Digital Smile Design

Nowadays, by applying this new technology in clinical practice, before any intervention, we are able to show to our patients, on a computer screen, the predicted final appearance their smile could have.

With digital smile design, patients choose in advance the color, shape and size of their teeth, as well as how much of their gums they would like to show when they smile. Thus, it can be decided whether the desired appearance could be achieved by dental interventions alone or in combination with periodontal plastic surgery.

This designing process starts by taking multiple digital photos and videos of the patient’s smile in different shooting angles, at different times, depicting different emotional states (soft, medium, big smile). Then, these photos are entered in a computer and the interventions suggested to the patients are captured on the screen by using special software. Patients can form a personal opinion by seeing the whole processing of their smile on screen, may suggest changes and, depending on whether these changes can be integrated or not, the final treatment plan that will be followed is decided.

The selected shape and size of the teeth is created with the appropriate prosthetic means (usually resins, porcelain veneers and all-ceramic crowns).

The prosthetic work is completed by a dental laboratory. Our clinic collaborates with high level dental laboratories, which complete the clinical result in a predictable way, allowing us to solve esthetic issues even in the most demanding smiles.