My smile is small, unnatural and off-putting. I would love feedback on how to improve it. I am wearing my second set of braces to push my teeth together, but have always been more insecure about the shape of my smile. I really dislike how a deep crease forms and my nose dips. I thought rhinoplasty would help (to make my nose droop less), but now I’m wondering if there’s anything that can be done about my smile itself? I want to be able to smile freely for the first time in my life..
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Here are the steps you can take to fix this slanted smile problem: 1. Have a cosmetic surgery done by a periodontist to raise the gum line on the left side (assume the left side's gum is lower) so the left side is even with the right side at the gum line. Now the teeth will appear longer on the...
In my office, I usually do a mock up with composites over the patients' teeth to see how much bulk and length are needed to have a good smile. We take before and after photos with composites and without the composites over the teeth. This procedure is done over the upper eight teeth...
You are definitely a case that would need to be evaluated in person, with better photography. In the 3 photos you posted, you have 3 different smiles. So an in person consultation would allow the dentist to see what you look like speaking, smiling, laughing, etc. But just based on your photos,...