What is smile design?
For effective smile aesthetics, both teeth must be proportional to each other and to the face. There are many parameters that affect this.
Who can have the smile design?
In the smile design called digital smile design, the condition of the patient's lip and gingival tissues is examined in detail. By examining the shapes, sizes and positions of the teeth in the mouth, a smile design that best suits the face of the person is made.
Is the smile design personal?
It should not be forgotten that the smile design is a private process so before taking any step further, the patients must be informed about the final result by using digital imaging. The person's face ratio is planned to depend on the shape of his or her smile. The colour of the teeth, the shape of the lips, the skin colour are important in making this design.
How to make a digital smile design?
Photographing is very important in dentistry while making smile design. In dental photography or both teeth and surrounding tissues are photographed. For the information to be transferred to the dental laboratory, taking measurements besides the photograph is also important for the 3D smile design. Videos are also shot and analyze to determine the way the patient talk or laugh to be sure what can be done about teeth for optimal facial beauty.
What is pink aesthetics in smile design?
It covers the aesthetics of the gums that wrap the teeth like a lace. Criteria such as the gingival levels being symmetrical, the gingival colour being light pink, which is the healthy gingival colour, and without bleeding, are the tricks evaluated for pink aesthetics. When the smile muscles are completely contracted, what is called smiling line where the level of the upper lip with the upper tooth arch is checked. It is evaluated how the teeth and pink gums appear in the laughing line.
What is the smiling line?
The smiling line is the intraoral area that appears when the patient smiles deeply by fully contracting his laughing muscles. In the smiling line, the upper teeth, the lower edge of the lip and the upper gums should have a certain type of golden ratio. Patients with a deep smiling line more likely have apparent upper gum than they should. We call this situation gummy smile. A gummy smile is a situation that casts a shadow on a beautiful smile, which we do not want to be. Many alternative treatments are recommended for patients with a gummy smile.
How is Gummy smile (excess gum appear) treatment?
In patients with a gummy smile, it is the main goal to reduce the appearing level of the gums, since their upper gums appear more than they should. While the treatment plan is being made, the thickness of the upper lip, the tone of the muscles and the crown length of the upper teeth are evaluated. There are many alternative treatment plans. The gingival level can be increased by cutting the gums called a gingivectomy. Botox application is also a preferred method in a gummy smile. By applying botox to the upper lip muscle, excessive gums that appear while smiling can be made less visible by preventing the muscle from rising up.
What materials are used in smile design?
Undoubtedly, professional photographing is of great importance for the evaluation of the proportions of the face and the details of the mouth in smile design. In dental photography, macro shots are taken to evaluate the position, size and colour of the teeth. These photos are made from different angles. The lower and upper jaw dental arch reflection photographs are taken by using the intraoral photo mirror specially produced in dental photography. By looking at the face ratio, millimetric measurements are made with special facial arcs if necessary. The harmony of the jawbones, the posture and health of the teeth in the alveolar bone are determined with panoramic films. The compatibility and positions of the lower jaw relative to the upper jaw are evaluated with cephalometric films. As a result of the films and detailed dental examination, the treatment plan for the optimal smile is made.
What treatment methods are used in smile design?
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Gingivectomy
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Teeth whitening
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Bonding application (composite aesthetic fillings)
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Orthodontic treatment (wired or wireless orthodontics)
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Implant treatment
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Zirconium porcelain or porcelain veneers
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Porcelain laminate application
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Pink aesthetics
What problems does the smile design solve?
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Deformations in the teeth
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Crooked teeth
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Teeth whitening
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Correction of the gingiva level
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Maintenance of gum health
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Asymmetrical smile
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Correction of fractures and cracks on the tooth surface
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Missing teeth
Are age and gender important in smile design?
There are some differences in being a man or a woman for an optimal smile. Due to the slightly more oval-contoured face type in women, oval contoured tooth form planning has more aesthetic results. In males, sharper-toothed forms are planned. Angular form teeth reflect better aesthetic differences in different genders. Age is also an important criterion in smile design. Because with the advancement of age, a decrease in the tone of the facial muscles occurs. Abrasions occurring in the enamel layer of the teeth, that is, in the hard tissue, cause the person to lose their self-confidence. The patient becomes afraid of smiling, showing his teeth. We recommend having a smile design to restore one's self-confidence.
Is there any difference in smile design for women and men?
The dental structures of men and women differ. Since the facial contours of women are more oval, a nice harmony can be achieved with more rounded lines on the teeth. The fact that the front two teeth are slightly long also affects aesthetics in women. In men, it can be harmonized with angular lines by trying to catch more masculine, flat tooth curvatures. Consequently, when trying to achieve conformity with facial features in both genders, proper aesthetics is provided.
Price for Smile design and how much a smile design operation cost?
Smile design prices (dental aesthetic prices) are individually planned and vary depending on the type of treatments to be performed. Smile design prices (dental aesthetics prices) can be determined after your dentist's examination
