Smile Design (Hollywood Smile) What?
The most popular words of aesthetic dentistry today appear as “Smile Design” or “Smile Aesthetics”.
Smile design emerges as a result of a multidisciplinary study, which is obtained as a result of evaluating many factors such as the person’s facial features, lip thickness, gender, skin color. Aesthetics is a concept that differs from person to person. However, as with everything in nature, there is a golden ratio in teeth. By adhering to the golden ratio and taking into account the factors we have just mentioned, a design can be obtained as a result of patient-physician-technician collaboration.
There are a number of protocols for making smile design. First of all, the patient should be photographed with special cameras. In addition, the patient’s measurements should be taken for diagnosis and smile design. The aesthetic expectations of the patient are transferred to the technician by the physician and a study is made on the diagnosis model, taking into account the photographs taken.
By taking a mold from the smile design made, a silicone material is formed, which can be tested on the patient. The design prepared by the temporary dental materials is applied in the mouth. Thus, a smile design close to 90% is obtained without the slightest abrasion on the teeth. At this stage, the expectations for the final treatment between the patient and the physician become clear before the treatment is started in any way. As a result, the smile design study is a good preliminary study that enables the evaluation of smile aesthetics by the patient and the physician. If the patient approves, the necessary tooth abrasions are made by the physician, the measurements are prepared and the aesthetic porcelains are permanently adhered within 7-10 days.
Recently, programs in which smile design is made digitally in computer environment have been released. The most important advantage of these programs is that the smile aesthetics can be shown digitally on the screen with a final close to the possible result without the slightest operation to the patient. However, the vast majority of patients still want to see how the final image looks inside the mouth.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many sessions does Smile Design take?
Digital smile design is the process of determining your ideal smile using digital methods and displaying it on the screen. This design, completed in two sessions, is rehearsed in the mouth and shown to you. Changes are required on the digital smile design or, if desired, the second session is repeated. When the design is approved by the patient, the necessary procedures are started separately.
Does the process start immediately when the treatment is approved?
Your dentist will explain in detail what procedures should be done to your existing teeth, with alternatives, if any, in order to achieve the ideal smile design. Ideal smile design is usually achieved by applying Aesthetic Dentistry, Orthodontics, Dental Implant and Gum Aesthetics alone or together.
Your doctor will start your treatment by giving you a new appointment according to the treatment procedure you have accepted. In all aesthetic treatments to be made, the current design is recorded and everything is planned according to this digital design.