How can my teeth be fixed? I feel like my smile is too narrow and not wide enough, can this be corrected? (Photos)

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Hi, I got a crown on one of my front teeth a few years ago as I chipped the bottom half and it just looks crooked and points towards the other tooth and it looks shorter than the other one. In the photos below image 1056 shows my teeth and image 1059 shows an example of someone with a wider smile. Is it possible to get my natural smile that wide without veneers?

Ira Shapira, DDS · Answer

You have an orthopedic issue of an underdeveloped maxilla resulting in narrow six tooth smile.  This tends to come with narrow lips and neep nasal labial folds.
I would suggest looking into Epigenetic Orthopedics / Orthodontics with the DNA Appliance to orthopedically in three dimensions grow your maxilla.  Ideally this is done before age 7 but as an adult the DNA Appliance is the treatment I would utilize.
It is possible to do SARPE procedure which requires surgery but is much faster.  The DNA Appliance is Ideal but slower.
Ira L Shapira DDS, D,ABDSM, D,AAPM, FICCMOPast Chair, Alliance of TMD OrganizationsDiplomat,  Academy of Integrative Pain ManagementDiplomat, American Board of Dental Sleep MedicineRegent & Fellow, International College of CranioMandibular OrthopedicsBoard Eligible, American Academy of CranioFacial PainDental Section Editor, Sleep & Health JournalMember, American Equilibration SocietyMember, Academy of Applied Myofunctional SciencesMember, Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

Thomas Dey, BDS, MSc · Answer

Widening your smile is possible using orthodontics but the process in adults is quite unstable.
If you want to widen your smile predictably, without it relapsing (falling back to how it was), veneers, crowns or composite buildups are the only real options. 
Of the three, veneers if possible are the longest lasting and relatively least damaging option.
Good luck in your new smile
Thomas Dey, BDS MSc

Thomas Nechupadam, BDS, MDS - Account Suspended · Answer

A whiter brighter set of teeth will look wider and can reduce the dark corridor that makes the arch look narrow. the length of the teeth can be altered with enameloplasty. The broken tip can be repaired with nano ceramic composite filling to get a good contour without veneer.

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