Smile story

Michael

Implants and Crowns

Gaps, worn teeth and mismatched old work, replaced with implants and zirconia crowns in a natural design, shade B1.

Treatment:: Implants and Crowns
Design:: Natural
Shade:: B1

Michael after Implants and Crowns with UK Smiles in Antalya

Michael’s story

Michael’s smile had become a mix of worn and discoloured teeth, older mismatched work and dark gaps at the sides that showed whenever he smiled.

In his first photo the front teeth are short and worn flat, with a darker tooth to one side and black spaces at the corners where back teeth were missing, so even a small smile showed shadows. He turned up for his after photo in a Hawaiian shirt, which tells you most of what you need to know about how he felt about the result.

His plan used implants to fill the gaps, with zirconia crowns to rebuild the rest, so the whole smile could be brought back into line in one shade.

He chose a natural design in B1. The gaps are filled and every tooth now matches, giving him a full, even and bright smile.

The design choices

Why Michael chose shade B1 and a natural design

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

Shade

B1 Natural, 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.

The brightest shade on the classic natural chart, a step below the bleach shades. It reads as a very good set of natural teeth rather than teeth that have obviously been whitened.

Why it suited Michael: B1 gives Michael a clean, bright smile, and with every tooth in the same shade there is no longer a mix of old and new colours.

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 Michael: The natural design gives each tooth its own shape and softer edges, which suits a fuller, more mature face and keeps the result believable.

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

Michael before and after

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

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

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