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Cosmetic / Smile Makeover
Smile Makeovers in Glasgow: One Smile, Planned as a Whole
When more than one thing bothers you, we plan it together: alignment, colour, shape and any missing teeth. You see it, and try it in your mouth, before anything is done. A makeover draws on everything in our cosmetic dentistry in Glasgow, in the right order.
How We Design It
Step 1
Photos and Scan
Photographs, short video and a 3D scan of your teeth. Around 45 minutes.
Step 2
Digital Smile Design
We design the new smile on your own face, so proportions suit you, not a template.
Step 3
Trial Smile
A temporary mock-up placed over your teeth. Look, talk, take photos. Change anything.
Step 4
Treatment, in Order
Straighten, then whiten, then shape. Getting the order right is what makes it last.
Six Real Makeovers
Six St Vincent Smile patients, each starting somewhere different: gaps from missing teeth, tired crowns and fillings, worn or darkened teeth. Slide across each photo to compare.
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Missing front teeth: Invisalign first, then implants and veneers.
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Veneers, crowns and bridges taking over from failing old restorations.
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A set of veneers for a more even smile.
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Darker teeth and dated restorations, covered with four veneers.
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Short, gappy teeth, rebuilt across the whole mouth.
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Missing teeth replaced and tired restorations redone: crowns, veneers and bridges.
Not retouched.3 Your own design and trial smile show what is realistic for you.
View the full smile gallery, 27 cases in allDigital Smile Design
A Smile Designed Around You
Natural-looking teeth come from planning, not guesswork. We look at the length and outline of each tooth, how your teeth meet your lips, and how your smile fits your face.
Digital smile design lets us test those changes on your own photographs, alongside what we know about dental aesthetics and facial proportion. You see the ideas, we explain what we'd recommend and why, and together we settle on a considered plan before any treatment starts.
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Case study
Starting point: short, worn front teeth, with the biting edge running on a slant. His new smile was designed digitally first, then checked against his full face. Not retouched.3
Watch the case on Instagram
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Digital preview, not a treatment result. An AI-generated image of the proposed design on his own photograph, used for planning and discussion.
See the Possibilities
It isn't always easy to put into words what you'd like to change, and it's harder still to picture the outcome from a conversation.
So we show you. Your own photographs become the canvas: we lay a digital preview of the changes over them, you compare tooth shapes and proportions on your face, and you help us refine the design by telling us what you like.
Maybe it's worn edges you'd like rebuilt. Maybe it's a lopsided smile, or you're after a bigger change. Comparing versions on screen makes the decision easier.
What Makes a New Smile Look Natural
We never plan teeth in isolation. Each design is judged against your whole face, and against what you tell us you want.
The design drawn over his own smile: new outlines, lengths and edge positions, mapped out before treatment.
Facial Proportions
How the width and centre of your smile sit with your eyes, nose and lips.
Tooth Shape and Size
A tooth that's too long or too narrow for its neighbours looks wrong, however white it is.
Lips and Smile Line
When you smile, the tips of the upper teeth should run parallel to your lower lip.
Gum Levels
Gums frame each tooth like a border, so their height and symmetry matter as much as the teeth.
Natural Character
Small variations in outline, surface texture and translucency give real teeth their individuality, so we keep them.
What You Want
Some people want a brighter, crisper smile. Others want a quiet change that still feels like their own. We can try both in the design and keep what suits you.
The design tried on his full-face photograph, to judge it against his features.
The Software Helps. Judgement Decides
Software can draw a smile. Deciding whether it's right for you takes a dentist.
Three things go into every recommendation: your wishes, our clinical findings from examining your mouth, and long-standing aesthetic principles. How it looks matters, but so do your bite, your general dental health and which treatment fits your situation.
Every change we put forward should earn its place, and fit a plan built for you.
A Single Design Everyone Works From
Once you're happy with the design, it becomes the reference for everyone involved: you, your dentist and the dental technicians who make your restorations. It keeps the intended shapes and proportions consistent from the first appointment to the final fit.
Working the details out early makes treatment more predictable, and leaves room for your questions. Nothing goes ahead until you understand the options and are comfortable with where the plan is heading.
Please note: a digital preview shows what we're proposing, as an illustration. Your finished result depends on your clinical circumstances and the treatment agreed between us.
Typical Plans and How Long They Take
Every plan is individual. These are the three we're asked about most, and our guide to smile makeover costs in Glasgow prices example plans.
Plan
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M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M7
M8
M9
M10
M11
M12
Align, whiten, bondQuoted after design
Whiten and veneersQuoted after design
Whiten month 1Trial month 2Veneers month 3
Implants and veneersQuoted after scan
Implants and healing months 1 to 4Trial month 5Crowns and veneers months 6 to 7
From First Visit to Finished Smile
Seven stages, listed in our usual order. Not everyone needs all seven. We set the order to suit the health of your mouth, your needs and your agreed plan.
1
Listening First
Your first visit starts with questions, not instruments: what bothers you, what you'd love to be different, and what you'd hate to lose. After that we examine your oral health, how your teeth line up, your bite and your tooth colour, and study your face, its proportions and your lips.
