Smile Design
Color and shape disorders in the teeth can cause problems, including psychological disorders, in the individual. With the development of aesthetic and restorative materials in dentistry, many shape, color and position disorders can be easily resolved. This is where Smile Design assumes a very important function.
What is Smile Design?
Smile design is to renew your ideal smile by applying medicine and art together. It is to plan a healthy smile by combining some of your personal wishes with health and naturalness.
Where to Start with Smile Design?
Other factors when determining the aesthetic smile expression that suits you:
Your Facial Features
Your gender
Your age
smile symmetry
The arrangement and colors of your teeth
your lips
your gums
Smile design begins by first determining which geometric shape your facial line fits. The lines on the person's face contain the codes for the form in which the tooth should be selected. Below are the main face shapes and the appropriate tooth forms:
Male and female anatomy are different from each other. Facial lines are sharper and more distinct in men. The proportions of forehead, nose and chin tip vary depending on the female face. In women, the transitions are smoother and the bridges of the nose and eyebrows are fainter. There is the same parallelism in the teeth.
For women:
The corners of the teeth turn more smoothly,
The laugh line curves upward,
The middle two teeth are slightly longer than the side teeth,
There are tiny gaps between the corners of neighboring teeth.
For men:
Neighboring teeth come together in a straighter line,
The lines of the teeth are more distinct,
The laugh line is straighter.
Criteria for Smile Design
These criteria can be grouped under the following headings:
Horizontal Alignment
In an ideal smile, most of the time, the line passing through the pupils and the line passing through the middle of the teeth are parallel to each other.
Symmetry
Symmetry is very important as the discrepancy in the shape and size of the front incisors is easily noticed. In this regard, ensuring symmetry as much as possible in facial features adds extra appeal to the smile.
Smile Line
The curve drawn to connect the incisal tips of the front teeth should be the same as the curvature of the lower lip. The more harmony in these lines is achieved, the more youthful and attractive the person will have a smile.
Gum Line
The gum line visible when you smile should be parallel to the upper lip line. The gum line is like the frame surrounding a beautiful painting. It adds meaning to your smile.
Smile Width
For an aesthetic smile, the rear teeth should be visible in certain proportions within the smile line. If this is not achieved, the dark areas in the corners of the mouth will not create a pleasant appearance.
Embrasurs
The areas called embrasur are the natural and triangular spaces between the tips of the teeth. For an aesthetic and ideal smile, the size of the embrasures should increase from the front teeth to the back teeth.
Golden Ratios
The width and height of the upper incisors in the visible area should be 1/16 of the width and height of the face, respectively. Additionally, there is a ratio known as the phi (φ=1.618...) number between some geometric shapes in nature. For an aesthetic smile, teeth must also comply with this rule. For example, the ratio between the widths of the front incisors and lateral incisors (1.618/1=1.618... = phi number), and the ratio between the widths of the canine teeth and lateral incisors (0.618/1 = 0.618), which is the result obtained by dividing the phi number by one and It is equal to the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the phi number. 1/phi = phi-1) Click here for more information about the phi number.
Tooth Ratio
The ratio of the widths of the front two teeth to their heights must also comply with the golden ratio, that is, 0.618/1 = 0.618, which is equal to the result obtained by dividing 1 by the phi number. The visible length of the tooth should always be greater than its width.
Shadows on Teeth
There is not a single color dominant on the teeth. Natural teeth are not pure white. The color and transparency of the tooth varies depending on the region. If we examine the body of a tooth in three regions: 1-Cervical Neck Region: It is yellowish even in the brightest and whitest smiles. 2-Middle Region: It is less yellowish. Cutting Part: It is transparent in varying proportions and has a gray appearance.
