A Smile Makeover Is Art

One mistake people make is going to their family dentist or the dentist down the street for this type of work. In reality, only a small percentage of dentists are artistic enough to create a beautiful smile design. You need to understand that dentists tend to be technician-types. They chose dentistry as a profession because they like to fix things. And that is what they're taught in dental school. You break a tooth—a dentist fixes it.To do a beautiful smile makeover, a dentist needs a passion for beauty and a personality that loves to create things of beauty. Only 1% or 2% of dentists have this artistic inclination. Those that do will pursue additional training after dental school to learn the skills necessary to create smiles - special bonding techniques, training in color manipulation, an understanding of the special materials that are used in this highly specialized area of dentistry.And to make things more difficult for the consumer, cosmetic dentistry isn't a legally separate specialty. The view of the majority of dentists is that a smile makeover isn't a big deal and doesn't require special training. But it is and it does.

Smile Makeover Options Here are different cosmetic dentistry techniques that can be used to give you a smile makeover: Porcelain veneers, as explained above, is the most common method. A small amount of tooth structure is shaved from the front of your teeth, and then beautiful porcelain veneers are bonded to them, creating the shape, color, and alignment of teeth that you desire. Lumineers are a brand of porcelain veneers that are advertised heavily. They are promoted as not requiring any tooth reduction beforehand. However, other brands of porcelain veneers can also be placed without any tooth reduction. Lumineers are a tiny bit thinner than other brands: 0.3 millimeter instead of 0.5, so they do lend themselves more easily to a no-preparation technique. But many Lumineers are also placed on prepared teeth. Tooth whitening can be used just to lighten the teeth - if you're happy with their shape and position. Invisalign is another smile makeover technique. With invisible braces, your teeth can be made straight. Many people combine this treatment with tooth whitening for a complete smile makeover. There is also dental bonding used to create a new smile. This can be cheaper than porcelain veneers.

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Smile Design Styles

One difference between a cosmetic dentist and a general dentist is that a cosmetic dentist, before doing any cosmetic dentistry work that involves multiple front teeth, will often perform a smile design consultation. Cosmetic dentists understand that communication with the patient over what they expect, what they want their teeth to look like, is critical to their success. Cosmetic dentistry is a self-esteem service. As such, if the result is not pleasing to the patient, the treatment is a failure. In order for you to be happy with the result, you need to have strong input into the artistic planning of your smile. To help you accomplish that, we have this brief presentation on the three broad categories of smile design.

There are three basic cosmetic dentistry smile design styles, and within each division there are variations on the theme.

The Sexy Smile

A sexy smile has variation in the lengths of the teeth. Since the central incisors tend to be longer than the other front teeth when they first come in and then wear down over time to an even length, we associate longer, more prominent central incisors with youth and "sexiness."Therefore, in the "sexy" smile design, the central incisors are significantly longer than the lateral incisors. A sexy smile conveys youth and boldness, or it can also convey warmth. A sexy smile design also draws the eye to the center of the face, emphasizing the nose and chin. It is good for people with prominent, attractive lips. The Sophisticated Smile

Teeth in the sophisticated smile make a straight horizontal line. A sophisticated smile conveys maturity and intelligence. It tends to emphasize the width of the lower face. When teeth first erupt, the lengths tend to be more uneven. As we age, they wear to even lengths. Therefore, we associate teeth of even lengths with maturity, wisdom, and "sophistication." The Sporty Smile

A sporty smile is between sophisticated and sexy. The central incisors are a little longer than the laterals. A sporty smile design conveys casualness and informality, and can also convey warmth. It's not quite as serious as the sophisticated smile nor as young as the sexy smile.

Factors that influence the smile design are: 1. Your facial shape. For example, a long face may need to accentuate width to appear more oval. Someone with attractive features in the center of the face may need bold central incisors to draw attention to that center. 2. Your image aspirations. How do you want to appear to others? A sophisticated smile gives the appearance of more intelligence, maturity and judgment. A sexy smile gives the appearance of more warmth, energy and boldness. 3. Your age, or how old you want to appear. Longer central incisors make you appear younger. Also, whiter teeth make you appear younger. Conversely, a flatter smile or a more subdued color to the teeth make you appear more mature.

With your smile design consultation, an expert cosmetic dentist will go over all of these factors. He or she may have you pick a smile from a book of photographs of smiles. A good cosmetic dentist may disagree with your pick and will tell you, but the final decision is still yours. Ultimately, you have to be the one who is happy with your smile.

Cosmetic dentists are almost a "different breed" from your usual family dentist. A cosmetic dentist has a certain passion about esthetics and creating beautiful smiles that makes him or her want to dedicate his or her practice to this aspect of dentistry and to pursue extensive training in this special field.

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Eίναι ένα λεπτό στρώμα από πορσελάνη, που συγκολλάται στην πρόσθια πλευρά του δοντιού προκειμένου να βελτιωθεί η αισθητική εικόνα του δοντιού. Αυτές οι όψεις κατασκευάζονται από τον οδοντοτεχνίτη, με βάση ένα εκμαγείο – μοντέλο του στόματος που δίνει ο οδοντίατρός σας. Αφού οι όψεις συγκολληθούν στο στόμα μπορούν να φαίνονται τόσο φυσικές όπως και τα άλλα φυσικά σας δόντια.

Mπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν: για το κλείσιμο κενών διαστημάτων μεταξύ των δοντιών, για βελτίωση του χρώματος των δοντιών που έχουν υποστεί μόνιμη δυσχρωμία όπως και για αλλαγή του σχήματος τους και για την αντικατάσταση παλαιών λευκών σφραγισμάτων που έχουν υποστεί δυσχρωμία.

Ποία είναι η διάρκεια ζωής των όψεων: συνήθως η διάρκεια της ζωής τους φτάνει σε αρκετά χρόνια. Για να έχουν μεγάλη διάρκεια ζωής οι όψεις, συνιστάται να αποφεύγουν να μασούν κρέας με κόκαλα, να σπάζουν καρύδια κ.λ.π. ή να χρησιμοποιούν οποιαδήποτε άλλη τροφή που μπορεί να προκαλέσει ρωγμές ή κατάγματα ακόμη και στα φυσικά δόντια.