Any Way to Get a Bigger Smile?

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This is a bit of a different question. I was wondering if there is any possible way to get a great, big smile, and that means getting bigger teeth basically? If your teeth are small and you want big, round teeth to show, like a huge smile, and the mouth is also wider as are the lips, basically just get a more open, wider and bigger smile with bigger teeth...does this come under the category of full mouth reconstruction and is it possible? Note this is for a cosmetic purpose only. Thank you!

Scott Young, DDS · Answer

The answer to all of these questions is yes! If your teeth are undersized porcelain veneers are an excellent way to enhance your smile. The teeth can be made bigger, wider, whiter, and rounder to give you the look that you are looking for. We can widen the "buccal corridor" in many patients, which helps in giving you a wider smile. The buccal corridor is the area between the teeth and the lips around your premolars. By widening the premolars with veneers it will fill this area in giving you the appearance of a wider smile.

Andy Shieh, DMD · Answer

Absolutely in dentistry we can make your smile appear larger and wider.  Lumineers or veneers or white fillings will do the trick.  There are these "black triangles" frequently in the smile form, one in each corner caused by patients having a wider lips anatomy but lack of wider teeth arch form.  If we add to tooth structure in your back premolars and molars facing outward, you'll end up with more of the white showing which will create a wider and more of a wider smile.  Lumineers can also help with making your teeth with a longer look.

Yasser A. Elseweifi, DDS · Answer

It is possible to make the teeth look bigger. However, teeth size and length are critical factors that should match you face and smile. This is where smile analysis and smile design come to play. In other words, if you have big teeth that do not match your entire face and smile, they would not look good.

Peter Boulden, DMD, FAGD · Answer

This is one of the best advocations for doing porcelain veneers.   Where we are augmenting the smile either in length or in width.  Typically in this situation, a no-prep veneer (no grinding) can prevail.   Check out our gallery- there are a ton of cases we do where we widen the smile and that's why so many people who do a "smile design" are 8 or 10 teeth on the upper.

Frank Orlando, DDS · Answer

There are a number of ways to improve / widen / enhance your smile. I recommend starting with some nice photos showing your teeth, gums, smile, etc. Look at them together with your dentist and evaluate what your goals are. You can make teeth longer / shoe less gum / more gum / widen the smile / etc. There are endless options but you have to see what fits your mouth and face. Start with some photos and models of your teeth and go from there. Best of Luck!

Any Way to Get a Bigger Smile?

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