A smile makeover is a treatment plan rather than a single procedure. It looks at your teeth, gums, bite and face together and combines the treatments that change what bothers you, in the order that works. Digital smile design is how we plan it: photos, video and a scan are used to design the new smile on screen, and you try it in your mouth before any tooth is prepared.
Who it’s for
It suits people with more than one thing they’d like to change. Typical combinations:
- uneven gum line and short front teeth: gum shaping, then veneers
- dark teeth with a few chips: whitening, then composite bonding
- missing teeth at the side plus worn front teeth: implants and crowns or veneers
- crowding: orthodontics first, then small ceramic or composite corrections
If one treatment would do, we’ll suggest that one. Your gums need to be healthy before any cosmetic work; gum treatment is often the first step.
How it’s planned
On day 1 you have a free examination and panoramic X-ray. We take photos of your face and teeth, short video clips of you speaking and smiling, and a digital scan. The design starts from your face: the midline, the curve of your lower lip, how much tooth shows when you talk, and how wide your smile is.
On day 2 you see the design on screen and then as a trial smile: a temporary resin copy of the new teeth placed over your own, without drilling. You can look, talk and take photos, and change shape, length or shade. Only when you agree is the plan confirmed in writing, tooth by tooth.
How it’s done
The order matters. Gum disease is treated first, then any gum shaping, then whitening, because ceramic doesn’t respond to bleaching and its shade is chosen to match your whitened teeth. Bonding is done directly in the chair. Veneers and crowns are prepared, made in the lab, tried in and fixed over the following days.
A cosmetic plan without implants takes five to ten days in Antalya. With implants, the first visit includes the implant surgery and the cosmetic work on other teeth; the final teeth on the implants are fitted three to six months later.
Before you travel
Send daylight photos of your smile from the front and both sides, a panoramic X-ray if you have one, and a few words about what you’d like to change. Photos of your teeth from years ago help if you liked them then. Tell us about medicines, grinding and earlier dental work.
Choosing the least invasive option
Many people worry about “Turkey teeth”: healthy teeth cut down to pegs for crowns. A smile makeover is the opposite approach. Each tooth gets the smallest treatment that achieves the agreed design. Composite bonding often needs no drilling; veneers remove about 0.3 to 0.7 mm of enamel; crowns, which need 1 to 2 mm removed all round, are kept for teeth that are already heavily filled or broken.
Afterwards
Aftercare depends on the treatments: sensitivity for a few days after whitening or preparation, soft food after gum or implant surgery, and care with hard foods on the front teeth. You get written notes for each part of your plan. Regular check-ups and cleaning at home keep the result.
Risks and alternatives
Each part of a makeover carries its own risks, explained on the pages for that treatment: chipping or loosening of veneers and bonding, sensitivity, gum recession, and the surgical risks of implants. The alternative is to treat one thing at a time, which can be simpler, though doing it without an overall plan can mean redoing work later.
Which option suits your teeth?
Send photos or an X-ray and we’ll write, tooth by tooth, what we recommend and why.
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