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Smile Makeovers in Hamilton: Several Fixes, Planned as One Smile
A smile makeover at Hamilton Smile Studios joins up treatments such as Invisalign, whitening, bonding, veneers and implants in one written plan. A common starting point, whitening plus six bonded teeth, is £2,350. Designing it on screen and trying it in your mouth cost nothing extra.
Your cosmetic dentistDr Nikhil Sharma BDS (Glasgow)Principal dentist at Hamilton Smile Studios, with a special interest in dental implants, restorative dentistry, dental sedation and advanced facial aesthetics. GDC 264325.1,500 implants placed over 10 years. BAIRD graduate (British Academy of Implant and Restorative Dentistry).Meet Dr Sharma ›Treatments a Makeover Can Use
Few people need all of these. We use the smallest set that gets you the result, and put them in an order that protects your teeth.
Invisalign
Moves crowded, rotated or spaced teeth into line, so later work can be thinner or skipped altogether.
Home Whitening
Lightens your own enamel before any bonding or porcelain is colour-matched to it.
Composite Bonding
Rebuilds chipped or worn edges and closes small spaces, usually without drilling.
Porcelain Veneers
For lasting changes of colour and shape, or teeth with a lot of old filling in them.
Crowns and Onlays
Protect teeth that are broken down or root treated, while matching the new shade.
Dental Implants
Fill gaps left by missing teeth. They're planned on a CT scan at the outset, so nothing is missing from the final design.
Why sequence matters. Teeth are lined up first, because straight teeth need less material. Whitening follows, because composite and porcelain hold the colour they're made in and won't lighten with you later. Shaping comes last.
Six Makeovers, Before and After
Our own patients, ranging from a set of veneers to a full mouth rehabilitation. Slide across a photo to compare.
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A gap where the front teeth were, closed with Invisalign, implants and veneers.
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Failing old dental work replaced with veneers, crowns and bridges.
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Veneers, evening out colour and shape.
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Four veneers covering discoloured teeth and replacing older work.
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A full mouth rehabilitation, rebuilding a worn and broken smile.
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Old restorations and missing teeth, swapped for crowns, veneers and bridges.
Shown with each patient's written consent. Your plan is built around your own mouth, so it may use fewer treatments or different ones, and results vary. 1
More before-and-after cases in our smile galleryTimings for Three Common Plans
Your own plan may look different. These three come up most often, shown across a year.
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Straighten, whiten, bondPriced once designed
Whiten, then veneersPriced once designed
Implants, then veneersPriced after a CT scan
Whitening and bonding alone can be done in a few weeks. Aligners add several months, and implants need time to settle into the bone before the final teeth go on.
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Case study
Worn Teeth, Rebuilt in Composite
ProblemWorn and broken front teeth
TreatmentComposite veneers in a shade suited to the patient's age, within a wider rebuild of the bite
Shown with the patient's written consent and not retouched. Results differ from one person to the next. 1
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One of our own cases, shown with the patient's consent. Every mouth is different, so your own result may differ.
Digital smile design
How We Design Your Smile
Natural-looking teeth are rarely an accident. They come from planning that weighs up each tooth's length and outline, where the edges meet your lips, and how the whole smile fits the face around it.
In Hamilton we use digital smile design software, backed by a working knowledge of dental aesthetics and facial proportion. It means we can test ideas with you on screen, show you the reasoning behind each recommendation and agree a carefully reasoned plan before the work itself begins.
BeforeWorn, short front teeth, with a biting edge that slanted to one side (a cant)
PlanningA digital design drawn on his own photographs, then checked against his whole face
See the Possibilities on Your Own Photos
Most people find it hard to explain exactly what they'd alter about their smile, and harder again to imagine the outcome from a chat across the desk.
That's why we mock up the proposed changes digitally, on photographs of you. Different tooth shapes and proportions can be tried in turn, you tell us which ones feel right, and we adjust the design with you from there.
Maybe you'd like chipped or worn edges built back up, a smile that looks more even from left to right, or something more striking. Whatever the aim, it's an easier conversation when we can both see the choices.
His photoDigital preview‹ ›
This is a digital preview, not a treatment result. Drag the handle to move between his own photograph and an AI-generated image of the planned design, which was made to help him picture it.
A digital preview is there to illustrate the proposed changes. What you end up with depends on two things: your clinical circumstances, and the treatment you agree with us.
