What makes a beautiful smile?*

55% of adult patients feel self-conscious about their teeth**

Symmetry of your teeth (particularly your front teeth)

How straight your teeth are i.e. not overlapping, crooked or spaced too far apart

Tooth proportion

Colour of your teeth

Spaces between the tips of your teeth

Smile width

Gum health and gum line

Shape, colour and fullness of lips

*Source: EA McLaren, L Culp - J Cosmet Dent, 2013 Smile Analysis, the photoshop design technique, part 1. Volume 29, 1. pp.94-108.
Source: Patnaik. V.V.G., Singla Rajan, K., Bala Sanju. (2003). Anatomy of a Beautiful Face and Smile. J. Anat. Society India. 52(1) pp.74-80.
Source: McLaren, E, and Tran Cao, P. Smile Analysis and Esthetic Design: ‘in the zone’.

**Source: Survey commissioned by the Australian Society of Orthodontists via Pureprofile Research using an online survey method. Based on a survey of >1,000 Australian adults, December 2015.