Smile Designing
Want a bright healthy Smile? It’s easy to Find! Your smile is an important facial feature and can help make a lasting impression on others. But most of the people are unhappy with their smiles. You can now get the ultimate smile makeover and life-changing benefits with the help of cosmetic dentistry. A smile so natural, that only you will know the difference.
What is a Smile Makeover?
‘Change your smile, change your life.’ A smile makeover is a treatment plan tailored to a patient’s unique needs to give them a beautiful and healthy smile. The makeover procedure involves enhancing or customising the appearance of your smile in relation to your dental features. Before the treatment, a cosmetic dentist will do a smile analysis and look into the overall composition of a patient’s face to determine the final smile design. It will also include a comprehensive evaluation of overall oral health.
Smile Design Procedures
Here’s a brief of some common techniques used by cosmetic dentists to enhance or correct a person’s smile.
- Whitening – this is useful in case of staining or discoloration of teeth. A bleach is applied to the teeth to remove stains giving brighter, lighter and whiter teeth.
- Laser assisted procedure – Dental laser procedures are minimally invasive. It helps patients achieve the smile of their dreams much faster and more comfortably. Laser technology helps achieve a perfect symmetrical smile.
- Veneers – a porcelain type thin shell of tooth-colored material which is designed and fixed at the front surface of the teeth.
- Crowns and Bridgework – quite useful to cover damaged teeth or replace missing teeth. Crown are made up of strong inner core and a protective shell. They give the feel and appearance of natural teeth.
- Dental Implants – they are good solution to replace missing teeth. The titanium posts are artificially implanted in the patient’s jaw which are connected to artificial tooth just above the gum.
- Gum contouring – a minor surgical procedure to alter the position of gum tissue to improve the look of the gum line around the teeth.
- Enamel Shaping – this involves removal of some bits of enamel which forms the outer layer of the tooth to give a better shape to the tooth.
FAQs
Some smile design treatments may involve just one or two sittings at the dentist, while others may take few weeks or even months for the whole procedure.
Yes, orthodontic treatment can create a new smile by improving the position and biting function of the teeth. It helps in a complete aligned and aesthetic transformation of your smile.
Smile design makes you look more attractive, gives you more confidence in social circle and improves your oral health.
Before the treatment, your dentist will do a smile analysis in relation to the patient’s facial features like eyes, lips and skin. This analysis also considers factors like – gum health, teeth shape, size and colour, tooth alignment, tooth spacing and bite, jaw lining etc.
Each smile makeover is unique to the patient and hence the cost varies significantly from patient to patient. The overall price will depend on the type of treatment you choose.