Smile Designs
“Smile design” is the process of determining how to achieve your asthetic goals with regard to your smile. As with an architect, it is the formulation of a blueprint by which we achieve success. As cosmetic dentists, we understand that communication with you about what you expect, what you want your teeth to look like, is critical to success. Cosmetic dentistry is a self-esteem service. As such, if the result is not pleasing to you, 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 perform a smile design consultation.
Factors that influence the smile design are:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, we will go over all of these factors. Smile design treatment plans may include everything from whitening, veneers and crowns or Invisalign, bonding and implants . We will use any or all of the necessary tools in our repertoire to accomplish the goal of a beautiful smile. We may have you pick a smile from a book of photographs of smiles. We 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!
Please click on the "Before & After" tab to see some photos of actual smiles transformed by Dr. Domingoes.
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