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A smile makeover is a complete restoration of the teeth’ appearance in order to achieve a better smile. It requires fixing every cosmetic problem the teeth involved may have to match a predefined smile model.
Smile makeovers often incorporate different dental procedures. The dentist, after elaborating a smile design, will choose from among these for fixing each individual dental problem. The most common are:
Bowtie Dental Studio is a multi-disciplinary dental practice of professional doctors trained to correctly diagnose the ideal treatment for your teeth. As our patient, we want you to tell us what you’re expecting to achieve in terms of looks. We will evaluate the best interdisciplinary approach to help you get there.
Simply put, you qualify for a smile makeover if you are not satisfied with the overall appearance of your smile. In other words, it can help those who just want to fix small visible details of their smiles, but also, those who avoid smiling altogether. If your teeth have serious or multiple problems that prevent you from smiling, a smile makeover is specially meant to change that.
The most common cosmetic dental problems are:
Teeth discoloration has various causes, including food and drinks, smoking, and aging. Dealing with teeth’ discoloration is a fundamental part of any smile makeover. Teeth color is arguably the most noticeable trait of a smile and a capital part of what determines its attractiveness.
In this way, it’s no surprise that fixing teeth discoloration is the most demanded cosmetic solution and also the one offering more treatment alternatives: from in-office bleaching made by a dentist to over-the-counter products that have little to no whitening effect.
The most common form of fixing discoloration is through bleaching, also known as teeth whitening. With the help of a chemical product and a shade guide, the dentist can bleach a discolored tooth to match the rest of the teeth.
Note: The dentist has to evaluate the origin of discoloration to offer an appropriate solution. As such, while you may reach a dentist exclusively for whitening, after taking a look at your teeth they may recommend more convenient or additional treatment.
With time, teeth shift their position, moving away or closer to each other. The many causes of this behavior include injuries, diseases, aging, dental treatment, and bruxism. While teeth movement is natural and doesn’t necessarily lead to health problems in all cases, sometimes can contribute to dental decay, bite problems, and gum disease.
From an aesthetic perspective, spacing between teeth and teeth alignment have a role in the face’s overall attractiveness. As such, in the case of a misaligned tooth, makeovers can fix its asymmetry if detrimental to the smile’s attractiveness. Alignment solutions include braces and dental aligners.
Behind missing teeth are decay, injuries, gum disease, and genetics. Partially or completely missing teeth are detrimental to the smile appearance. Especially in the case of incisors (front teeth). Moreover, missing teeth can alter the jaw structure and hence the person’s smile. Smile makeover treatment can solve this problem with implants, fixed dental bridges, and removable partial dentures.
Teeth health and development have an important role in how smiles and faces look. Therefore, dental problems are to blame for their unbalance. The very objective of a dental makeover is to bring harmony and balance not only to the smile but the face as well. As such, when designing a smile treatment, the dentist evaluates the face as a whole. Every part of the treatment has in mind achieving both harmony and facial balance.
Every smile makeover procedure follows studied parameters for designing the perfect smile. Among them, the main variables that come into the equation are:
As is the case with teeth, the most important aspect of maintaining the results of a smile makeover is dental hygiene: Brushing and flossing after meals and throwing away your old toothbrush periodically is mandatory. Additionally, periodical dental cleanings are also helpful.
On the other hand, in the cases where many dental procedures are part of a smile makeover, further dental exams should help to check if each of them is evolving correctly. Some of these procedures may require you to take additional measures such as getting used to a non-abrasive toothpaste and mouthwash or avoid certain foods and beverages.
The cost of a smile makeover depends on the procedures the dentist has evaluated as necessary. A smile makeover, if it’s just a simple fix or only focuses on a single tooth, isn’t necessarily expensive. The required treatment can demand multiple sessions or as in the case of same-day procedures, just one. But in case that many procedures are involved or several teeth need to be treated, these can add up to thousands of dollars. As such, even the estimated price needs a visit to the dentist for an evaluation of what needs to be done.
The quality of materials adds to the price as well. There are cheaper and more expensive materials for dental prostheses but also for whitening treatments. The priciest procedures are veneers, braces, and implants. In turn, the cheapest solutions are at-home over-the-counter whitening kits.
Some of these procedures are covered by insurance, but the many, the exclusively cosmetic ones, are not. The dentist’s choice influences price too. Not all of them charge the same, but since smile makeovers are a multidisciplinary treatment, only the best professionals can perform them correctly. For this very reason, an expensive dentist is also a dentist who guarantees the quality of the treatment. To help you evaluate if the price is worth it, the dentist often offers you a preview of how your smile would look like once the makeover is done.
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