It starts with looking and measuring. We take photographs and, where needed, an X-ray, assess the health of your teeth and gums, and talk through what you would change about your own smile. That last part matters more than it sounds: people rarely mind the thing a dentist notices first.

Then we draw up a plan. It sets out which teeth we treat, with which technique, in what order, and what each part costs. If veneers or crowns are involved, our own dental laboratory in Lemiers makes them — short lines, and adjustments are quick if the shade or the shape is not right yet.

Smile design is almost never about a single tooth. It is the interplay that decides whether the result looks natural: how the front teeth relate in length, the way your gum line follows your lip, and whether left and right balance each other.