What can I do to achieve more tooth show when smiling? (photos)

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I am in my late sixties and never was comfortable with wide smile.People ask me to smile in a group pictures and I think I do smile but my teeth aren’t visible. Years ago although my smile wasn’t wide but at least my teeth were slightly showing. Can there are be anything done that people believe I am actually smile and aren’t toothless?

Tyler Hales, DDS · Answer

Hello, my name is Dr Tyler Hales and I am a cosmetic dentist in Orange County and Beverly Hills. As we age our lip will drop lower covering more of our teeth and our teeth will wear out and become smaller so its a mixture of things. I am often using veneers to restore a lot of that tooth structure that has been lost and widen the smile to show more teeth. It will give a more youthful appearance and help you feel more confident in your smile.

David Whalen, DDS · Answer

Dentistry has a lot of options to help people such as yourself show more teeth when they smile and especially gain more confidence when smiling. I have helped people very similar to you and they are thrilled!! I have limited information that guides me toward treatments that I can recommend for you and I recommend a visit to our office so that I can work with you to develop a plan that will fit your needs. We can help you to improve your confidence smiling again!

Kerem Turgut Atasoy, DDS, PhD · Answer

Increasing vertical dimension by making zirconia crowns on the your teeth and designing this teeth according to your smile line with is called digital smile design can solve your problem. Your teeth appear less because of decreased vertical dimension.

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