Dentistry lets us design your smiling style even according to your job. Anadolu Medical Center Dentist AlperÇıldır, tells us about the secrets of an attractive smile.

In an ideal smile; corners of the lips move backwards symmetrically, dark corridors between the edges of lips and teeth at the both sides are seen equally, upper lip is pulled up to the point where teeth and gums fuse. If all these criteria are met, then it is considered to be an attractive smile.

Triangular gums between the teeth have another important effect on smile. For an attractive smile, only these triangular parts of the gums should be seen. The upper lip should move up until the fusion point of teeth and gums. “Red Aesthetics” is the term used to define the ideal appearance of the healthy gums while smiling, and the term “White Aesthetics” is used to define the ideal color, structure and position of the teeth. In an ideal smile, white and red aesthetics complete each other.

How do you design the smile?
While designing the smile, we talk to the patients. We ask them whether they are happy with their smile, whether they can easily laugh in a meeting. Then we decide upon the deficiencies. We assess the structure of lips and mandible, ratio of teeth with face. We make a plan and create the design accordingly. If there is any problem related to the soft tissue in the face, we consult an aesthetic surgeon and assess the patient together. We examine the movement of the upper lip at a milimetric level, thickness and height of the lips, as well as the harmony of the nose with the lips.

What do you do for the “gummy smile”?
In case of excessively visible gums, we cut the exceeding parts of the gums like manicuring. That does not bleed as much as it is thought. The patient can return to his daily life only one hour after the application. These operations are called as red aesthetics.

Is everyone applicable for the gum correction?
Healthy gums have a color of dusty rose. Gums have to be very healthy and there must not be an inflammation or bleeding in them for the red aesthetics can be applied. Additionally, the patient must be biologically grown up.

As the person gets old, which changes occur?
Upper lip moves down and becomes thinner due to the gravity. Lower anterior incisor teeth are seen more than upper anterior incisor teeth while talking. Disappearance of the upper teeth can be regarded as a sign of aging. Additionally, decrease in the height of the mouth results in the folding at the edges of the lips. Staining and erosion occurs on the teeth. We solve these problems with some magical touches over the teeth in only one session.

How many Turkish people have an attractive smile?
We do not have certain data about it. But when we examine our patient profile, we see that the ratio is less than the European countries. Main reason is the ignorance of oral hygiene and therefore losing of teeth. Unfortunately, a considerable number of people have deficient and decay teeth in our country.

Do women or men show more interest in the smile design?
Mostly women apply to dental aesthetics. But in the recent years, there is an important increase in the ratio of men. Managers, sales representatives and especially those working in the area of fashion and media show the greatest interest. Having an attractive smile plays an important role on the social position and status of the people. Think over a businessman that has a bad teeth color and lacks have a white and red harmony. He would not be persuasive and impressive on his workers. But above all, we design a smile for a person to smile.

How do you design it according to one’s job?
If this person is a manager, then we prefer angular incisor teeth and sharper canine teeth. Thus, we provide him with an authoritarian appearance. People with rounded or convex teeth or those that do not show his teeth are having more difficulty on creating this feeling of authority. Contrarily, we prefer convex and wide teeth for the people working in the area of service and sales.

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