How is it carried out?

Today, smile design can be performed using analog, digital or combined methods.

For example:

Photographs + models or scanning + facial analysis → design → diagnostic wax-up → mock-up → evaluation in the mouth → adjustments → definitive restoration.

The mock-up is a trial of the design directly in the patient’s mouth. It is one of the most important steps because it allows the patient and dentist to see and evaluate the proposal before the definitive treatment.

At this stage, we can observe:

-The harmony of the smile

-Its relationship with the lips

-How it looks when speaking and smiling

-Whether the tooth length is appropriate

-Whether the patient feels comfortable

-What modifications can be made

Designing a smile does not simply mean deciding what shape or color the teeth will have. It goes far beyond that: it means observing, analyzing, listening and planning before intervening.

The goal is not for every patient to have the same teeth, but to find the shapes, proportions and characteristics that best suit each individual.

Because what works and looks good on a model or on a screen will not necessarily work or look the same on a patient.

“Every face, every smile and every patient is different. That is why, before transforming a smile, we must learn to see it.”