2
Records
Depending on what you need, that means photographs, 3D digital scans and X-rays where clinically appropriate. They record where you're starting from, and they let us walk you through what we've found, on screen.
3
Options, Risks and Costs
Next, the choices. We go through each treatment that might suit you: its benefits, its risks, the alternatives, and the option of leaving things as they are. You leave with a personalised plan and cost estimate, a realistic timeline, the appointments involved and the upkeep afterwards. You can take your time and ask questions before choosing how to go ahead.
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Designing It with You
When it's appropriate, the proposed changes are designed digitally first. Your preferences, your lip shape, the proportions of your teeth and your facial features all steer the design. The visual preview lets you react to it, and gives our clinicians and dental technicians a common reference. It can be adjusted as treatment progresses, and it shows the direction we intend, not a guaranteed result.
5
Health Before Appearance
Cosmetic and restorative work waits until any gum disease or decay has been treated. Healthy teeth and gums are what the rest of your care is built on, and we'll explain how to keep them healthy during treatment and for years afterwards.
6
Moving Teeth, If Needed
Crooked teeth, or a bite that's out, may need sorting before anything cosmetic. For some patients that means orthodontics, for example Invisalign in Glasgow, or for some bites tooth-coloured fixed braces; for many, this stage simply doesn't apply. Planning tooth position alongside the design tells us exactly where every tooth needs to end up before restorations are made.
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Shade, Then Restorations
Next we look at tooth colour, and at whitening where it's appropriate. If restorations are needed, we'll weigh up composite bonding, veneers or crowns; where teeth are missing, we'll discuss replacing them, perhaps with implants or a bridge. The design sets the shape and proportions for these and forms the brief for the dental technician. A trial mock-up or temporaries, if appropriate, let you road-test the new shapes before the final restorations are made.
Smile Design Consultation
Let's talk about your smile. Bring your list: the things you'd change, and the things you'd keep. We'll assess your smile, explain the choices and tell you plainly what may be achievable.
Ninety minutes, including photographs, 3D scan and your digital smile design. Your smile design and trial smile are included in your treatment fee.
Your smile designed on your own face
Written plan, sequence and fixed fee
Trial smile available before you commit
What It Can Include
Each plan uses only the treatments you need, in the order that makes them last.
Invisalign
Straightens crowded or gappy teeth first, so less of your own tooth needs to change later.
Teeth Whitening
Lifts the colour of your natural teeth before anything is matched to them.
Composite Bonding
Reshapes worn edges and closes small gaps in one or two visits, with little or no drilling.
Porcelain Veneers
Change shape and colour where bonding wouldn't last, or where teeth are heavily filled.
Gum Contouring
Evens out an uneven gum line with a laser, so teeth look the right length.
Dental Implants
Replace missing teeth, planned from the start so the new smile is complete.
Why the order matters. Straightening first means bonding or veneers can be thinner, or may not be needed at all. Whitening comes before bonding and veneers, because they're made to match your teeth and won't change colour later.
Who It's For
A smile makeover suits you if more than one thing bothers you about your smile.
Crooked and Discoloured Teeth
Straightened first, then whitened, so everything matches.
Worn or Chipped Teeth
Rebuilt with bonding or veneers, often after years of grinding.
Gaps and Uneven Edges
Closed and evened out as part of one design.
Restorations That Don't Match
Old fillings, crowns or veneers replaced to suit the new shade.
Missing Teeth
Implants planned alongside the cosmetic work, from the start.
A Smile That Doesn't Suit You
Proportions designed around your face, lips and features.
Questions
What's involved, how well it works and what it costs.
Where can I get a smile makeover in Glasgow?–
At St Vincent Smile in Finnieston, Glasgow. A smile makeover combines treatments such as Invisalign, whitening, bonding and veneers in the right order, designed digitally on your own face and previewed with a trial smile before you commit. Smile design is included in your treatment fee. It's a few minutes by train from Glasgow Central, so it's easy to reach from across Scotland.
How effective are smile makeovers?+
When they're planned as a whole, very. Straightening first, whitening next and then bonding or veneers means less tooth is changed and everything matches. Because you try the new smile in your mouth before treatment, you see the likely result first. How long it lasts depends on the materials chosen and how well it's looked after.
How much does a smile makeover cost at our Glasgow practice?+
It depends on the treatments combined. At St Vincent Smile, plans start from £2,350 for whitening and six teeth of bonding, and your fixed fee is confirmed in writing after a free consultation. Finance is available on treatment from £1,500, subject to status.2
How long does a smile makeover take?+
It depends on what's involved. Whitening and bonding can be finished within a few weeks. Plans that start with clear aligners usually take several months, and plans with implants allow time for healing. Your written plan sets out the order and timing before you start.
Can I see my new smile before I commit?+
Yes. Your smile is designed digitally around your face and then tried in your mouth as a trial smile, so you can see the result, speak with it in and take photos before deciding. Both the smile design and the trial smile are included in your treatment fee.
Patient Stories
All smile storiesIn Their Own Words
Patients whose smiles were planned as a whole, in their own words.
Patient video
Claire's Story
Invisalign, implants, veneers and a full smile makeoverPatient video
Sheila's Story
“Such a transformation, it was so much better! Better than I even imagined.”
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