When fabricating a new dental crown, veneer, or bridge, how does your dentist determine the appropriate dimensions, contour, and shade for your smile? This becomes an even more pressing concern when contemplating veneers or crowns for four or six front teeth.
What about when you want a complete transformation? Is there a way to preview the final result before committing to the procedure? How about a trial run before you commit to the full treatment? DSD is the answer to all these questions.
Too many dentists focus just on fixing the teeth, which can lead to problems with the smile’s proportions, colour, and harmony. DSD’s focus on the face ensures that every grin is perfectly formed, every time.
The link between the teeth, gums, lips, and grin while the face is in motion is captured in a sequence of photographs and videos.
The patient can now participate in the planning process, bringing the emotional dimension into harmony with the technical necessities of restoration. The patients wants and feelings have a significant role in the outcome, paving the way to a radiant grin that feels completely natural.
Designing your smile with DSD
The necessity to consider factors other than teeth increases when multiple anterior teeth are affected. By using digital smile design, your new smile will be designed taking into account the contours of your face as well as the shape, colour, and form of your teeth. There are various kinds of smiles, and now you may pick one that suits you best!
The entire tenet rests on downplaying any flaws and playing up any strengths in your particular face type.
The most obvious distinctions between the various types of smiles are the positions and orientations of the upper and lower front teeth. When compared to rounded edges, sharp ones are seen as more masculine and dominating.
Age-related and habitual tooth grinding or clenching shorten most peoples smiles. Changes that occur naturally with age have a significant impact on the cosmetic appeal of our teeth. The most noticeable, and treatable, are changes in tooth colour (becoming duller and yellower) and tooth length.
A faded smile can be rejuvenated by simply adding length or by making the front centrals somewhat longer than the laterals, for example, using precise measurements derived from DSD.
How a DSD smile is planned
The DSD procedure has a defined order and consists of 5 stages. DSD dentists start by photographing your current setup so that they can carry that information into the 2D and 3D design phases.
After the plan is finalised, the dentists will have you place the prototype in your mouth to “try out” your new teeth. The last step is the fitting, and then, voila! Your professionally crafted smile is complete.
When everyone is ready, the last step is to have the prototype taken out and the teeth prepared. The Cerec-3D software programme makes it possible to create porcelain restorations in-house and have them custom-fit in one visit. Your perfect new smile will now be yours forever.
