Have you ever wondered how a smile affects your life? According to social research, people with a wide, open smile are more successful. When a person has pursed lips, it seems that he is constantly dissatisfied, frowning, and angry. In fact, pursed lips are not always a sign of dissatisfaction. Often in this way they try to hide teeth that are far from ideal. As a result, a person is simply embarrassed to smile, and it seems to others that he is always in a bad mood.
Many factors can affect the beauty of a smile. A person lives with some of them throughout his entire adult life, for example, with an incorrect bite or spaces between the teeth. Some appeared under the influence of lifestyle, as a result, even if the shape of the teeth is beautiful, darkened enamel does not add aesthetics to the smile. There are factors associated with dental diseases of the teeth - caries, periodontal disease, partial edentia.
Thanks to the filigree work of dentists, almost anyone can get a beautiful, perfect smile. For each patient, the doctor will select the technologies that are suitable for his clinical case.
What is an ideal smile?
Probably, every person has his own idea of a beautiful smile. But in dentistry this concept has clear parameters. When a dentist makes a Hollywood smile, he strives for these criteria:
- Geometry. On a person’s face, you can draw several conventional lines that form the eyes, lips, edges of the incisors and fangs. For a beautiful smile, the parallelism of these lines to each other is important.
- Teeth are physiologically correct size. Ideal teeth don't just have different sizes. The largest teeth are the incisors. Then the size of the teeth gradually decreases. With this size, the smile looks attractive.
- Correct bite. Antagonist teeth must touch each other at physiologically correct points.
- Upper lip. When smiling, it only exposes the teeth, but not the gum line.
It is customary to call a Hollywood smile a smile that meets all these criteria. She's not just beautiful. It makes you more attractive, younger.
One day dentistry
Just a few years ago (and in some clinics even now), installing crowns took at least a month and required 4–6 visits to the dentist. Modern computer technologies make it possible to do this in 1–3 visits to the doctor. Dental impressions are becoming a thing of the past. Now, using an optical digital scanner, in 5-10 minutes the doctor receives a digitized image of the dentition, which is sent to a machine - a Triumfus multi-axis processing center (the latest development of the military-industrial complex together with dentists), on which the crown is machined automatically in 14-16 minutes. The machine can produce 200 crowns per load. The development marked the beginning of a new industry - dental machine tools. Work on it can be carried out at night and on weekends without human intervention. Thanks to this, one-day dentistry arose.
Getting started on your perfect smile: healthy teeth
A Hollywood smile means, first of all, absolutely healthy teeth. Therefore, at the first stage, the doctor examines the oral cavity and prescribes the necessary additional examinations. After this, you will be prescribed dental treatment.
When teeth are severely damaged, conventional filling is not always advisable and it would be more correct to make a restoration with a crown:
- If the tooth is severely damaged, even a high-quality filling will not last long. It destroys itself and affects nearby tooth tissues and the root. An attempt to fill such teeth may lead to the need for extraction and prosthetics.
- Filling materials darken over time. External factors and bad habits, such as smoking, can change the color of a tooth filling. On the front teeth, the dark filling stands out strongly. As a result, a smile, into which a lot of effort and time has been invested, ceases to be beautiful.
Modern dental crowns are visually indistinguishable from your own teeth. Everything corresponds to an ideal smile - shape, size, shade.
We recommend using ceramic crowns to restore the smile area. Why ceramics:
- Aesthetics. In a Hollywood smile, the crown should not stand out against the background of the teeth, and this can only be achieved if the material used matches the tooth enamel in color and transparency. Dental ceramics remain the best choice for these indicators.
- Strength. Teeth crowns used in the smile area do not require the same strength as molar dentures. But at the same time, the crown must be able to withstand the load while eating. Otherwise, the artificial tooth will simply collapse.
- Biocompatibility. Dental ceramics are biocompatible, so they do not cause allergies, and galvanic currents do not occur while wearing crowns. Biocompatibility is important to create the perfect smile. Patients with ceramic crowns do not experience problems such as cyanosis or swelling of the gums, or discoloration of the gingival margin. The teeth and gum edges are beautiful.
A mandatory step in creating an ideal smile is professional oral hygiene. Plaque, soft dental deposits, and stone are removed from the surface of the teeth. They shouldn't be on beautiful teeth.
