A Smile Makeover

A smile makeover involves comprehensive and broad procedures with regards to the assessment of appearance of the teeth and smile. Generally, a lot of cosmetic dentistry proceedings and set-up are needed to fix or to rather improve the look of the patient’s smile. Try to consider it as plastic surgery exclusively undertaken for the mouth.

Your dentist’s expertise and skill played a great role in the outcome of the cosmetic dentistry work particularly your smile makeover. The field of cosmetic dentistry does not have much requirement such as additional education and special certification, unlike any other dental specialists such as orthodontics and periodontists as well. Any dentist with a degree in general dentistry can perform or practice cosmetic dentistry procedures, however, most of them have undertaken continuing education courses in the treatments and procedures.

For a cosmetic dentist, a renewal of something less-splendid dentition into dazzling, spectacular smile is the start of immeasurable fulfilment. Cosmetic and restorative dentistry brings back and improves the health and integrity of the patient’s dentition, more importantly, it enhances self-esteem. Every dental professional must somehow or rather simultaneously be a clinician, an art expertise, and a good communicator. Much consideration must be given to every detail, from the initial consultation through treatment planning, the actual treatment itself and follow-up care, otherwise success and great satisfaction can be thoroughly achieved. 

A gorgeous, charming smile can be associated to the following factors:  the harmony of color, size and shape, incisal edges, occlusal plane and midline with the patient’s features and appearance. The creation of a dazzling smile for imperfect teeth usually happens by enhancing their shape, length, width and alignment. The smile that the patient wants or demands is one key element for the success in the treatment procedures. The consideration should not be attributed alone with the dentist’s own design idea and treatment plan.

The outcome of modern technology such as smile selection guide, temporization techniques and cosmetic imaging aids to lessen the problem and other complications, thus, facilitates the communication necessary to build a successful case right from the start. Definitely, such innovation allows them to visualize final aftermath and resulted to an absolute increase in patient’s satisfaction.

A dazzling smile radiates happiness, warms the heart and invites every soul to smile too. A smile makeover is designed to improve or rather enhance the aesthetic and practical aspects of the teeth through cosmetic and restorative dental procedures. In the overall context of the face, it’s the eyes and smile that speak to us. When we smile they both spark and the world lights up!

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