Your smile is a huge part of your life. Any time you experience happiness, hear a great joke, greet someone, or land a new and exciting opportunity, you smile a big old toothy grin.
So if you’re not entirely happy with your smile, and you feel too self-conscious to grin from ear to ear with confidence, it’s time for a change. A smile makeover is the perfect way to improve the appearance of your smile, but the benefits don’t stop there. In fact, a smile makeover can change your life for the better.
What is a smile makeover?
A smile makeover can consist of any cosmetic dentistry treatment that aims to improve the appearance of your smile. From dental implants to teeth straightening or whitening procedures, there’s a whole range of cosmetic dentistry options that can improve the appearance of your pearly whites.
Smile makeovers can also include facial aesthetic treatments, such as dermal filler. By combining these treatments with cosmetic dentistry, you can achieve a more complete makeover — and ensure your facial features complement your new smile.
How a smile makeover can change your life
A smile makeover will boost uour self-confidence
If you’re not happy with your smile, the first thing to realise is that you’re not alone. A recent study showed that one-third of American adults are unhappy with their smile. But if you dread the thought of smiling for photos, or you’re reluctant to let people see your genuine ear-to-ear grin, a smile makeover could be just what you need.
Whether you wish your teeth were straighter, whiter, or a different shape, cosmetic dentistry can help you achieve your desired look. And once you are happy with your smile, you’ll feel your confidence levels skyrocket. You’ll feel more than happy to show off your teeth in photos, and you’ll have no trouble greeting people with a grin.
A beautiful smile can improve relationship prospects
A smile makeover is the perfect way to treat yourself, but a bonus is that a beautiful smile also makes you more attractive to others. According to a survey done in 2013, 71% of women, and 58% of men say that a good smile is the first feature they judge their dates on.
Your new smile and the confidence that comes with it will open up new dating opportunities, and improve your relationship prospects. Not only will dates be charmed by your pearly whites, but hopefully your makeover will also give you the confidence to relax, be yourself and focus on having a good time.
A smile makeover can lead to new career opportunities
It’s not just potential love interests that are attracted to beautiful smiles — good teeth can also make you appear more professional. And the more professional you look, the more likely you are to land exciting career opportunities.
A dazzling smile implies success, confidence, and good self-care — all things that can position you as the perfect candidate for a promotion, or a new position. And the more you smile, the more approachable you’ll seem to your colleagues and managers.
Improve your oral (and overall) health
A smile makeover isn’t just about improving appearance — it can also do wonders for your oral health. During any cosmetic dentistry treatment, your dentist will also take a look at your overall oral health. They’ll check out your teeth and gums, and make sure your mouth is healthy before going ahead with any treatments. Your dentist will also offer you advice on how to look after your mouth after your treatment.
Bad oral hygiene can cause problems such as gum disease, which in turn can lead to serious health issues, such as heart disease, lung problems, diabetes and arthritis. So by improving your oral health with a smile makeover, you’ll also be improving your body’s overall health.
You’ll feel happier after a smile makeover
The improved self-esteem, the new opportunities and the better health all add up to create the most important benefit of a smile makeover: happiness.
Once you feel healthier and more confident in yourself, and once you’ve experienced the new opportunities that come with a beautiful smile, you’ll find yourself smiling a whole lot more. And each time you smile, your body releases feel-good chemicals like dopamine, endorphins and serotonin. At the same time, your stress hormone (cortisol) levels will fall dramatically, reducing any stress, anxiety and negative thoughts. So with more feel-good chemicals, and less stress, the more you smile, the happier you’ll feel.
