Smile Design in Manikonda

Smile design is a planned approach to improving the look of your smile using a mix of cosmetic dental treatments. It is built around your face, teeth, gum line and goals. At Eledent Dental Hospital, it starts with a Digital Smile Design session where the dentist maps your smile and plans the right treatments in the right order before any prep begins.

Two terms often get confused:

Digital Smile Design is the planning stage. The dentist takes photos, maps your smile digitally and shows you the planned result on screen. No treatment happens at this stage.

The smile makeover is the treatment itself. It is the set of procedures confirmed after the Digital Smile Design session. This is what changes your teeth.

Understanding this difference helps you know what to expect at each stage and how many visits your plan will take.

Smile design addresses cosmetic concerns on the teeth and gums that a single treatment cannot fully solve on its own. Common reasons patients book a smile design plan:

Dull or stained teeth that do not clear with whitening alone

Chipped, worn or short front teeth that affect the smile line

A gummy smile where too much gum shows when smiling

Small gaps between teeth where braces are not the preferred option

Teeth that are uneven in length, shape or size across the front

An uneven gum line that makes the smile look off-balance

Multiple concerns at once where one treatment is not enough

Week 1 to 2: Digital Smile Design session. Teeth and gum health checked. Treatment plan confirmed.

Week 3 to 4: Foundation care done if needed. Whitening scheduled and completed.

Week 4 to 6: Veneer or bonding preparation, scan and temporary placement.

Week 6 to 8: Final veneers or restorations bonded. Gum work completed if included.

Week 8 to 10: Review and final check before the event.

If only whitening and bonding are planned, the full process can fit in 3 to 5 visits over 3 to 4 weeks.

Book the Digital Smile Design session at least 8 to 10 weeks before the event. This allows time for the planning stage, any foundation care, whitening and the final restorations.

Planning First with Digital Smile Design: Photos taken, facial analysis done, smile mapped on screen. Planned result shown before any tooth prep begins.

Foundation Before Cosmetics: Teeth cleaning, gum care and active decay treated first. Cosmetic work over unhealthy teeth does not last.

Whitening Before Restorations: Teeth whitening or Zoom whitening done before veneers or crowns are made. New restorations are then shade-matched to the whitened result.

Shape and Structure: Veneers, composite bonding, ceramic crowns or CEREC same-visit restorations placed to fix shape, length and size on front teeth.

Gum Refinement if Needed: Gum contouring or laser-assisted reshaping used when the gum line is uneven or too much gum shows.

Alignment if Needed: Clear aligners or braces added when tooth position affects the result and cosmetic treatment alone cannot fix it.

The cost of smile design in Manikonda at Eledent Dental Hospital depends on your plan.

Number and type of treatments included

Number of teeth being treated

Whether CEREC same-visit work or lab-based restorations are used

Whether gum care or alignment is part of the plan

Overall case complexity confirmed at assessment

Call +91 7799619994 for a cost estimate. Book at Eledent Dental Hospital, Manikonda.