Smile Makeover

A smile can help a young or old adult to see an aspiration fulfilled. A younger adult might aspire to find a long life partner. An older adult might want to smile with confidence at a grandchild. Both adults have would have reason to consider paying for a smile makeover.

A smile makeover can give radiance to a smile. A smile makeover can create the sort of smile with which a patient feels most comfortable. The dentist who performs a smile makeover carries out one or more transforming procedures.

Some people hesitate to smile because they have stained teeth. A smile makeover can include teeth whitening. If the patient with the stained teeth has some false teeth, then he or she needs more than whitening. He or she needs to have veneers over the stained teeth. A dentist doing a smile makeover can place veneers on teeth.

Some dental patients hesitate to smile because they have chipped or cracked teeth. There are various methods by which a smile makeover can address the challenge presented by cracked or chipped teeth. A dentist who plans to makeover a smile might, for example, remove sections of the tooth enamel and might then re-contour the teeth.

Some seemingly contented people avoid smiling because they have a missing tooth. A dentist could help such a person to smile by placing a dental bridge in the mouth of that unsmiling patient. In order to create that bridge, the dentist fuses a false tooth into a space adjacent to two porcelain crowns.

Not every person has the natural ability to form a typical smile. Some people have mouth muscles that do not work as they should. When mouth muscles fail to function as expected then a patient can not clench his or her jaw in a natural-looking bite. An expert in the smile makeover can help a patient to enjoy having a more "acceptable" bite.

While some smile makeovers call for changes in the teeth and others for changes in the mouth muscles, there is a third area of the mouth on which makeover experts can focus. Sometimes a smile makeover involves the transformation of the patient's gum.

Some dental patients request a gum lift. When a dentist does a gum lift, then the dentist raises and sculpts the gum line. In that way, the dentist can make the patient's teeth look longer and more symmetrical.

During a smile makeover, changes to the gum do not need to be that drastic. A dentist might simply cut-out the muscle that is usually found between the two front teeth. That simple procedure can bring together two teeth that were once quite far apart.

A good dentist takes the time to listen to a patient's greatest concerns. The dentist then suggests those procedures that can best alleviate those concerns. By listening to each patient's concerns, a dentist can transform a smile into an expression that pleases a patient, and also brings smiles to the faces of the patient's friends and family.