What makes a beautiful smile?*

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

01
Symmetry of your teeth
(particularly your front teeth)
02
How straight your teeth are
i.e. not overlapping, crooked
or spaced too far apart
03
Tooth proportion
04
Colour of your teeth
Shape, colour and
fullness of lips
08
Gum health
and gum line
07
Smile width
06
Spaces between the
tips of your teeth
05
  • *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.