Communicating Dental Concerns
If you’re like most people, when you look at yourself smiling in the mirror, you have certain feelings about the way your smile looks. And again, if you’re like most people, there are probably at least a few things you’d like to change. Today’s smile design techniques and procedures are designed to help you correct what you don’t like and enhance what you do. But to get to that point, you need to clearly communicate what you want to your dentist and their technicians.
Perception is a tricky thing; it’s highly subjective, which means that what you see when you look at your smile and how you perceive what you’re seeing can be entirely different from the way another person perceives your smile. During your initial consultation, it can be very helpful to have input from your dentist to ensure that your expectations about your smile are realistic. If you’ve spent years hating your smile and wishing it were different, you may have a very skewed idea of how it actually looks to others and of the steps needed to make it look as good as possible.
That’s why it’s extremely important to be able to communicate your needs to your dentist in a way that she or she can understand and interpret them into an end result that’s pleasing to you. At Dentistry for All Ages, the Dawson Diagnostic Wizard is a great tool to help you and your dentist develop a clear idea of your goals and the steps needed to reach them.
The Wizard takes in all your traditional diagnostic data, including measurements of your teeth, gums and jaws, and other data that your dentist will take note of during your exam, as well as photos and x-rays, and combines it with more subjective data, using answers to questions about what you do and don’t like about your smile and what you’d like to see improved.
Your dentist will also be able to suggest additional issues you may not realize you have, including misalignment and imbalances in your bite pattern that can affect your jaw and even cause medical issues like temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) in the future. Once all this data is collected, the Wizard can calculate the procedural steps and treatments needed to achieve your end goal: a beautiful, healthy smile.
In addition to planning your smile design procedures in a way that’s best for your needs, the Wizard provides a blueprint you and your dentist can review together to ensure your expectations are met.
Working with the Dawson Diagnostic Wizard and other state-of-the-art techniques, Dr. Freano combines a lot of science and medicine with a touch of art to make sure your smile looks the way you want it to. And because Dr. Freano has extensive training and experience in smile design and restoration, she can also help you explore other aesthetic possibilities you may not have considered.
One of the most important parts of your smile design is taking the time to express what you’re hoping to achieve. Dr. Freano has worked with hundreds of patients, and she can help ensure your experience is the best it can be. Call 859-296-9711 today to schedule an appointment and get started.