Complete Smile Makeovers: The Art of the Perfect Smile
by: Arthur Glosman DDS
What is it that makes a smile perfect? This is a question that millions of people ask themselves when they look in the mirror each day. In truth, there are several components to a perfect smile; from lip and cheek shape to tooth color and spacing, it takes a synergy of all parts of a person’s face in order to create the perfect smile. It is because of this necessary accord that not one shape or look of teeth will be perfect for all people and as result the average person requires a little help to get their smile looking its best and brightest. Enter the complete smile makeover, a single or combination of procedures that, when used together by a dentist not only trained in their use but also artistically inclined, will get your smile looking the finest it ever has.
Smile Makeover Basics
A smile makeover’s complexity is relative to each individual person and will consist of one or more cosmetic dentistry procedures. The procedures involved may range from professional or home whitening to composite bonding to dental veneers and/or implants. A smile makeover is not to be confused with a full-mouth reconstruction where, unlike a smile makeover, the procedures are necessary as opposed to simply desired.
When Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures Cross the Technical and Artistic Line
Most dentists are in the field because they like to work with their hands and fix things. They will look at your mouth like a mechanic would a car and aim to diagnose problems in order to mend them and prevent poor oral health. This is all well and good for those of us that are strictly looking to maintain the healthiness of our mouth. But for those of us that desire an enhancement to our smile, a cosmetic dentist is needed.
A cosmetic dentist does more than see your smile as something to be kept healthy, he/she will aim to make your smile look the best it can based on both your unique features and individual desires. Aesthetically, there are many components of your smile that must be evaluated in order to reach the desired result of a perfect smile. Tooth color, alignment, spacing, balance, length, and proportion all play critical roles in your smile makeover and your cosmetic dentist must have the artistic ability to put them all together and create a smile that will make you glow every time your use it.
Your cosmetic dentist can work with you, discussing whether it best to use whitening combined with straightening techniques like orthodontia or use porcelain veneers, an option which fixes your smile nearly instantly. Cosmetic dentists that perform smile makeovers are dexterous when it comes to merging look and function. An artistic dentist can create your veneers and/or crowns so as to portray a predominantly masculine or feminine appearance, all while keeping your teeth looking and feeling as natural as real teeth. It for all these reasons that when looking to get a smile makeover, you must use a cosmetic dentist that is as artistic as he/she is skilled.
Dr. Glosman DDS is a practicing aesthetic and reconstructive dentist located in Beverly Hills California. You can read more about him in the Summer 2009 Cosmetic Dentist Review at Dr Arthur Glosman Featured Cosmetic Dentist Review or visit his website at www.arthurglosmandds.com
by Dr. A. G – January 3, 2004
