Scientists have proven that a smiling person evokes more sympathy than even the most beautiful but gloomy top model. Moreover, employers are more loyal to those with healthy and beautiful teeth. Such people give the impression of being more responsible and efficient. And Dutch researchers claim that with a smile a person always looks younger than his age. How to achieve an ideal smile and what to do if nature has not endowed you with beautiful teeth, says Ilgam Vagifovich Mamedov, leading orthopedist and chief physician of the German Center for Aesthetic Dentistry SDent in Moscow.
Parameters of an ideal smile
It would seem that it could be simpler: white, even teeth, a complete dentition, absence of dental diseases - that’s all you need. But creating an ideal smile in dentistry is a whole science, and the doctor does not act as a doctor, but rather as an artist creating a full-fledged work of art. An ideal smile has certain parameters that modern aesthetic dentistry focuses on.
- Parallelism of horizontal lines
: the eyes, the cut of the mouth, the cutting edges of the front incisors and an imaginary line connecting the cutting edges of the canines.
- Visual reduction in tooth size from the center to the edges
, allowing you to create the illusion of perspective. In this case, the ratio of the width of the anterior incisors, lateral incisors and canines is 1.6:1:0.6, and the width of the anterior incisors relates to their height as 0.7 - 0.8 to one. The front incisors should meet on the projection of the midline of the face, connecting the middle of the bridge of the nose and the center of the chin. In addition, the edges of the upper teeth should follow the curve of the lower lip, and the upper lip should cover the gum line of the teeth, leaving only triangles between the teeth.
- When creating the perfect smile, we also take into account the height of the concave gum line around the necks of the teeth and its level for each group of teeth
, interdental angles, which should increase from the incisors to the molars, the sharpness of the incisor angles, which is more pronounced in men than in women, and many more parameters. For example, the incisal edges of the incisors may protrude a little more to create a more aggressive appearance. This masculine smile is considered ideal for the stronger sex, because it allows you to create the illusion of strength, success, and self-confidence.
Beautiful teeth - what are they?
A high-quality varied diet with the presence of rough food that needs to be chewed thoroughly, clean water and, of course, good hygiene combined with regular visits to the dentist are necessary conditions for the formation of strong and beautiful teeth in children. Habits developed at a young age will help maintain oral health later on. And neglect of basic rules leads to the fact that the fulfillment of the desire “I want beautiful teeth, like in the picture!” involves serious work to restore color and shape, or even complete replacement of the dentition.
There are certain parameters of an ideal smile, which are calculated mathematically based on certain constant dimensions of the face that do not change with age, for example, the iris. In addition, beautiful teeth in dentistry mean the presence of a correct bite, in which the upper front incisors overlap the lower ones by one third and correspond to an average size of eight millimeters in length and six millimeters in height, while tremata and diastemas are absent or do not exceed one millimeter. However, in order for a smile to look natural, it is necessary to take into account some individual characteristics, in particular the ratio of the size of the teeth, their color and shine, as well as their shape.
How to get the perfect smile?
The minimum required set for a perfect smile is a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss and visits to the dentist twice a year. Unfortunately, today few people fulfill these requirements, and at a fairly young age people already suffer from diseases of the oral cavity, in which the smile is far from ideal. Even so, dentists use techniques to improve the aesthetics of your smile.
If you are unhappy with your smile, your dentist can help you fix it. First of all, determine what exactly you don't like. Depending on the problem, different treatment methods are used. In some cases, it is enough to do professional oral hygiene; in others, whitening will help.
And then there’s aesthetics
Aesthetic procedures include those that do not affect the functions of teeth, but simply make them attractive. Let's take a closer look at what you can do to improve the appearance of your teeth.
Artistic restoration
This includes masking small cracks, chips, and scratches in the enamel with filling material, if the tooth root is not damaged. Artistic restoration, or, as it is sometimes called, “extension,” is a good way to hide small defects for those who are satisfied with the natural color of the enamel. The color of the aesthetic filling is matched to the color of the remaining teeth, the filling looks natural. But it will no longer be possible to bleach it, so after such a restoration, bleaching is not recommended - the natural enamel will become lighter, and the filling may begin to stand out.
Whitening
If you like the shape of your teeth, there is no fluorosis or other stains on the enamel, but you want to lighten it, whitening is ideal. In a clinical setting, it is completely safe, since all drugs are certified, have been used for a long time and are well studied.
Whitening has virtually no risks; it is a simple and harmless procedure.
