Smile Design

Personalised Planning

Good smile design looks at the whole face, not just the teeth. We study how your lips move, how much gum shows when you smile and how your teeth relate to your face. Before we finish, we let you see your new smile with a trial so you know what to expect.

The Smile Design Process

Photographs of your face and smile are taken.
A digital impression of your teeth is taken with the iTero intraoral scanner.
Your facial proportions are analysed on a computer.
A smile design tailored to you is prepared.
We review your new smile together at a trial before finishing.

We describe the digital stage of planning in detail on our digital smile design page.

Treatments Used in Smile Design

Smile design is not a single procedure but a plan made up of treatments combined according to your needs. The plan may include one or more of the following:

• Teeth whitening, to lighten the colour of the teeth
• Porcelain and E-max veneers, to correct the shape, colour and small gaps between teeth
• Composite veneers, for results with less intervention and in less time
• Zirconium and E-max crowns, for heavily filled, broken or root-treated teeth
• Gum contouring, for a gum line that shows too much or is uneven when you smile
• Implant treatment, to replace missing teeth

How We Achieve a Natural Look

Our aim is not to give everyone the same white teeth, but to create a natural, balanced smile that suits your face. So we choose the colour of the teeth according to your skin tone and the whites of your eyes, and their length and width according to your facial proportions. Teeth that are too white or too bulky give the face an artificial look. We also consider the midline of the teeth, how they fit with your lip line and a shape that suits your age as part of the plan.

The more detailed the planning, the more predictable the result. We follow the same approach when smile design is combined with teeth whitening, veneers, zirconium crowns or implant treatment, so you end up with a natural smile you feel comfortable with.

Will My Teeth Be Filed Down a Lot?

How much tooth is reduced depends on the treatment chosen. With veneers, usually only a very thin layer is removed from the front surface of the tooth, and in some cases they can be placed with no reduction at all. Crowns cover the whole tooth, so more reduction is needed. We plan treatment with the option that protects your teeth as much as possible.

Aftercare

• Brush your teeth twice a day and use floss or an interdental brush.
• Avoid biting hard objects such as nutshells, pens or ice.
• If you grind your teeth, wear the night guard we make for you regularly.
• Come for a check-up at least once a year.

Content: Dr. Seçil D. Sümengen Yazıcı, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon · Last updated: 29 September 2026