What is the Smile Design?

Smile design is also called Hollywood Smile among the public. It is the restoration of teeth and gums, whose aesthetic appearance has deteriorated due to various reasons (both congenital and later), to a natural appearance as much as possible, taking into account the facial shapes of the patients.

What is Dental Aesthetics?

First of all, gums must be healthy. A maximum of 2 mm of gum should be visible when smiling. If gums become more visible, the gum needs to be intervened.

What Techniques Are Used During Smile Design?

• Techniques applied to the gums.

1. To soft tissue
2. To the bone,
3. It is applied to both soft tissue and bone

• Techniques applied to teeth.

1. Aesthetic Composite Filling - Ceramic Fillings (inlay - onlay)
2. Composite Laminate Applications
3. Porcelain Laminate Applications
4. Zirconium Chromes
5. Full Ceramic Chromes
6. Whitening
7. Three Dimensional Digital Applications (cad/cam)

• Techniques applied to both gums and teeth.

How to Design a Smile?

Smile design aims to provide people with the most ideal smile. In order to achieve this goal, the doctor must first perform a detailed examination of the patient. A treatment method is determined by listening to the person's wishes as a result of the analysis, taking into account the person's face shape, jaw structure, tooth structure, gender, age, gums, and mouth appearance.

How Many Days Do Steps of Smile Design Take?

It is difficult to give an exact treatment period to those who want to have a smile design. Because the duration of the treatment varies depending on the procedures to be performed to provide a beautiful and effective smile. For example, if the only process that needs to be done for smile design is porcelain veneer, this process may take 8-10 days. However, if procedures such as gum treatment or root canal treatment are to be performed, the smile design period will be longer.

Is Smile Design Permanent?

The smile design made by dentists can be permanent for a lifetime. However, to ensure permanence, oral and dental care must be carried out regularly and dental check-ups must be performed on time.

What Are The Benefits of Smile Design?

The benefits of smile design made by a dentist are as follows:

• It provides relief from problems in the teeth and jaw structure.
• The feeling of happiness can be shared to the fullest as one can laugh easily.
• Teeth gain an aesthetic appearance.
• Lack of self-confidence disappears.

Can Smile Design be Applied to Everyone?

It depends on the person's age and lip support. It can be applied to anyone, subject to a good examination and tests.