A smile can be a powerful accessory that can make or break the wearer’s confidence. Since it is often the first thing that people notice about a person, a good smile can add to the person’s self-esteem and can impact their perspective on social life. If you are not confident about your smile, a good smile design clinic can easily help you change you look and feel about yourself.
What is Smile Design?
Smile design is personalized cosmetic dental procedure that corrects the imperfections in your teeth and restores the health and appearance of your teeth and smile. Teeth imperfections may include discolourations, wearing down of enamel, chipping of the teeth, gaps between teeth malalignment of teeth, gummy smiles, bite issues, or tooth
decay.
Smile Design Procedures
The smile design clinic first creates a customized plan for dental treatment that takes into account the patients facial and oral features, the desired outcome, and other preferences. The procedure(s) to be adopted for treatment is decided based on this plan. Some of the smile design procedures that are commonly used include.
Teeth Whitening
A bright smile with white teeth is considered a symbol of good hygiene. However, as the body ages, a person’s teeth tend to become dull and lose their white sheen. Teeth whitening is a noninvasive treatment offered by smile design clinics to lighten the colour of the teeth using various techniques after removing stains and discolouration.
Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain veneers are thin, customized porcelain shells that are fitted over the front surfaces of the patient’s teeth to protect the teeth from damage, improve the appearance of the teeth and enhance the person’s smile. Veneers can be applied to a single tooth or to multiple teeth depending on the extent of correction needed or the preference of the patient.
Dental Implants
Missing teeth can impact the aesthetics of a person’s smile and make biting, chewing end digestion of food difficult. Dental implants are minor surgical dental procedures where a tooth root is replaced by screw-like Commercially Pure Titanium root-like posts to replace a damaged or missing tooth and provide support to artificial teeth like dentures, crowns and bridges.
Gum Contouring
Gummy smiles are not just a cosmetic problem, it could be an indicator or oral health issues like gingival hypertrophy, skeletal canting, or due to certain medications. The smile design clinic will be able treat a gummy smile with a gum contouring procedure where the gum line is repositioned or reshaped enhance the person’s smile.
Bonded Dental Restorations/Fillings
In teeth that have chips, cracks, or small gaps, a tooth-coloured composite resin is used to fix flaws and enhance the appearance of the teeth. This cosmetic dental procedure is also colloquially known as dental bonding and is easily done at a smile design clinic in a single sitting. Dental bonding is a good procedure to correct minor imperfections in the teeth
Dermal Fillers
Dental dermal filers are hyaluronic acid-based injections that are injected under the mid and deep dermal layers to improve perioral soft tissues , especially in the case of gummy smiles. By using dermal fillers on lips, they get a fuller and more defined appearance, helps in better speech, and for retention of removable dental prostheses.
Orthodontic Treatments
In the case of patients with malaligned teeth, bite issues and visible wide gaps between teeth, the smile design clinic will recommend orthodontic treatment. Orthodontic treatments include the use of braces, clear aligners, space maintainers, and jaw repositioning appliances for better oral health and to achieve a beautiful smile.
How Long Does Smile Design Take?
The duration of the smile design procedure will depend on what the patient’s requirement is, the type of treatment that is apt for them, the age of the patient, and their oral health. Procedures could take between a few weeks to several months to be completed. The smile design clinic will be in the best position to give an estimated time of completion after a thorough examination of the dental issues.
Boost Confidence and Change Outlook through Smile Design
Smile design procedures fall under cosmetic dentistry, a branch of dentistry that is dedicated to enhancing the appearance of a person’s teeth and smile along with improving their oral health. They are customized solutions to address specific dental issues of the patients and help build their self-esteem and confidence in professional as
well as social situations. Moreover, they enhance the functionality of the teeth, gums and jaws, resulting in positive outcomes for the patient’s oral and overall health.
Smile Design at Taha Medical Centre
The Dental Department at Taha Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi has a smile design clinic specializing in cosmetic dentistry to help you wear your best smile. A facial composition evaluation including an assessment of the alignment, symmetry, proportion of the patient’s face is conducted first. This is followed by a Dental Composition analysis
aspects related to the Dental Midline, Incisal Edges, Tooth Dimensions, Zenith Points, Axial Inclinations, Interdental Contact Area (lCA) and lnterdental Contact Point (ICP) are examined through imaging and oral examination. This evaluation, coupled with an understanding of the patient’s needs and expectations, helps the Smile Design Specialists to create a treatment plan that is customized to the patient’s requirements