Smile story

Laura

Emax Crowns

Discoloured, uneven teeth, replaced with Emax crowns in a natural design, shade BL2.

Treatment:: Emax Crowns
Design:: Natural
Shade:: BL2

Laura after Emax Crowns with UK Smiles in Antalya

Laura’s story

Laura’s teeth had become discoloured over the years, with a few noticeably darker than the rest, and the edges had worn unevenly, so her smile looked dull and patchy.

The tooth people noticed first was the one at the front that had gone grey, much darker than its neighbours, which pulled the eye every time she smiled. Her new smile has no odd one out, and the brightness is even from one side to the other, which is what makes it look like it was always hers.

She went ahead with Emax crowns. Emax is a glass ceramic, so it lets light through much like natural enamel and keeps a little translucency at the edges rather than looking solid.

In a natural design and shade BL2, the result is an even, bright smile that still looks like real teeth.

The design choices

Why Laura chose shade BL2 and a natural design

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

Shade

BL2 Bright

WhitestMore natural →

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 Laura: Laura’s teeth had become discoloured, with a few darker than the rest. BL2 gives her a clear, even brightness across the whole smile while still looking natural against her skin and hair.

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 Laura: Emax takes light the way real enamel does, and the natural design keeps soft edges and small differences between teeth, so the new smile looks like her own.

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

The change

Laura before and after

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

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

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