How an implant becomes yours
Although the implantation technique was developed back in the 1970-1980s, many put up with the absence of teeth, believing that implants are painful, expensive and unreliable. According to statistics, 96% of operated patients use the same implants for more than 25 years. They can be installed in 20–30 minutes and are no more painful than removal. Artificial teeth are not cheap, but long-term treatment of hopeless teeth is even more expensive. The problem is that between tooth extraction and installation of a crown on an implant, an average of 2–3 months passes. But for this period, temporary crowns can be made. The main advantage of implants is that they completely restore chewing function, preserve adjacent teeth, and do not develop caries.
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Orthodontic stage: bite correction
A physiologically correct bite is one of the important criteria for a Hollywood smile. According to statistics, malocclusion occurs in 90% of patients. These can range from minor problems to serious pathologies. In any case, if you decide to get a Hollywood smile, you cannot do without consulting an orthodontist.
Getting a beautiful smile doesn't always require wearing braces. Minor deviations can be corrected by other methods. After the examination, the orthodontist will give you his recommendations on the optimal methods of treating the bite in your case.
Mouth guards for bite correction
One of the correction methods is treatment with mouth guards. A set of mouth guards is made from dental impressions, individually for each patient. The polymer is soft but elastic. The mouthguard puts pressure on the teeth, so they begin to gradually move. But unlike braces, the pressure is gentle. Creating a Hollywood smile takes place without discomfort. Due to the fact that the polymer is transparent, the aligners are not visible on the teeth even when smiling.
Treatment with mouthguards has one peculiarity. The effectiveness of the correction directly depends on how carefully you follow the orthodontist’s recommendations. If you are not ready for this, it is better to use other orthodontic methods to create a beautiful smile.
It's easy to use mouthguards:
- Wear it on your teeth daily, for a period of time calculated by the doctor when developing a bite correction plan.
- As the teeth move into the desired position, the set must be replaced with a new one.
The number of sets required to create an ideal smile will also be determined by the orthodontist at the preparatory stage.
Correction with braces
Braces are one of the most effective methods for treating malocclusion and creating a beautiful smile. It can be used even for serious pathologies. The correction period depends on the complexity of the case.
Traditional metal braces had one serious drawback - they spoiled the appearance of your smile. This caused psychological discomfort for many patients, and some refused treatment because of it. Modern braces are made from different materials. They look aesthetically pleasing on the surface of the teeth, and during long-term orthodontic treatment your smile will be beautiful, you won’t have to be embarrassed.
We offer braces from different materials: ceramic, sapphire. They will cost more than metal ones, but if a beautiful smile is important to you, it is better to opt for them.
Depending on the type of pathology, the doctor will offer you one of the types of braces:
- Lingual. They are fixed on the inner surface of the teeth, so they are absolutely invisible while wearing. Such systems are suitable for the treatment of serious pathologies.
- Vestibular. The brace lock is installed on the outside of the teeth and the arch is fixed to them.
Vestibular braces also differ in the method of correction. In ligature systems, the arch is fixed using ligatures. When the teeth move, the doctor adjusts the position of the arch. Self-ligating systems do not require correction.
Traditional metal braces are still used in orthodontics and can successfully treat malocclusions. When creating a Hollywood smile, we can recommend them if quick results are more important to you than aesthetics during treatment.
Heredity is to blame for bad teeth
Reality : The role of heredity in the health of our teeth is extremely small and is manifested in the structure and properties of tooth tissue: enamel and dentin. In fact, a person even with not very good heredity has every chance of keeping his teeth healthy.
What to do?
Take proper care of your teeth throughout your life and make regular visits to your dentist.
Fact: Today, there is an opposite theory that lesions of specific teeth may indicate a predisposition to the pathology of a particular organ or an already existing disease.
Correlation of teeth affected by caries with pathology of internal organs
A perfect smile with veneers and lumineers
Restoration of the smile area using veneers and lumineers is suitable if you have absolutely healthy, but not very beautiful teeth. Indications for the use of veneers are:
- Chips, microcracks in teeth;
- Darkening of the enamel that cannot be eliminated by bleaching;
- Noticeable stains on the surface of the teeth;
- High-quality fillings, but darkened over time;
- Large interdental spaces;
- Slight crowding of teeth;
- Deviation of the position of the teeth from the axis;
Microprostheses are fixed on the outer surface of the teeth to change the visual perception of the dentition and create a beautiful smile. The color of the veneer is chosen so that it matches your own teeth. In this case, the presence of veneers is invisible. People around you simply notice your beautiful smile. They are not suitable for restoring severely damaged teeth. In such cases, it is better to choose ceramic crowns rather than veneers.
