Smile story

Joe

Zirconium Crowns

Small, uneven front teeth with gaps between them, rebuilt with a full set of zirconium crowns in shade BL2.

Treatment:: Zirconium Crowns
Design:: Natural
Shade:: BL2

Joe after Zirconium Crowns with UK Smiles in Antalya

Joe’s story

Joe came to us young, which is exactly when a smile you are self-conscious about does the most damage. His upper teeth were small and uneven with gaps between them, and no amount of whitening was going to change the shape of them.

He had a full set of zirconium crowns in a natural design, shade BL2. Crowns rebuild each tooth to the right size and proportion, which is what closes the gaps properly rather than simply covering them, and zirconium stands up to years of ordinary wear.

The finished smile fills out his face and, going by the video, he has not stopped grinning since.

The design choices

Why Joe chose shade BL2 and a natural design

Every UK Smiles patient picks his own shade and design with the dentist before anything is made. Here is what Joe’s choices mean and why they suited him.

Shade

BL2 Bright

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The six most popular shades are shown here. The full chart runs to more than 20, so there is a match for every complexion.

One step down from the whitest shade on the chart. Bright enough to look freshly whitened, with just enough warmth to still read as teeth rather than paper. Our most requested shade.

Why it suited Joe: Joe is young, and a bright smile suits him. BL2 gives him the whiteness he wanted while keeping a touch of warmth, so it looks fresh rather than artificial.

Design

Natural

Chosen
Natural

Like your own teeth, on their best day

Centrals a touch longer than the laterals, softly rounded corners, canines with a gentle point and a smile line that curves with your lip. Small differences between teeth are kept on purpose: that is what reads as real.
Soft

Rounded, gentle, friendly

Fuller, more oval teeth with rounded edges all the way along and no sharp corners anywhere. The smile line curves gently and the canines are softened rather than pointed. Warm rather than striking.
Hollywood

Square, straight, bold

Squarer teeth with straight edges, all the same length, sitting in a flat, even line. Corners are crisp and the canines are squared off to match. Symmetrical and unmistakably done, for people who want the change to show.

Each tooth is shaped with the small variations real teeth have: slightly rounded corners, a soft curve along the smile line and a little translucency at the biting edges. The result looks like a great version of your own teeth rather than a row of identical white blocks.

Why it suited Joe: His front teeth were small with gaps between them, so the design had to rebuild size and proportion as much as colour. The natural design closes the gaps with properly shaped teeth rather than a wall of white.

Not sure which shade or design is right for you? See how the design studio works, or ask us for a free plan.

Joe tells his story

The change

Joe before and after

Every photo and video of Joe on this page is real, taken at the clinic in Antalya.

Joe's smile started with a few photos sent over WhatsApp. Yours can too.

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