Installation of veneers
If the teeth are healthy, the bite is correct, but the patient does not like the natural shape of the teeth (for example, they are too small) or there are noticeable defects in the enamel, then installing veneers will be the solution.
The modern trend in installing veneers is a white, but natural shade and imitation of the texture of natural enamel, so that the teeth do not look “made.”
Veneers that are too white look unnatural
The size of the veneers is selected taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient’s appearance. By selecting the thickness of the plates, you can adjust the shape of the lips (veneers on the front incisors slightly raise the lips, but here it is important to observe the measure, otherwise the result will not be natural), and with the help of the form - the gum line.
There are generally accepted standards for the shape and proportions of veneers, but in each case the doctor selects them individually.
You can literally install from one piece, if this is justified, in order to hide some shortcomings. But the best results are obtained when veneers are installed over the entire smile area (10–12 teeth on top and the same number on the bottom).
Veneers are the best way to hide all dental imperfections
Consistently using all these technologies, anyone can get a perfect smile, regardless of the initial data.
The thinnest plates: veneers and lumineers
If, in addition to the color of your teeth, you are not satisfied with their shape, restoration of the front teeth or a veneering procedure will help you.
Dentists have both therapeutic and orthopedic veneers in their arsenal. Therapeutic ones are more affordable, but also less durable: they can change color or chip over time. They are made from a composite material directly on the patient’s teeth and require extensive experience and skill of the doctor. In contrast, orthopedic porcelain veneers are made in a special laboratory and can last a lifetime. Different clinical cases require different degrees of grinding of the teeth, and by installing lumineers on the teeth, you can do without grinding and get a high aesthetic result.
Photos before and after installation of veneers at the SDent clinic by orthopedist I.V. Mamedov
Interincisal angles and 2nd incisor of the upper jaw
The first are the spaces near the teeth of the upper jaw between their lower edges. All angles with the correct jaw structure should increase slightly, starting from the central teeth and ending with the peripheral ones. In women, the edges are rounded, while in men they are straight.
The second incisor in the upper jaw is also different in men and women: in the former it is square and almost equal in size to the central one, while in the latter it is much narrower and has an uneven edge narrowing towards the gum.
A perfect smile means straight teeth
In the case of incorrect bite and teeth position, it is advisable, first of all, to undergo treatment by an orthodontist using braces or a mouth guard to straighten the teeth. Today this can be done at any age. During the treatment process, you can choose a system that suits your aesthetic needs and financial capabilities. For example, metal braces are a classic of orthodontics, and even they have become smaller over time, and therefore less noticeable on the teeth. Among their undoubted advantages are their low price and impenetrable reliability. A huge minus is aesthetics, or rather, the lack thereof. They are contrasted with aesthetic braces: ceramic and transparent sapphire braces. The latter are almost invisible on the teeth. The most aesthetic system for correcting bites in adults today are Invisalign aligners - invisible overlays on the teeth that slowly but surely move them in the right direction.
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Blend-a-med 3D White “Arctic Freshness”
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Lip line is an important factor
In addition to teeth, lips also play an important role in a smile. Even with the straightest and whitest teeth, unkempt lips will ruin the whole picture. Lips should be cared for in the same way as facial skin. It is necessary to moisturize and nourish them twice a day, and use a gentle lip scrub once or twice a week. The line and fullness of your lips are highly dependent on your bite, and if you don't like the shape of your lips, chances are you'll need to see an orthodontist to check for any possible malocclusions.
Celebrity Perfect Smiles
Public figures learn to smile the same way they learn to give speeches in public. There are exercises that allow you to develop the facial muscles involved in smiling (and there are more than a dozen of them). Among them are stretching your lips into a tube, exhaling air through it, trying to make a figure eight with this tube, as well as relaxing your lips and trying to stick your tongue out as far as possible. A beautiful smile is practiced in front of a mirror. The corners of the lips should be symmetrical, and only the ten upper teeth should be exposed. When you remember the position of the muscles in front of the mirror, close your eyes and bring the skill to automaticity.
Gum level.
A smile looks attractive and more aesthetically pleasing , in which the line connecting the necks of the teeth (shown in dotted lines) repeats the line of the upper lip, and the level of gum exposed when smiling is symmetrical on the right and left. At the same time, with a maximally open smile, only the gum “triangles” between the teeth and a small strip of gum above them (no more than 2-3 mm wide) should be noticeable.
Thus, the gums around the upper teeth, upper and lower lips form a kind of frame for your smile. If the “picture” is not visible behind the frame, then such a smile will not look attractive.
