays, which can add a few days to our usual windows.
• Shipping time for mail-in kits: if you're ordering from outside Toronto, add the days it takes the kit to reach you and your completed impression to reach us, on top of production time.

Being upfront about your deadline when you book, through contact, lets us flag any of these risks before they become a problem.

A few simple habits make a real difference to how smoothly your order moves through our workshop.

• Book the in-studio visit if you can. Our downtown Toronto studio lets us check the mould immediately and redo it on the spot if needed, which removes the biggest source of delay. The exact location is shared when you book.
• Choose a home visit if downtown isn't convenient. We offer home mould visits across the GTA, including Mississauga and Vaughan, with the same hands-on quality check as an in-studio appointment.
• Follow the kit instructions exactly if mailing in. Bite firmly, hold still for the full set time, and avoid rocking the tray, which causes the double-impression lines that force a redo.
• Settle your deposit promptly. Since deposits are required before casting, paying as soon as your mould is approved keeps your spot in the production queue.
• Decide on your material upfront. Use customise to lock in your metal, karat and whether you want stones before the wax-up stage, so nothing needs to be redone later.

If you want grillz for a specific date — a wedding, a show, a birthday, a video shoot — count backwards from the event and build in a buffer. For a plain set, book your mould at least two weeks before the date; for gold or iced pieces, aim for three weeks so you have slack if a mould needs redoing or a deposit is delayed a day or two. Mail-in kits need extra lead time on both ends for shipping, so Canadians outside the GTA should add roughly a week to these windows.

We'd rather tell you honestly that a date is tight than overpromise and let you down, so mention your deadline as soon as you reach out through contact, by email at contact@grillz-toronto.com or by WhatsApp. If timing is genuinely impossible for a fully iced custom piece, we may suggest starting with a plain set now and upgrading later.

Does the 5–10 or 10–15 day window include the mould appointment? No — it starts once your mould is approved and your deposit is received, not from your first enquiry.

Can I pay a rush fee to speed things up? Casting and hand-setting both have physical limits on how fast they can safely be done, so we focus on avoiding delays rather than compressing the core production time.

Will I get updates while my grillz are being made? Yes, reach out any time through contact and we'll let you know where your order sits.

Does a mail-in kit take longer than an in-studio visit? The production time is the same once we have your approved mould; the difference is shipping time to and from you, and a slightly higher chance the first impression needs to be redone.

For more on the full process from booking to pickup, see how it works, and for answers to broader questions visit our FAQ page.