Installation of veneers and lumineers requires grinding of teeth. Since without it, the lining will protrude above the teeth due to its own thickness. Your teeth won't look beautiful and your smile won't look perfect. The amount of grinding depends on the individual characteristics of the patient and his teeth. In some cases, it is indeed possible to completely do without turning, but the doctor will be able to tell how microprosthetics will work in your case only after an examination.
Dental restoration with lumineers and veneers takes time, since microprostheses are made individually. The entire process of creating a Hollywood smile takes place in several stages:
- Preliminary inspection. The task of this stage is to identify indications and contraindications for the installation of veneers;
- Sanitation of the oral cavity. Plaque and stone are removed from the surface of the teeth;
- Grinding of teeth for veneers. This step is not always required;
- Preparation of casts. After the teeth are completely prepared for restoration, the doctor takes impressions to make veneers;
- Manufacturing. Veneers are made in a dental laboratory using CAD/CAM technology. Lumineers must be ordered from the manufacturer;
- Installation. Once the veneers are ready, they are fixed to the teeth with dental adhesive.
You can see the result of dental restoration and decide whether it is necessary even at the preparation stage. To do this, the doctor will make a 3D computer model of your new beautiful smile.
Dental diseases
Most oral pathologies can be eliminated at an early stage. Timely treatment of dental diseases is the answer to how you can preserve all your teeth until old age. One of the common causes of dental disease is caries. To keep teeth healthy, it is necessary to begin treatment at the first sign. Such a common pathology as malocclusion also affects the preservation of dental health. Bite correction is considered an effective prevention of many dental diseases.
How much does a Hollywood smile cost?
It is impossible to answer definitively the question of how much it will cost to create a Hollywood smile. It all depends on the source data. Doctors of different specialties often participate in the work - therapists, hygienists, orthodontists, orthopedists, implantologists. The better the condition of your teeth and oral cavity, the cheaper a perfect smile will cost. In rare cases, all procedures end with professional hygiene and whitening.
Additional treatment always increases costs. The final cost of a beautiful smile is determined by several factors:
- Type of treatment;
- Volume of medical procedures;
- Technologies used;
- Types of orthopedic and orthodontic structures used, etc.
To find out the exact cost of your new smile, come for a consultation with a dentist at our clinic. If necessary, the doctor will refer you for examination and consultation with specialized specialists. After this, we will be able to calculate the prices of all procedures necessary to create a Hollywood smile.
Preventive measures to preserve immunity
There is a whole range of measures that can be followed to ensure that the immune system does not weaken over time.
It is useful to brew and drink infusions of medicinal herbs (chamomile, calendula, sage). These herbs not only heal the body, but also have an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect on the condition of the oral cavity.
But you should be careful about medications that strengthen your immune system. Of course, vitamins and minerals are useful for promoting health, especially during periods of vitamin deficiency, but you should not overdo it with the use of vitamin complexes. It is better to consult a doctor and determine how much your body needs a course of vitamins.
By the way
Is it possible to grow new ones?
Japanese scientists, using stem cells, grew the rudiments of permanent teeth in rats. Domestic researchers have patented a technology for obtaining stem cells from the tissues of baby teeth. After a baby tooth is removed, stem cells can be isolated from it, frozen, and later used to grow a new tooth. While this technology is just being developed, it is possible that in the future doctors will be able to grow teeth to replace those that have fallen out right in the patient’s mouth.
Debunking health myths
You can often hear from acquaintances, neighbors, friends or colleagues that something is useful and something is very dangerous for teeth. Such conversations do not always confirm the professional opinion of dentists. Below are common myths and debunk them.
Myth 1 – pregnant women and children should not go to the dentist
This is a completely false statement! Dental treatment for pregnant women has become overgrown with myths due to the ban on anesthetics containing adrenaline (epinephrine). But now there are other anesthetic drugs that do not harm the expectant mother and baby. If caries is left unattended, it will “grow” into pulpitis, then spread to the roots. Therefore, at any hint of toothache, you should go to the dentist and get treatment. Otherwise, there is a risk of inflammation and the spread of infection through the bloodstream - which is very dangerous during pregnancy.
Treatment in children must be mandatory. Because Milk enamel is thinner and more fragile than permanent enamel. It succumbs more quickly to aggressive factors, which, if left untreated, can provoke severe inflammation and also disrupt the formation of a permanent bite.
Myth 2 – whites are healthier than yellows
If we are talking about tartar or plaque, then the statement is correct. If the teeth are initially yellow, then most likely this indicates a thicker layer of dentin (it is located immediately under the enamel). Dentists note that naturally yellow teeth are stronger and less susceptible to caries than white teeth.
