Orthodontics in Aesthetic Dentistry

Dentist Nazan Nur Arık answered questions about the importance of Orthodontics, which is one of the most curious subjects in Aesthetic Dentistry, and questions about the process.

Underlining that the purpose of Aesthetic Dentistry should be well understood in order to understand the process, Nazan Nur Arık emphasized the importance of completing the treatment process of patients with the healthiest, most permanent and most aesthetic solution.

“So how should we proceed in this process? Does it make more sense to cut and cover the teeth completely or add orthodontic treatment to the aesthetic protocol and not remove any material from the teeth?” Nazan Nur Arık gave the following answers to the questions:

“As a physician, I prefer not to remove any substance from the teeth. We doctors call this approach the minimally invasive approach. So this is an approach where we aim to remove as little tissue from the tooth as possible.”

Nazan Nur Arık said that with the development of technology, increasing alternatives are frequently used in dentistry and said, “In addition to orthodontics, the Digital Smile Design protocol, which we call DSD, is frequently applied all over the world. In other words, before starting orthodontic treatment, we design a smile for our patients and finish the orthodontic treatment according to this design. With this treatment, we do not remove any material from the teeth and we can provide the ideal smile with leaf porcelain and aesthetic materials that we place on the teeth.

Nazan Nur Arık, “How long does the digital smile design protocol require a treatment process?” He concluded his speech by answering the question:

The goal of many people who decide to have a smile design application is to achieve the most healthy and aesthetic result. In this sense, the Digital Smile Design Protocol draws attention as it is a very successful method. Nazan Nur Arık briefly explained the process of adding an orthodontic protocol to her Digital Smile Design as follows; “It is true that with this approach, the treatment process can be a little longer. However, in this way, it is possible to achieve the most aesthetic result without removing any substance from the tooth.