Flash a smile

Do you know Miss World Aishwarya Rai, Diana Hayden and cine celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Tabu, etc, owe their bewitching smiles to the...

Do you know Miss World Aishwarya Rai, Diana Hayden and cine celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Tabu, etc, owe their bewitching smiles to their dentists? Don8217;t be surprised, for very few of us are blessed with perfect dentures. So it falls on us, the dentists, to play the role of Mother Nature.

This involves a number of factors such as smile curve, the buccal corridor and the proportion of pink and white gums and teeth visible during a smile.

The upper teeth and the lip outline must complement each other for a perfect smile. Many other factors also contribute to the aesthetics of a smile. Here are a few clinical conditions that can be managed by composite veneers.

Diastema closure: It is the presence of space between the front teeth of either jaw. Space between the central incisors the sharp-cutting teeth at the front of the mouth is a common clinical defect which can be corrected either by direct or indirect composite veneers.

Miniature tooth: Sometimes there is a peg-shaped tooth in the mouth or the teeth are of different shapes or sizes. Composite veneers can help correct this defect within minutes.

Mid-line shift: Since mid-line of the dental arch is linked with the rest of the face, even a slight deviation or shift in the mid-line can make the face look lop-sided. This is a difficult condition to manage, but with an addition here and a removal there, your dentist, like a sculptor, can relocate the mid-line to its original position.

Aged smile: The constant use of teeth over the years leads to erosion or attrition of the enamel and sometimes even the dentene layers of tooth. As a result, your teeth tend to give a flattened look and your smile appears aged. Your dentist can bring back all those curves with composite or porcelain veneers, thereby giving your smile a youthful appearance.

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So if you are not satisfied with your smile, just visit your dentist. He can even show you the changed smile on a plaster model or on a computer screen so that you know what you will look like before actually contemplating the procedure.

Now you no longer have to hide your pearly whites behind a handkerchief. Just walk into a dentist8217;s office and come out flashing a confident grin.