Two key ingredients of beautiful smiles are naturalness and harmony. Beautiful smiles are ‘realistic’: they don’t look too perfect or fake.

A beautiful smile has a clean and healthy full set of teeth, straight and evenly spaced. The teeth are a size, colour and shape that complement the face.

Healthy, pink gums frame the teeth; without symmetrical gums a good set of teeth may not translate into a great smile. The shape and symmetry of the lips is also important.

Your smile makeover may include adjustments to teeth, gums and lips.

Teeth whitening

• Teeth whitening technologies are constantly being enhanced. We offer a chair-side procedure or a professionally supervised take-home kit. These methods are effective and conservative.
• Dental veneers are an alternative. These are thin porcelain or resin facings (you choose the colour!) that are bonded onto the tooth. This is the better option for severely discolored teeth.

Reshaping / repositioning the teeth

• Cosmetic contouring, which involves slight trimming to shape the teeth. This is a very effective yet conservative option which is preferred for minor adjustments.
• Dental veneers, in either porcelain or resin, are the better solutions for mild to moderate shape or position changes. These are recommended for major color changes.
• Porcelain crowns are the best solution for major reshaping, for example, for very worn or broken teeth.
• Braces are used to reposition severely misplaced teeth.
• White fillings

Closing gaps / replacing the teeth.

• Braces
• Porcelain or resin veneers
• Implants and crowns
• Dental bridges
• Tooth bonding

Gum care

• Routine cleaning easily maintains the firmness and health of your gums.

Gum surgery

• Gums can be contoured to lessen their visibility (such as in a gummy smile) or to even out the length of the teeth. These are simple procedures which are easily completed.

Lips

You may seek assistance from an aesthetic surgeon to beautify your lips.

How do I choose from my options?

There are two rules our dentists always follow.

Rule #1: Achieve the appearance the patient wants
Rule #2: Use the most conservative means to achieve rule #1

Rule #2 is very important. The more tooth structure that is preserved, the greater the chance your teeth will survive for your whole life.

To help you compare your options we have designed a simple smilemakeover guide and checklist.
Contact us to discuss your options with you and you may want to see some examples in our photo gallery

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