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Until recently if you did not like your smile there were not many options to change it. Today there are dental procedures that are works of art, hand crafted and designed to look natural. | SMILE enhancing PROCEDURE | Results | Duration | Information | | Whitening |  
before after Safely lightens the color of teeth due to darkening from age, coffee, tea or smoking
Removes discoloration of teeth | 2-3 weeks up to 6 months | Dentist determines if patient is a candidate for bleaching
Patient needs to be custom fitted for mouthguard for at-home procedure
Results can last 1-3 years
| | Braces | 
Correct crooked, crowded teeth, overbites or under bites, incorrect jaw position and disorders of the jaw joints | 18-20 months, depending on procedure | The more complicated spacing or problem, the longer the period of treatment
A retainer must be worn following braces
| Bridges, Crowns& porcalein Veneers. |  
before Crowns after  
before Porcalein Veneers after BRIDGE-Replaces one or more natural missing teeth by cementing a false tooth (a pontic) fused between two crowns onto the surrounding teeth CROWN-Covers or "caps" broken, cracked, badly shaped or severely discolored teeth to restore it's normal shape and size VENEER-Used to mask discoloration and/or change shape of teeth improve the smile | 2-4 visits | Impression of the teeth
It might take longer than 4 weeks in order to get a natural shade match of teeth
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American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry revealed:
Over 92% of the adults surveyed believed an attractive smile is an important asset
Six Beauty Moves for a Superstar Smile
The average woman smiles about 62 times a day!
A man? Only 8!
Kida laugh around 400 times a day.
Grown-ups just 15:-(
Smilers in school yearbooks are more likely to have successful careers and marriages than poker faced peers.
Relax- a real smile reveals facial muscles all pointing upward from your jaw right up to your eyebrows, mouth is often open and your eyes are crinkly :-)
Plump lips-lay off the lip pencil, it looks fake. Just trace a clear, shimmer highlighter pencil above the cupid's bow on your upper lip, the reflection makes it look fuller or try a mouth moisturizer. Well-hydrated lips look fuller.
Brighten your teeth in seconds-try a lipstick in true reds, avoid coral or orangey shades...they bring out the yellow.
Go white...just not too, too white-refrigerator white teeth are out...instead go for a softer, more translucent shade. Bring a photo of a person whose teeth you admire with you to the dentist office.
Sparkle up your eyes-Smear a little shimmer cream under your brows and down onto the center of you lids, every time you blink your eyes will sparkle and get plenty of rest.
Smile...it will do your body good. 30 minutes of a hearty laugh, your white blood cell count shoots up by 25%, strengthening your disease fighting powers.
The first thing we notice about others are their eyes and the second thing we notice is their SMILE.
88% said they always remember someone with an especially attractive smile
85% agree that an unattractive smile makes a person less appealing to people of the opposite sex
74% agree than an unattractive smile can hurt a person's chances for career success
New Study On the Affect of a Nice Smile
Smile Is Worth More Than Anything
The British Dental Health Foundation has backed research that says smiling can give more pleasure than sex or chocolate – but added that people need to keep their smile looking its best for maximum effect.
The BDHF was commenting after scientists revealed that a smile gives the same level of stimulation as eating 2,000 chocolate bars or receiving £16,000 in cash.
The clinical tests, carried out on volunteers in Scotland, measured brain and heart activity as participants were shown pictures of people smiling and given money and chocolate.
Seeing a smile creates what is termed as a `halo' effect, helping us to remember other happy events more vividly, feel more optimistic, more positive and more motivated. We have long been drawing attention to the fact that smiling increases happiness both in yourself and those around you, so it is good to receive the backing of this scientific research.
A healthy smile can improve your confidence, help you make friends and help you to succeed in your career, so you need to keep it looking its best. Hopefully this research will get more people thinking about their oral health.'
Virtually all Americans (99.7%) believe:
A smile is an important social asset.
96% of adults believe an attractive smile makes a person more appealing to members of the opposite sex.
Three-quarters (74%) of adults feels an unattractive smile can hurt a person's chances for career success.
What is the first thing you notice in a person's smile?: Straightness
Whiteness & Color of Teeth
Cleanliness of Teeth
Sincerity of Smile
Missing Teeth
Sparkle of Smile
What types of things do you consider make a smile unattractive? Discolored, Yellow, or Stained Teeth
Missing Teeth
Crooked Teeth
Decaying Teeth
Cavities
Gaps & Spaces in Teeth
Dirty Teeth
What would you most like to improve about your smile? Whiter & Brighter Teeth
All stats are based upon a 2004 scientific poll of the American public. AACD stats Cosmetic Dentistry Consumer Stats In a recent independent study conducted on behalf of the AACD,
A great smile,....gives so much
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