Smile Design is the primary service the Atlanta Center for Cosmetic Dentistry offers. Smile Design is a highly technical process requiring great skill and experience to achieve a natural result. It is not taught at all or only touched upon in dental school – dentists must learn the techniques in post-graduate courses and then perfect the art through extensive experience. For this reason, most dentists do not focus on this discipline.
It takes artistic ability and extensive knowledge to perform an impeccable Smile Design. Techniques require precise measurements based upon mouth shape, gum lines, lips, and natural shape of the teeth. That’s why we devote time to precisely planning a Smile Design before we begin the actual procedure.
During a patient’s initial cosmetic consultation, our team can download a digital photograph into an imaging program and show the guest what their new smile can look like. Extensive Smile Design treatments may require as few as two appointments that are typically several hours each depending on the complexity.
“With each patient, we can create a unique design to fit their age and sex, facial features and characteristics,” says Dr. Debra King. “Most people don’t realize how much we can reshape their teeth, smile and entire appearance. You know when a Smile Design is done well, because the new restorations truly are undetectable and all you see is a gorgeous new smile.”