Durga Dental Care & Research Centre

Cosmetic dentistry or smile designing creates attractive smiles that function in a state of health. It requires rigorous understanding of every field of dentistry and its application in the use of smile designing. At DDCRC, we have mastered every procedure across various dental fields and are in a position to provide you with one of the best smile designing solutions in the city.

You must have gone through the analyze your smile to know, what’s your perception of beautiful smile. Over here we have mentioned some of the key ingredients of smile. This is to help you give words to your emotions about a beautiful smile.

Symmetry

Symmetry around the centreline of our face is of great importance for an aesthetically pleasing smile. Even when this is not 100% possible, the illusion of symmetry should be created. The front two upper central incisors should be symmetrical in size, length and shape.

Horizontal Alignment

Ideally the smile line should be aligned so it is parallel to the horizontal line running through centre of eyes or to the floor.

Smile Line

The edges of your upper teeth should follow the curvature of the lower lip when you smile.

Smile Width

With a narrow smile, the side teeth are often in shadow. This leaves dark triangles at the corner s of the mouth. A wider smile allows one to see the ideal progression from the front to the back teeth, this is more attractive!

Gum Line

The gum line connects the highest points of the gum levels(zenith) of the upper teeth. This height must be symmetrical on both sides of the mouth. Ideally this line should follow the line of the upper lip, to ensure minimum gum exposure and optimum display of the teeth on smiling. The upper lip should touch where the teeth meet the gum, although a small amount of visible gum tissue above the teeth is acceptable (2mm).

Tooth axis

The main axis of the tooth inclines backward from tip to gum. This inclination increases from the incisors to the canines.

Relative tooth dimension and proportion

Due to individual variations, it is difficult to provide "magic numbers" like the golden proportion, to define adequate tooth dimension and relative proportion. Perception of symmetry , dominance and proportion are influenced by many factors, and should be adapted for every personal smile.

Incisal edge configuration

A young smile has a "gull" shape whereas a more mature smile exhibits a flatter appearance.

Interincisal Angles

Interincisal Angles are the small triangular spaces between the tips of the teeth. These are artistically created by the ceramist and dentist to ensure a natural look.

Lips

Lips are to teeth as a frame is to a picture! The shape, fullness and symmetry of your lips can be optimised for the ideal smile.

Healthy gums

Gum tissue should have a light pink colour and firm texture without any swelling or bleeding. The papillae must completely fill the gap between teeth to avoid any visible black triangles.