What is Smile Design?

There are many ways to improve your smile, and various approaches to Smile Design.

To customize a comprehensive treatment proposal for Smile Design based on one’s expectations, budget, and time, our doctor will need to conduct a detailed and thorough examination before providing any clinical advice.

Our approach is conservative. We aim to preserve as much tooth structure as possible and maintain your teeth's health, aligning with your expectations and needs. As such, orthodontic treatment may be required as part of the smile design treatment journey. 

Orthodontic treatment plays a crucial part in the Smile Design process. By moving the teeth to their optimal location and alignment, we can achieve a desired smile with minimal damage to natural teeth. Restorations that are well supported by tooth structure will last longer.

Improved teeth alignment allows better access for daily oral hygiene maintenance.

Smile Design DOES NOT replace orthodontic treatment; it works hand in hand to achieve better results. Any Smile Design journey for our patients begins with understanding their expectations and ideal planning, to giving long-lasting results without compromising aesthetics, function and ease of maintenance.

Some dentists are adopting invasive approaches to shorten the treatment time. However, such approaches may create another set of issues that need rectification in the future.

For instance, a healthy tooth that undergoes elective root canal treatment may discolour over time. Therefore, an additional procedure is required to correct the discolouration. A root canal-treated tooth is weaker than a healthy tooth, and the support for the prosthesis (veneer/crown) is less than ideal. The longevity of the prosthesis will be comparatively shorter. 

In the worst-case scenario, the entire Smile Design procedure may need to be restarted from the beginning.