A beautiful smile

A beautiful smile is rarely about perfectly white, perfectly even teeth. It is about proportion: how the teeth sit with your lips, gums and face. Small changes often do the most. See cosmetic bonding, laser whitening and cosmetic dentistry. A consultation with Dr. Steven Haywood, DDS starts with what you would like to change, then looks at the whole smile: the colour of the teeth, their edges and length, how much gum shows, and how the teeth meet when you bite. Often the answer is a short list of small steps, such as whitening first and then bonding one chipped edge, rather than a full makeover. The articles here explain what each of those steps can and cannot do, so you can arrive at the visit with your own questions. Southern York Smile Care is on Main Street in Shrewsbury, a short drive from York and from Hereford and Parkton in Maryland.