text: Goldwork used as decorative dentistry was referred to in the Visayas as "pusad," and was noted by some of the earliest colonial era chroniclers, including Antonio Pigafetta and Fray Andres de Urdaneta.  The practice is also commonly referenced in Mindanaoan epic poetry such as the Ulahingan of the Manobo people. Pegs called Bansil were inserted into holes drilled into the tooth, with the visible tip being either simple dot-shape, designed as a collection of overlapping scales, or intricate designs reminiscent of filigree. They were made more visible in light of the practice of staining teeth either black or bright red.