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MAKING SMILES - SMILE IS THE MIRROR

THAT REFLECTS YOUR PERSONALITY

DR. SMITA KOLE

Smiling doesn’t necessarily mean you are happy but a happy
smile is the most beautiful gift you can give to the world.
Confidence is the key to face anyone and if you don’t like your
own smile you cannot face people comfortably.
Our patient, a Doctor by profession, age 24 years, never
liked her smile, so she never felt like looking at the mirror and
was low on confidence in public.
She visited us and wished for the following:
• Closure of spaces between teeth
• Well aligned anterior teeth FIG 1: Pre-Op Profile Photographs
• Less visible gum line
•A beautiful smile
On examination we found:
• Diastema
• Improper Gingival zenith
• Low Gingival line

TREATMENT PLAN
• Smile design using Lithium Di Silicate Laminates for maxil-
lary anteriors
• Correction of gingival zenith by Laser Assisted
Gingivoplasty.
The impressions are made and sent to the lab for Wax Mock
Up. In the lab impressions are poured in die stone and wax up
is done. With the help of Wax Mock Up, putty index is pre-
pared in rubber impression material (Zetaplus, Zhermack)
which is further used to transfer the wax up smiles intraoral-
ly, using Bisacryl material (Protemp-4), to give the trial run of
the smile to the patient.

Article Citation FIG 2: Pre-Op Retracted Front and Lateral views
Kole, S. (2021).Making smiles - smile is the mirror that
reflects your personality. Dental Practice, 17(5), 10-18

FIG 3: Pre-Op Retracted Front and Lateral views in Occlusion

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