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Aesthetics is at least partially about how everything fits together. So the aesthetics of teeth includes teeth that fit together, and that neatly match rest of the mouth, and the face of the individual.
So what are the elements that fit together for the right smile?
Tooth Colour-
The first two things we think of with attractive teeth are being straight, and being the right colour.
Teeth can easily become discoloured from strong foods, or we might be born with slightly discoloured teeth. Often a cosmetic dentist can brighten teeth by bleaching. But is this is not possible, it perhaps the enamel is too thin, we might use dental veneers to give teeth a new brightly coloured surface. In some cases teeth by be crowned to give a both a new colour and a new shape.
Teeth Shape
Teeth can be sharply rectangular, softly rectangular with curves, or perhaps square. It all depends on what suits the individual’s mouth. Veneers and crowns can reshape teeth and correct gaps between teeth.
Evenly Spaced Teeth
Neat looking teeth should be evenly spaced in two single rows, one row on top jaw, and one on the lower. Each individual tooth should almost touch the adjacent tooth on either side.
Dental Veneers can correct teeth that are slightly too far apart, whilst also correcting colour and shape. Crowns can correct more extreme problems with spacing and tooth shape.
Smile Arc
The teeth on the top jaw should curve slightly upward, the two front teeth being lower than the rest, with a gentle curve on the other teeth towards the back molars. The lower teeth should be in a straight line.
Gum Display
A complex combination of muscles and facial habits will determine how much gum is shown when we smile. A little bit of gum when we smile looks neat and natural. Too much or too little gum can mean a smile that is all teeth (which looks old) or too much gum (a gummy smile) which makes the teeth look small.
Botox is sometimes used to reduce the amount of gum we show when we smile.
Gum colour
Pink gums look healthy. If the gum colour is wrong it look unnatural, and is probably a sign of a serious infection.
Maxillary Gum Line
The teeth should neatly join the gum-line in a gentle curve on the top jaw, and in a straight line on the lower jaw. If this gum line is uneven then it makes he teeth look uneven.
Gum Contouring can make gum lines look straight and neat, so the teeth will look neat.
Buccal Corridor
These is the spaces at the corners of the mouth. If this space is to large the teeth look small. If the space is too small the teeth look too large.
Cant
This is how the teeth are tilted. Ideally there should be no tilt, the teeth should be vertical.
Overbite/Underbite
Today it is considered normal and correct to have the top jaw slightly in front of the lower jaw. A few centuries ago the jaws were more likely to meet at the front teeth.
If the jaws meet unevenly it makes chewing and speaking slightly awkward. Braces can often correct slight overbite or underbite, where the jaws don’t properly align.
Dental Midline
The place where the front teeth meet should be in the exact centre of the face.
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Often a smile can look great by correcting just a detail or two. Talk to the dentist, to get the smile you deserve.
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