Digital Smile Design
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Plan Your Cosmetic Improvements With Digital Smile Design in Norfolk
- Help you better understand their recommendations
- Incorporate your preferences into treatment planning
- Help you select the cosmetic design that feels right to you
- Give you a clearer idea of where treatment is headed
- Consider facial proportions, lip movement, and your overall smile
How Digital Smile Design Works
Digital Smile Design is a collaborative process between you and your dentist. You can expect:
- Discussion of Your Smile Goals - You begin by explaining what you like and dislike about your current smile. Your dentist also discusses what you hope to achieve through cosmetic or restorative treatment.
- Digital Scans and Photos - Detailed photographs, digital scans, videos, or other records may be taken to evaluate your teeth and facial features. These records show more than how your teeth look when your mouth is still.
- Smile Design - Your dentist uses your digital information to explore changes to tooth shape, size, position, alignment, and proportions. Your facial features help guide decisions rather than relying on a standard smile template.
- Preview and Discuss the Changes - You can review the proposed direction and talk about what you like or want to change. This collaborative step helps refine the plan before irreversible treatment begins.
- Turn the Design Into Treatment - Once you approve the desired direction, the digital plan can help guide the appropriate procedures. Your treatment may involve veneers, crowns, implants, or a combination of services.
Digital Smile Design in Norfolk makes it easier to discuss and incorporate your choices. Instead of relying only on dental terminology or trying to imagine a result, you and your dentist can work from a visual plan.
Call (888) 503-4723 to find out what's possible for you.
Common Questions About Digital Smile Design
What is Digital Smile Design?
Digital Smile Design is a cosmetic and restorative planning approach that allows you and your dentist to visualize proposed changes to your smile before treatment begins. Digital photographs, scans, videos, or other records can be used to evaluate your teeth and facial features. Your dentist then develops a proposed smile based on your appearance, oral health, and personal goals.
Can Digital Smile Design show me what my smile will look like after treatment?
Digital Smile Design can provide a visual representation of how proposed changes may affect your smile. This gives you a much clearer reference than simply trying to imagine the outcome from a verbal description. You can review tooth shapes, proportions, positions, and other details with your dentist before your cosmetic treatment begins.
Can I make changes to my smile design before treatment?
One of the major advantages of Digital Smile Design is the opportunity to discuss and refine proposed changes before irreversible dental treatment begins. You can tell your dentist what you like about the design and which details do not match your preferences. Your dentist can also explain which changes are realistic based on your oral health and anatomy.
What parts of my smile can be changed during the design process?
Digital Smile Design can help you explore changes involving tooth size, shape, position, alignment, proportions, and the overall balance of your smile. Your dentist can also evaluate how these details relate to your lips and facial features. The changes available to you ultimately depend on your oral health and which treatments are appropriate.
Does Digital Smile Design consider my face or only my teeth?
Digital Smile Design considers how your teeth relate to your broader facial appearance rather than evaluating them in isolation. Your dentist may study facial proportions, lip position, smile movement, tooth display, and other characteristics when developing the design. This helps create a smile that complements you instead of applying the same proportions to every patient.
