Cosmetic Dentistry -- Designing The Perfect Smile

By Author: Ivan Cuxeva
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Designing the perfect smile is always easier said than done, there isn't a standard way of creating the ideal oral appearance for every person, several factors need to be taken in consideration in order to reshape and create a perfectly customized occlusion work. A great portion of the design involves the analysis of for person's occlusion, teeth position, size of his or her lips, gum arrangement and overall aesthetic condition of the teeth. Let's go ahead take a look at some of the steps and procedures which are taken in consideration when designing the perfect smile.

-- The phonetics
-- Occlusion
-- Dental anesthetics

As you may have noticed phonetics does actually play a very important role when it comes to smile design, it is generally known that malocclusion problems can create speech problems which tend to be very awkward during teenage and adult years, in many cases a person may be labeled as immature due to their speech impediment.

If the bite has been compromised, cosmetic dentists are able to use prosthetics in order to correct occlusion problems which affect directly a person's ability ...
... to speak clearly, actor and occlusion test has been given to the patient a dentist is able to determine the changes which need to be made to the teeth structure in order to create a functional bite which will not interfere with the patient's ability to communicate with others, these for phonetic tests are also used to determine the length, position and vertical dimension of a person's bite.

The use of the consonant "M" during occlusion analysis provide useful information regarding the amount of code visible when a person's mandible is relaxed. They use of the vowel "E" is also useful to determine the dimension and position of the incisal edges in direct relation to the lower and upper lips.

In addition, lengthening or shortening a person's teeth can not only help improve the aesthetic appearance but it can also help a person improved his or her speech. After a person's bike has been successfully corrected (and reshaped) the overall appearance of the face has notoriously changed in the functionality of the bite has been greatly improved.