Although oral care comes to mind first, such as toothache, mouth odor, tooth loss, smile aesthetics and smile design due to teeth and gums also have a very important place today. Among the problems affecting daily life are gum diseases, decayed teeth, distortions in tooth alignment, abnormal tooth color and aesthetic problems that occur after tooth loss. In addition to all these, it can cause a lack of self-confidence, since it causes the person to laugh or hesitate to laugh by closing her mouth with her/his hand in public. Even if people with aesthetic concerns have healthy and smooth teeth, they may want to give an aesthetic appearance to the shape or deformities as a result of the disproportion of the gums. Smile design comes into play in this regard. A beautiful smile will make a person feel good psychologically and give strength, as well as make a good impression for the people with whom she/he communicates in daily life. With the advancement of scientific studies and the development of technology, more beautiful smiles can be achieved with the aesthetic smile design method. When it comes to dental aesthetics, the first concept that comes to mind is undoubtedly smile design.
Smile design; It is the name given to the process of giving a natural and beautiful appearance to teeth and gums, whose appearance is deteriorated due to many reasons and aesthetically, by taking into account the facial features and needs of the person.
How to Make a Smile Design?
In smile design, it is extremely important to determine the desires and needs of the person correctly and to plan. Since the aesthetic needs of each patient are different, the procedure to be performed is determined individually. In the planning stage, this process is determined by taking into account different issues such as facial features, age, gender and aesthetic expectations of the person. Primarily, existing decayed teeth and gum diseases are treated, teeth are cleaned. Then, transactions are determined in line with the needs of the person. These procedures can be listed as implant treatment, gum aesthetics, tooth whitening, porcelain, laminated and zirconium coating for tooth deficiencies.
In the practice of smile design, problematic points are determined and plans are made on the models prepared by means of the measurements taken from the person's mouth. Then, using special programs and measurements on the computer, the person's face and intraoral photographs are used to calculate the adaptation to the face shape. With the help of the closest image programs to be formed after the procedure and the restorations prepared in accordance with the patient's mouth structure, ideas are taken for consultation with the patient. Personalized Smile Types There are smile types that are generally used and preferred. These are as follows:
Attractive Aesthetic Smile: The preference for this smile during the treatment is to bring forward the front teeth. The preference of attractive aesthetic smile will give the person a more attractive and youthful smile appearance.
Intellectual Smile: In this smile design, the teeth are aligned and it adds a more mature smile to the person to be treated.
Sporty Smile: In this smile design, it is provided by the process of designing the middle incisors longer than the incisors on the sides.
Advantages of Smile Aesthetics Application
• By making a design with a natural appearance suitable for the face, teeth suitable for the jaw are obtained.
• There is no color difference between the teeth and its whiteness becomes clearer.
• It provides protection against possible gum ailments as it makes the gums healthier.
• Shining teeth and a remarkable smile are achieved.
• Since the fractures in the teeth are corrected, the tooth structure looks more aesthetic.