The Small Things That Make Teeth Look Natural
Your teeth are never judged in isolation. The design is checked against your face as a whole, with these in mind.
Facial Proportions
Where your smile sits in relation to your eyes, nose and the centre line of your face.
Tooth Shape and Size
The ratio of length to width in each tooth, and how it compares with the teeth either side.
Lips and Smile Line
Whether the line of your top teeth runs parallel to your lower lip as you smile.
Gum Levels
The frame your gums give each tooth, and whether the gum margins look balanced.
Natural Character
Tiny differences in outline, surface texture and translucency, so the teeth have individuality rather than a uniform look.
What You'd Like
Your say matters from start to finish. One person wants a brighter, crisper smile, another a quiet change that still looks familiar. The design is how we find out what suits you.
Software Helps, Judgement Decides
A smile design programme is only a tool. What makes it useful is combining three things: what you want, our examination of your teeth and gums, and well-established smile design principles. Appearance is one part. Your bite, the health of your mouth and which treatments are suitable for you count just as much.
Together, those decide our advice. Each suggested change needs a clear purpose and has to fit a plan that's yours, not a template.
One Agreed Design, One Shared Goal
When you've approved a design, everyone involved works to the same picture. We send it to the dental technicians so they know the shapes and proportions intended, and it keeps each stage of treatment heading in the same direction.
Working out these details early gives the treatment a more predictable footing. It also leaves room for your questions, for weighing up the alternatives and for feeling settled about the plan before anything is done.
From First Conversation to Finished Smile
Below are the seven stages a full makeover can involve. Plenty of people need only a few, and the order changes to suit your oral health, what you need and the plan we settle on.
Start with a Chat About Your Smile
Let us know what you'd alter and what you'd keep as it is. We'll examine your smile, explain the options open to you and give you an honest view of what may be achievable.
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Listening, Then Looking
It starts with a conversation. We want to hear what you'd change about your smile if you could, and just as importantly, what you'd want left alone. After that comes a full check: the health of your teeth and gums, their position, your bite and your tooth colour, plus a close look at your face, its proportions and your lips, so we understand how the smile fits.
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Records
Depending on your case, we take photographs, short videos of you talking and smiling, a 3D iTero scan and, if there's a clinical reason, X-rays. These give us an accurate starting point to plan from. They're also how we show you what we've spotted, explain it and talk through the choices with you.
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Your Options, Explained
We cover each treatment that could help, setting out its benefits, risks and alternatives, and doing nothing is one of the options where that's reasonable. Your personalised written plan lists the fees, the likely timescale, the number of appointments and the care needed afterwards. Nobody will rush you, and questions are welcome before you decide.
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Designing It with You
When it's suitable, Dr Sharma draws the proposed smile on your own photos before any treatment, taking the lead from your features, the shape of your lips, the proportions of your teeth and your own taste. Seeing it lets you react and give us feedback, and the same design becomes the reference for our clinicians and the dental technicians. It may be fine-tuned as treatment progresses, because it sets out where we're heading rather than promising an exact outcome.
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Health Comes First
Gum disease, decay and any other oral health problems are put right before cosmetic or restorative work begins, since healthy teeth and gums are what everything else rests on. We'll show you how to keep them that way, both during treatment and long after.
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Position and Bite
Where teeth need moving, or the bite needs correcting, that's built into the order of treatment. Some people do well with orthodontics such as Invisalign first, and many don't need this step at all. Mapping out tooth positions together with the smile design shows us where each tooth should be before anything is restored.
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Shade and Final Restorations
Next we review your shade and discuss whitening if it would help. Where teeth need restoring, that might mean composite bonding, veneers or crowns, and gaps from missing teeth can be filled with implants or bridges. The agreed design sets the shape and proportions of every restoration and forms the brief for the technician. If suitable, you can wear a trial smile or temporaries first and judge the change for yourself before the finished restorations go in.
Costs of Each Part
A makeover is priced from its parts. These are the fees you'll see in a plan, and the total is fixed in writing before you begin. 2
| Part of the plan | Fee |
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| Home whitening on its own | £350 |
| Bonding, six teeth, whitening included | £2,350 |
| Bonding, ten teeth, whitening included | £3,950 |
| Porcelain veneers | From £695 a tooth; six from £4,170 |
| Invisalign | From £3,250, with retainers and whitening included |
| Single implant and crown | From £2,605, excluding any bone grafting |
| Digital design and try-in | No extra charge within a plan (from £250 and £250 if bought separately) |
Your plan gives one fixed total in writing before anything starts, and the stages are paid as the work is done.
