“Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.”
~John Ray (English naturalist and botanist, 1627-1705)

There are amazing things that we can easily accomplish your smile. You will be startle at what you can do with your smile or rather what your smile would do for you.

A beautiful smile can be achieved with a SMILE MAKEOVER.

A smile makeover takes into consideration your facial appearance, skin tone, hair color, teeth (color, width, length, shape and tooth display), gum tissue and lips to develop your ideal smile.

No matter what the problem with your smile, there’s a way to make it absolutely stunning:

• Crooked, overlapped teeth can be straightened
• Chipped, broken, worn teeth can be repaired
• Unattractive metal fillings can be replaced with natural-looking restorations
• Missing teeth can be replaced
• Gaps between teeth can be closed
• Gummy smiles can be recontoured
• Stained, discolored teeth can be whitened

Health is the foundation of all attractive smiles.

The first step would be to have a thorough examination of your teeth with the full set of x-ray. That will help me identify the underlying problem if exist.

From correcting any bite problems to restoring individual teeth, I will ensure that your smile is healthy before enhancing its appearance.

Then we will discuss your goals and expectations of your new smile. What do you want your smile to look like? What don’t you like about your smile that you want changed? Together, we will determine the “style” of your new smile.

Your course of care will be determined by type of procedures required to enhance your smile. It may be as simple as smile whitening.

You may choose to have porcelain or composite veneers placed on your teeth to create a white, straight, even smile. You may have your gum line recontoured to reduce the appearance of a “gummy” smile.

Replacing missing teeth have an enormous impact on the heath of your mouth and appearance of your smile.

Esthetic Components of a Smile Makeover

In addition to the color, alignment and balance of your teeth in the esthetic zone of your smile, there are several attributes of your teeth and smile that your cosmetic dentist will evaluate with you when planning your smile makeover.

Tooth Color:

When considering the color of your teeth, keep in mind that dark or discolored teeth may suggest an aged mouth. A well-shaped smile comprised of bright, white teeth lends to a youthful appearance.

Tooth Length:

Long teeth lend a youthful appearance. Aging produces wear and tear that often results in shorter teeth, and a gummy smile also can make teeth appear shorter. A smile makeover treatment for shorter teeth may include reshaping and lengthening with composite bonding or porcelain veneers.

If you have a gummy smile, your cosmetic dentist may provide treatment to modify the gum line and lengthen the appearance of the teeth using laser dentistry procedures.

Teeth lengthening may also impact your overall facial appearance. For example, shapely, long, square teeth on a round-faced individual can provide a slimming effect.

Smile Line:

The smile line is an imaginary line that follows the edges of your upper teeth from side to side, which ideally should be the same as the curve of your lower lip when you smile.

Tooth Proportions:

I will examine your teeth to determine if they are in correct proportion with each other.

This proportion guides the length and width of other teeth in the esthetic zone so that the smile line appears balanced.

Tooth Texture and Characterization:

We can characterize your crowns or veneers to create a more feminine or a more masculine appearance.

Post Smile Makeover Care:

Cosmetic dentistry procedures require regular oral hygiene care and may require maintenance over time. For example, teeth whitening must be repeated on occasion in order to maintain brightness. Porcelain veneers may chip or break off and need replacement. Permanent composite bonding may stain and require enhancement or replacement. Dental crowns typically require replacement after 10 to 15 years. Gummy smile improvements may also require enhancement over time.

This patient had multiple failing teeth, missing teeth, and short clinical crowns of the teeth. She had a full mouth reconstruction performed. She received multiple implants, posterior crowns, and anterior veneers.

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