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When watching movies and TV shows, you may have noticed that many hosts, actors, and actresses have incredibly beautiful and pearly white smiles. Similarly, when you join Live dealer rooms at new casinos not on GamStop, you’ll see hosts with equally stunning smiles. But in fact very few people are simply born with straight and white teeth. In fact, there are many different ways to enhance the aesthetics of a smile. So, what exactly do they do? Let's take a look at the main dental procedures that can help achieve perfectly shaped teeth and exceptional enamel whiteness.

The Hollywood smile is well-known to everyone, but few realize that achieving a "million-dollar" smile is easier than it seems. Doctors may  suggest three methods:

1. Whitening

This is a professional procedure and the simplest and quickest way to dramatically change the color of your teeth using state-of-the-art laser technologies. The ZOOM system, widely used by dentists worldwide, can lighten teeth by 6-7 shades.

Dentists believe that American actress Lindsay Lohan, Kate Beckinsale, and footballer David Beckham use whitening regularly. In older photos, their teeth were far from purely white.

This method is suitable for people with relatively straight teeth and no significant flaws, where only the color prevents the smile from being "Hollywood."

You’ll need a consultation before using this method, and it should only be done by a skilled dentist. If not done properly, it can damage your teeth. It’s not suitable for everyone, especially if you have certain health issues. That’s why it’s super important to pick the right clinic and specialist!

The procedure consists of several steps. First, the lips and gums are covered to protect them from the whitening agents. Then, the teeth are dried and coated with a special gel. The gel is activated using a special lamp. The hydrogen peroxide-based gel interacts with the enamel, making it up to 8-12 shades whiter. To prevent tooth sensitivity after the procedure, a fluoride-containing solution is applied to the teeth.

 

Advantages:

• Safe for enamel when done in a medical center

• Accessible

• Immediate results

• Effect lasts 3-5 years

Disadvantages:

• Requires home care

• Does not straighten teeth

2. Veneers and Crowns

When you need to adjust not just the color but also the shape of the teeth in the smile zone, dentists suggest veneers or crowns. Veneers are ultra-thin plates made from composite materials or ceramics, bonded to the surface of the tooth. The term "veneer" comes from the English word meaning "cladding."

Experts say that ceramic veneers or crowns helped improve the smiles of celebrities like Nicolas Cage, Miley Cyrus, Celine Dion, and Gwen Stefani. By the way, people think Marilyn Monroe used dental veneers to make her smile even more beautiful. Her stunning smile was a big part of her look. There’s no exact proof of every dental treatment she had, but a lot of Hollywood stars in the 1950s and 1960s used veneers to get that perfect smile.

In Marilyn’s case, her veneers were probably made of porcelain or something similar, and they were attached to her natural teeth. This helped make her teeth look straighter, whiter, and more even, giving her that famous Hollywood smile.

Demi Moore is one of the rare stars who openly talks about the tough times she’s been through, including her dental work. She once experienced so much stress that it affected her teeth. She even shared a photo of herself missing a front tooth! Luckily, she went to a dentist, who fixed the missing tooth and gave her ceramic veneers, making her teeth look straighter and whiter again.

 

When will a doctor recommend a crown instead of a veneer?

• The tooth is significantly damaged

• The enamel color is severely altered

• The tooth nerve is missing

 

Sometimes, a Hollywood smile is created using both options – veneers and crowns. Visually, there is no difference. The crown covers the entire tooth, while a veneer only covers the front surface.

 

Advantages:

• Painless and safe

• Teeth remain "alive" under veneers

• Crowns are mostly used on depulped teeth

• Both options effectively improve color and hide defects like chips, cracks, asymmetry, gaps, and large spaces between teeth

• Provides a "permanent" result

 

Disadvantages:

• One veneer or crown costs about the same as a one-time whitening procedure, but the outcome is comprehensive: the smile becomes "Hollywood" in both color and shape.

 

3. Implants

This method is used when one or more teeth are missing. A titanium screw (called an implant) is placed in the bone, and a ceramic crown is attached to it later. It looks just like a real tooth, and the crown’s color matches the patient’s natural teeth.

Remember Cristiano Ronaldo’s missing tooth early in his career or Mike Tyson’s gaps? They probably got implants, as nothing else explains such a dramatic change!

 

Pros:

• Doesn’t damage the neighboring teeth, unlike traditional dentures that require filing down the surrounding teeth.

• Helps maintain bone structure, preventing changes in bite and facial shape.

• Lasts for decades, sometimes even a lifetime.

Cons:

• Requires anesthesia and recovery time.

• One of the most expensive dental procedures.

• Takes 3-6 months to complete.

About cost:

Single Tooth Implant costs around $3,000 to $6,000. This price includes everything—implant post, connector (abutment), and the crown that looks like a real tooth. If you want to replace all your teeth with individual implants, it can run from $60,000 to $90,000 or more. But if you use implant-supported bridges or dentures, the cost drops to about $15,000 to $30,000 per set of upper or lower teeth, or $50,000 to $90,000 for a full set. Expect to pay between $10,000 and $16,000 to replace several missing teeth with a few implants and a bridge.

A Method for the Future

Scientists are working hard to figure out if we can grow new teeth someday. Right now, dentists can only fix broken teeth with special materials. But researchers are testing ways to grow new tooth tissue either outside the body to transplant later or directly in your jaw with injections.

According to preliminary forecasts, by 2030, tooth regeneration may become a readily available service in dentistry. However, the main question is the cost of such a procedure. Today, one of the most expensive dental services is implantation.

 It’s still in the early stages, but who knows—maybe in the future, we won’t need dental implants at all!