Your First Appointment
It's free, apart from a £20 deposit that's refunded within 7 days of attending. We take your records, talk through what bothers you and tell you honestly whether a smaller treatment would do.
A design built around your own face
A written plan: the order, the timings and one fixed fee
The option to wear a trial smile before you agree
Is a Makeover Right for You?
It's worth considering when two or more things about your smile bother you. If it's only one, a single treatment is usually enough.
Crooked and Yellowing
Lined up with aligners, then whitened, so colour and position both improve.
Worn Down by Grinding
Lost length rebuilt in bonding or porcelain, with a night guard to protect it.
Gaps and Ragged Edges
Spaces closed and edges evened out as part of a single design.
Mismatched Dental Work
Old crowns, fillings or veneers replaced to suit your new colour.
A Tooth or Two Missing
Implants planned alongside the cosmetic work, not bolted on afterwards.
Teeth Out of Proportion
Lengths and widths reworked to suit your lips and face.
Travelling in from Bothwell, Blantyre or East Kilbride? Send a photo on WhatsApp first and we'll tell you which route is likely, before you make the trip to Hamilton.
Makeover Questions
Price, timescale, how well it works, and seeing it before you commit.
How much is a smile makeover?–
Ours start from £2,350 for whitening plus composite bonding on six teeth, and the total rises with what your smile needs. 2 Adding Invisalign first, or choosing porcelain veneers (from £695 a tooth) for some teeth, changes the figure. After a free consultation you get one fixed fee in writing.
Where can I get a smile makeover in Hamilton?+
At Hamilton Smile Studios in Hamilton town centre, where Dr Nikhil Sharma plans smile makeovers that combine Invisalign, whitening, composite bonding and veneers, from £2,350. Your new smile is designed digitally around your own face and lips, then tried in as a trial smile so you can see it before agreeing to anything. The smile design is included in your treatment fee, and the consultation is free with a £20 deposit. Our smile makeover page walks through the stages.
How long does a smile makeover take from start to finish?+
Anywhere from a few weeks to most of a year, depending on what's in the plan. Whitening followed by bonding can usually be done within about a month. If teeth need straightening with Invisalign first, allow several months, and plans that include implants need extra time for healing. Your written plan sets out each stage and roughly when it happens before you commit.
Can I try my new smile before having treatment?+
Yes, for veneers and bigger cosmetic cases: we design the new smile digitally on photos of your face, then copy that design onto your teeth in temporary material as a trial smile, before any tooth is touched. You can look at it in the mirror, speak, laugh and take photos, and if you'd like the teeth longer, shorter or a different shape, we change the design until it's right. The smile design and trial smile are both included in your treatment fee, and the trial material comes off easily without harming your teeth. Our trial smile guide explains more.
Do smile makeovers actually work?+
They work well when the whole smile is planned at the start, rather than fixing one tooth at a time. The order matters: straighten first, then whiten, then add bonding or veneers, so less of your natural tooth needs changing and every shade matches. The trial smile lets you judge the likely result in your own mouth before anything is permanent. How long it lasts depends on the materials, your habits (grinding, smoking, coffee) and keeping up hygiene visits, and results vary from person to person.
Are porcelain or composite veneers better?+
Porcelain veneers last longer and hold their colour, while composite veneers cost less and usually need little or no drilling. Porcelain, from £695 a tooth, is made in a laboratory and generally means removing a thin layer of enamel; composite, at £395 a tooth, is built up by hand in the chair. Composite needs refreshing every few years and can stain, whereas porcelain often goes ten years or more. Our guide to porcelain and composite veneers sets out the trade-offs.
Can I get bonding after Invisalign treatment?+
Yes, and straightening first then bonding is one of the combinations we plan most often. With the teeth in better positions, less composite is needed, so the result looks more natural and tends to last better. Bonding then tidies worn edges and closes any small spaces that remain. We leave a short pause after your last aligner, and because bonding changes the outline of the teeth, we check your retainers still fit and remake them if not.
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