Smile makeovers vary based on the treatments required and the number of teeth treated. You can find details of costs per tooth in our fees and finance section, as well as the equivalent monthly repayment.
It may align crowded teeth, close gaps, reduce protrusion, whiten, reduce a gummy smile, widen a narrow smile, change the length or shape of teeth, replace missing teeth or any combination of the above.
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A smile makeover usually involves at least the top eight or ten teeth and sometimes the lower eight or ten teeth. The most frequently used treatments in a smile makeover are multiple porcelain veneers because they are the most conservative restoration and because they are strong and highly aesthetic.
However, porcelain crowns, bridges, implants and even implant-supported dentures can also be part of a smile makeover, depending on the case. Smile makeovers can also involve rapid orthodontics using Inman aligners to either prealign teeth prior to multiple porcelain veneers or to align minor crowding of the lower teeth when only the upper teeth are to be veneered. If upper teeth are only being treated with veneers, then lower teeth are usually at least whitened.
Consultation with Computer-aided Smile Design
At the London Smile Clinic, our smile makeovers all involve a design stage using computer-aided smile design. This is a process in which a photo of a patient’s teeth is redesigned using powerful graphics software. Patients can help design their perfect smile.
Impressions
The next step in a smile makeover is to take impressions and for the master ceramist to create a 3D model from the smile design. These models are used to check the aesthetics and function from every angle.
Trial Smile and Final Smile Makeover
When the teeth are prepared for the veneers or crowns, temporaries are then placed using a template made from the 3D preview. This gives patients the opportunity to trial their smile makeover before anything is set in stone. Any changes are easy to build into the final veneers, which are fitted at the following appointment.
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This step-by-step process is routinely used at The London Smile Clinic for every smile makeover case. It makes our smile makeovers highly predictable and uniquely fine-tuned to the individual.
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Smile makeovers vary based on the treatments required and the number of teeth treated. You can find details of costs per tooth in our fees and finance section, as well as the equivalent monthly repayment.
Assuming the teeth are healthy and reasonably well aligned, smile makeovers can take as little as two weeks. If dental health treatments, orthodontic pre-alignment, gum reshaping, or implants are required, this adds extra time.
We won’t take longer than needed, but we won’t cut corners and rush things either. More details about treatment times are covered in the individual treatment pages on our website.
Porcelain veneers are used to change the shape, colour, size and position of teeth.
They can also close spaces and align crowded teeth within reason. More crowded, protruding or spaced teeth would more likely need some form of orthodontic alignment first.
We offer a number of different payment options for smile makeovers and any treatment over £1,000. Please see the fees and finance section for further details.
Many of our patients have had their smile makeover with porcelain veneers for 15 – 20 years or more. In fact, we guarantee our veneers and crowns for TEN years.
We use carefully delivered local anaesthetic for the most comfortable procedures possible; even with the temporary “trial smile’ patients do not complain of any significant sensitivity.
Gum lifts are surprisingly painless. Of course, local anaesthetic is used for the procedure, but even when it wears off, there is very little, if any, discomfort.
Porcelain veneers are the gold standard of smile makeovers, but composite bonding has its place, too. Composite bonding is particularly good in younger patients, and when the teeth are already healthy and aesthetic, there are small gaps, chips or shape changes that need to be fixed.
Smile makeover maintenance is exactly the same as what we recommend for the best care of natural teeth. We recommend annual check-ups and six monthly hygiene appointments.
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