What is smiley design?

For the oral issue, Smile design has gained a lot of importance in recent yearsthen toIn addition to providing a better image and thus giving greater safety to patients, dental health is also guaranteed; since before the application of any treatment it is necessary to have healthy teeth.

That’s what you’re looking for Dr. Laura Céspedes, who shared with MILENIO the details of this treatment, which she recommends applying from the age of 15.

To begin with, the dentist, who in every consultation, regardless of the treatment to be performed, It offers a very friendly experience, thanks to the atmosphere it creates with music, aroma and pleasant surroundings; He explained what the smile design is and what it is for.

“We perform smile design to improve the size, color and shape of the teeth. There are two materials through which we can work, one is resin, in which we place resin on the front of the teeth, giving it shape and changing the color of the smile. There are almost always 20 teeth that we work with, 10 on the top and 10 on the bottom, because they are the ones that stand out when we smile.”

According to the dentist’s experience, If resin is used for the smile design, it can be applied in one appointment, although it is known that this material, whose cost varies from 35 to 40 thousand pesos, has a disadvantage.

“The downside is that the resin becomes pigmented, changes color, loses its luster and can break more easily. But currently we have another option, which is porcelain, which is done in two meetings”.

In case of use porcelain, which can have a price from 90 to 100 thousand pesos, The doctor explains that the procedure has other steps.

“Her eyes It is necessary to make a light wear on the tooth, very delicate, when the patient is a candidate. And they are sent to the lab in the color that the patient chooses, whether natural effects or very white and with that design we correct the shape and color and it can last more than 20 years.“.

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MYTHS

In her experience, the dentist admits that the lack of information on the subject, most of which is negative, makes people afraid of getting a smile design, treatment that definitely helps increase self-esteem.

“There is a lot of bad information because they say don’t do it, it’s too aggressive; And it’s not like that. What happens is that there is bad practice, because there are patients who have very rotated teeth, so, in that case, the first thing to do is to put braces, to do orthodontics; AND “Once the teeth are aligned, then we can proceed with the design.”

That is why the doctor repeats this “Not everyone is a candidate for design, first, as with any treatment, an assessment needs to be made.”

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Basic recommendations

To have healthy teeth, the doctor shares some basic recommendations.

“You have to wash three times a day, very important, use the floss three times, but if you use it once, the ideal is to use it at night, because less saliva is produced; So the cleaner you go to bed, the lower percentage of cavities you will have.“.

Another tip of the dentist is to perform a mouthwash “because it helps us reduce the percentage of bacteria”.

In addition, an important point to maintain healthy teeth is “Use a soft-bristled brush. Why, because with hard hairs the patient puts a lot of pressure, so the gums rise and it creates terrible sensitivity.”

Y lThe washing technique “is low and soft; Well, if the gum grows, there’s no going back. That’s why it’s important, good technique, a good brush and floss is key to making sure your gums don’t bleed and cause gingivitis.”

Except this, The doctor recommends that “the size of the brush head should not be large, because this prevents the cleaning of the back”.

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