Cavities as well as worn, stained, broken, crooked, small/short and irregularly spaced teeth as well as badly-shaped, asymmetrical and crowded teeth poorly affect a smile’s aesthetics. There may also be some aesthetic problems that cannot be treated with just fillings. Here, crowns fused to certain types of metals or non-metal empress, inceram or zirconia crowns can be used. In other cases, laminates can be used to treat aesthetic problems on the outward facing surface of the teeth. For diastema (gaps between the teeth), special aesthetic fillings that don’t require cutting into the teeth can be used to design a new, aesthetic smile. Aesthetic dental treatments also include orthodontics, teeth whitening, composite fillings (using white light), implants and laser treatments. Aesthetic dentistry is concerned not only with dental aesthetics but also discoloured, misshaped and receding gums, the shape of the lips and the general appearance of the mouth. Your dentist may therefore work in cooperation with gum disease experts, dermatologists and plastic surgeons to create a more aesthetically pleasing mouth and face. Such aesthetic treatments positively affect patient’s mental health and social lives.