WHAT IS IT?
Hollywood Smile is one of the smile styles or tailor-made smile designs, which are also called as smile makeovers (in particular, hash-tagged as smile makeover), aiming to achieve whiter and bigger teeth. In this design, anterior teeth are longer and gets shorter towards the canines. In essence, the underlying purpose of such techniques as bonding, metal-based zirconia veneer, laminate veneer or crown veneer is to render the smiles aesthetically pleasing.
Healthy and successful Hollywood smile designs should be as follows:
- The teeth should appear healthier and whiter.
- The two upper anterior teeth should be longer and inclined slightly labially and the lateral incisors should be 1 mm shorter than them.
- Almost 2 mm of the upper gums should be visible while smiling.
- The lower anterior teeth should also be visible while smiling.
- There should be no restorative material on the visible teeth.
Inspired by the beautiful smiles of Hollywood stars, the design can be achieved through a combination of art and medicine. A beautiful smile improves our appearance, self-confidence and communication. Hollywood smile requires healthy and aesthetically pleasing teeth and gums.
The success of the smile makeover, which is in essence simple and practical, mostly depends on whether the institution is sufficient in providing technological opportunities and uses state-of-the-art equipment. The point is being able to show the patient the final result to be achieved through the operation just before touching their teeth.
WHO NEEDS IT?
- Patients who want their teeth to appear whiter and smoother at the forefront when they are laugh
- Those with dental problems can also have a smile makeover. The only requirement is to make sure that the patient’s teeth have not lost their strength.
- There is no age limit for smile makeovers. Sometimes, a surgical procedure may be needed depending on the oral and dental health of the individual. Such cases as gums that are longer or teeth that are shorter than they ought to require surgical intervention.
HOW IS IT PERFORMED?
- Laser Surgery: For soft tissue, no bleeding
- Traditional Surgery: Scalpels
HOLLYWOOD SMILE RECOVERY
- Nothing affecting the patient’s daily life takes place in the post-operative period. Taking care of the regular oral care routine will be sufficient.
- It should be noted that, it is not allowed to bite or bite off anything including foods such as apples, pears, nuts and all other hard foods in smile aesthetics designs achieved through laminate veneered.
- The applied laminate veneer does not lose its whiteness in time.
