What is Smile Design?
Smile design is the process of eliminating conditions that fall within the scope of aesthetic dentistry and lead to some disorders in aesthetic appearance for various reasons. Smile design procedures related to teeth and gums have an important place in oral care. Rotten teeth, crooked teeth and various gum diseases not only affect the aesthetic appearance, they also have a negative impact on the oral and physical health of people. Impairments such as tooth loss, tooth color differences and some distortions that do not affect oral health reduce the quality of life of people and negatively affect their social lives. Due to the effects of smile aesthetics and smile design on communication and socialization in today's world, problems in the mouth that are not fixed can lead to people being afraid to laugh in public and the formation of serious problems such as lack of self-confidence.
What Problems Is Smile Design Applied To Eliminate?
In smile design operations, an application plan is prepared in accordance with the mouth structure, face structure, jaw structure and special requests of people. Thanks to the procedures performed by specialized aesthetic dentists, it is aimed to give people a healthier mouth and a more aesthetic smile. Some of the problems that the procedures applied for smile design offer solutions to are as follows:
Disproportionate tooth color and other tooth color problems
Gum problems and gum disfigurements
Disorders in the arrangement of teeth
Irregular Decussations between teeth
Problems with missing teeth
Incompatibility in tooth sizes
Cracked and broken tooth structure
Decoherence between mouth structure and facial structure
What Procedures Are Applied in Smile Design?
The procedures to be applied in smile design differ according to the individuals. Each oral structure has its own characteristics and different aesthetic requirements. With the inclusion of people's special requests in the transactions, very different and multidisciplinary transaction combinations emerge. In smile design procedures, appropriate procedures or procedures are selected by taking into account factors such as a person's facial features, gender, age and expectations and determining the requirements. The priority is to eliminate problems that negatively affect health, such as carious teeth and gum diseases. Other processes that can be applied in smile design are:
Teeth whitening
Cleaning teeth
Zirconium coating
Porcelain laminates
Implant
Filling treatment
Orthodontic treatments
Porcelain veneer
Gum aesthetics
How is the Treatment Process in Smile Design?
The treatment process in smile design first begins with the examination of the person's oral structure and dental health and informing the person about oral health. As a result of the information about the processes that can be applied, application methods and results, an accurate and effective implementation plan is created by taking into account the special requests of people. In smile design, it is very important to correctly understand the aesthetic expectations of people and correctly determine the requirements in order to achieve a desirable and healthy smile. As a result of mutual information, the necessary measurements are taken in the mouth of people, problems are determined in detail and treatment modeling is created. The models are prepared as a result of special programs and technological measurements in a computer environment. In this way, the process is managed more accurately. The process, which takes place by exchanging mutual ideas with the patient, ends with the completion of the appropriate procedures. The completion time of the smile design process varies depending on factors such as the presence of orthodontic practices, the variety of procedures, and the levels of existing disorders.
