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How to find an expert cosmetic dentist Visit America's Dental
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cosmetic dentistry. One difference between a cosmetic dentist and a
general dentist is that a cosmetic dentist, before doing any
cosmetic dentistry work that involves multiple front teeth, will
often perform a smile design consultation. Cosmetic dentists
understand that communication with the patient over what they
expect, what they want their teeth to look like, is critical to
their success. Cosmetic dentistry is a self-esteem service. As
such, if the result is not pleasing to the patient, the treatment
is a failure. In order for you to be happy with the result, you
need to have strong input into the artistic planning of your smile.
To help you accomplish that, we have this brief presentation on the
three broad categories of smile design. There are three basic smile
design styles, and within each division there are variations on the
theme. The Sophisticated Smile Teeth in the sophisticated smile
make a straight horizontal line. A sophisticated smile conveys
maturity and intelligence. It tends to emphasize the width of the
lower face. When teeth first erupt, the lengths tend to be more
even. As we age, they wear to even lengths. Therefore, we associate
teeth of even lengths with maturity, wisdom, and
"sophistication." The Sexy Smile A sexy smile has more
variation. Since the central incisors tend to be longer than the
other front teeth when they first come in and then wear down over
time to an even length, we associate longer central incisors with
youth and "sexiness." Therefore, in the "sexy"
smile design, the central incisors are significantly longer than
the lateral incisors. A sexy smile conveys youth and boldness, or
it can also convey warmth. A sexy smile design also draws the eye
to the center of the face, emphasizing the nose and chin. It is
good for people with prominent, attractive lips. The Sporty Smile A
sporty smile is between sophisticated and sexy. The central
incisors are a little longer than the laterals. A sporty smile
design conveys casualness and informality, and can also convey
warmth. It's not quite as serious as the sophisticated smile nor as
young as the sexy smile. Factors that influence the smile design
are: 1. Your facial shape. For example, a long face may need to
accentuate width to appear more oval. Someone with attractive
features in the center of the face may need bold central incisors
to draw attention to that center. 2. Your image aspirations. How do
you want to appear to others? A sophisticated smile gives the
appearance of more intelligence, maturity and judgment. A sexy
smile gives the appearance of more warmth, energy and boldness. 3.
Your age, or how old you want to appear. Longer central incisors
make you appear younger. Also, whiter teeth make you appear
younger. Conversely, a flatter smile or a more subdued color to the
teeth make you appear more mature. With your smile design
consultation an expert cosmetic dentist will go over all of these
factors. He or she may have you pick a smile from a book of
photographs of smiles. A good cosmetic dentist may disagree with
your pick and will tell you, but the final decision is still yours.
Ultimately, you have to be the one who is happy with your smile.
Quite frankly, the artistic sensitivity that makes a good cosmetic
dentist often goes against the grain of the training that occurs in
dental schools. That is why cosmetic dentists are almost a
"different breed" from your usual family dentist. A
cosmetic dentist has a certain passion about esthetics that makes
him or her want to dedicate his or her practice to this aspect of
dentistry and to pursue extensive training in this special
field.
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How to find an
expert cosmetic dentist
Visit
America's Dental Bookstore. Easy shopping for all your dental books, dental assisting
books, consumer books, etc.
A huge selection, and shipping is usually free.
Come and
browse!
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| One difference between a cosmetic dentist and a
general dentist is that a cosmetic dentist, before doing any
cosmetic dentistry work that involves multiple front teeth, will often perform a smile design consultation.
Cosmetic dentists understand that communication
with the patient over what they expect, what they want their teeth
to look like, is critical to their success. Cosmetic dentistry is a
self-esteem service. As such, if the result is not pleasing to the
patient, the treatment is a failure. In order for you to be happy
with the result, you need to have strong input into the artistic
planning of your smile. To help you accomplish that, we have this
brief presentation on the three broad categories of smile
design.
There are three basic smile design styles, and within each
division there are variations on the theme.
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The
Sophisticated Smile
Teeth in the
sophisticated smile make a straight
horizontal line. A sophisticated smile conveys maturity and
intelligence. It tends to emphasize the width of the lower face.
When teeth first erupt, the lengths tend to be
more even. As we age, they wear to even lengths. Therefore, we
associate teeth of even lengths with maturity, wisdom, and
"sophistication."
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The Sexy
Smile
A sexy smile has more variation. Since the central incisors tend to be longer than the
other front teeth when they first come in and then wear down over
time to an even length, we associate longer central incisors with
youth and "sexiness."
Therefore, in the "sexy" smile
design, the central incisors are significantly longer than
the lateral incisors. A sexy smile conveys youth and boldness, or
it can also convey warmth. A sexy smile design also draws the eye
to the center of the face, emphasizing the nose and chin. It is
good for people with prominent, attractive lips.
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The Sporty
Smile
A sporty
smile is between
sophisticated and sexy. The central incisors are a little longer
than the laterals. A sporty smile design conveys casualness and
informality, and can also convey warmth. It's
not quite as serious as the sophisticated smile nor as young as the
sexy smile.
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Factors that influence the smile design are:
1. Your facial shape.
For example, a long face may need to accentuate width to appear
more oval. Someone with attractive features in the center of the
face may need bold central incisors to draw attention to that
center.
2. Your image
aspirations. How do you want to appear to others? A sophisticated
smile gives the appearance of more intelligence, maturity and
judgment. A sexy smile gives the appearance of more warmth, energy
and boldness.
3. Your age, or how
old you want to appear. Longer central incisors make you appear
younger. Also, whiter teeth make you appear younger. Conversely, a
flatter smile or a more subdued color to the teeth make you appear
more mature.
With your smile design consultation an expert cosmetic dentist
will go over all of these factors. He or she may have you pick a
smile from a book of photographs of smiles. A good cosmetic dentist
may disagree with your pick and will tell you, but the final
decision is still yours. Ultimately, you have to be the one who is
happy with your smile.
Quite frankly, the artistic sensitivity that makes a good
cosmetic dentist often goes against the grain of the training that
occurs in dental schools. That is why cosmetic dentists are almost
a "different breed" from your usual family dentist. A
cosmetic dentist has a certain passion about esthetics that makes
him or her want to dedicate his or her practice to this aspect of
dentistry and to pursue extensive training in this special
field.
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