Excessive visualization of the gums (the so-called “gummy smile”) is most often eliminated with the help of surgery, orthodontic treatment, as well as cosmetic interventions (for example, Botox injections into the upper lip, upper lip augmentation, etc.).
How much does a perfect smile cost?
The cost of a perfect smile depends on the procedures that will need to be completed to achieve the desired result. If we are talking about hygienic cleaning and whitening, then, depending on the technique and level of the clinic, the price ranges from 10,000 to 37,000 rubles for both services. If we talk about the price of lumineers in Moscow, it starts from 35,000 per tooth. Depending on the material used, the cost of ceramic veneers starts from 3,000 to 50,000 rubles or even more. Orthodontic treatment, prosthetics and implantation are procedures that require taking into account many factors on which the price depends.
Publisher: Expert magazine about dentistry Startsmile.ru
Where else is digital smile design used?
Smile planning using digital technology is suitable for everyone who wants to have a harmonious face that is as close as possible to the canons of beauty. There are no contraindications or age restrictions. Therefore, the technology can be used wherever an accurate plan and predictable aesthetic effect of treatment is needed: implantation and prosthetics, the creation of various orthopedic structures, surgical gum surgery and even orthodontic treatment.
In what cases will computer planning procedures help?
- slight disproportion and asymmetry of the face,
- abrasion of enamel and decrease in bite height,
- violations of aesthetics - chips, dark spots, uneven teeth,
- absence of one, part or all teeth,
- age-related changes, wrinkles in the lip area, deepening of nasolabial folds,
- loss of facial muscle tone, drooping soft tissue in the lower third of the face,
- sinking of the cheeks and corners of the lips,
- desire to change the shape and color of teeth.
Digital modeling greatly improves mutual understanding between the prosthodontist, dental technician and patient. As a result, the patient gets exactly the smile he dreamed of.
New Himalaya pastes
New Himalaya Products
The innovative herbal composition Himalaya Stain-away with papaya and pineapple gets rid of stains from tea, coffee, red wine and cigarettes. Fruit agents destroy bacteria responsible for gum disease. Cinnamon and cloves kill bad breath bacteria. Himalaya Complete care prevents the formation of plaque. Miswak (Salvadora persica) and Arabian acacia prevent gum inflammation and reduce bleeding. Pomegranate, a natural remedy, has an effective tonic effect on the gums and helps remove plaque. Himalaya Sparkly white and a man’s teeth are connected by the enzymatic technology of plant raw materials - papaya and pineapple; the manufacturers promise to gently remove dark stains from the surface of the teeth in 2 weeks. In addition, miswak will prevent inflammation and reduce bleeding of the gums. Himalaya Sensi-relief, based on phytoprotection, quickly and permanently reduces tooth sensitivity. The toothpaste contains spinach extract, which blocks the dental tubules - the source of tooth sensitivity.
Himalaya Herbals
Himalaya Herbals
Himalaya Herbals “Refreshing Mint” mint and Indian dill help protect against bacteria for 12 hours, prevent the formation of plaque and bad breath. The components of Himalaya Herbals Dental cream selected in accordance with Ayurveda in action: neem tree and zantoxylum, pomegranate and acacia enhance each other’s properties, perfectly protect the gums, reducing their inflammation, as well as eliminating bleeding, preventing toothache and decay. Neem and pomegranate help keep gums healthy. Neem has an antibacterial effect, pomegranate strengthens and relieves inflammation. Zanthoxylum and acacia reduce bleeding gums, and calcium fluoride prevents tooth decay.
"Spartak's Smile" and ROCS
“The Smile of Spartak”
The 2022 FIFA World Cup took place in Russia. The sports festival left no one indifferent. In 2022, the Russian national team reached the playoffs of the World Cup for the first time since 1986, where it reached the quarterfinals. The excellent play of the Russian Spartak players: Ilya Kutepov, Roman Zobnin and Alexander Samedov in the Russian national football team allowed the national team to take pride of place. The “magic whitening” paste, the design of which is close to the colors of the Spartak football club, occupies a special place in the ROCS line. Special cleaning and polishing granules in the paste, which have a special structure, at the initial stage of teeth cleaning, remove soft plaque efficiently, quickly and safely. In 2022, the Spartak Smile competition will take place. Its conditions are very simple: you need to publish an image on your page on VKontakte (vk.com) or Instagram (instagram.com) with the hashtag #Spartak smile. The competition runs until the end of 2022. Details on the competition page.
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