01 Smile Designing
✓ Medically reviewed by Dr. Neel Bhatavadekar, Periodontist & Implantologist
Smile designing is the planning and visualization stage that comes before cosmetic treatment: analyzing your facial and dental proportions, mapping a smile blueprint, and previewing the proposed result before deciding on any procedure.
At Clarus Dental Specialities in Koregaon Park, smile designing is planned and delivered directly by Dr. Neel Bhatavadekar, Pune's only US Board Certified Periodontist and Implantologist.
Patients usually choose this for: unsure exactly what's needed wanting to preview a result first planning a multi-treatment smile makeover proportion-based, not guesswork planning
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Quick answer: Smile designing is the analysis and blueprint stage that comes before cosmetic dental treatment, mapping facial and dental proportions, gum levels, and symmetry, then previewing how whitening, bonding, veneers, or gum contouring, alone or combined, would look before you commit to any of them. In Koregaon Park, Pune, smile design sessions are guided directly by Dr. Neel Bhatavadekar, a US Board Certified Periodontist and Implantologist.
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02 Overview
Smile designing isn't a treatment performed on your teeth, it's the planning stage that decides which treatments, if any, actually make sense for you. Rather than jumping straight to whitening or veneers, it starts by analyzing how your smile relates to your face: lip line, facial symmetry, tooth proportions, and gum levels, together.
From that analysis, a blueprint is mapped out, essentially a set of proportion guides showing how teeth could be shaped, lengthened, or aligned to look balanced with your face, not just individually "nice."
That blueprint is then used to preview the proposed result, often as a digital mock-up, before any procedure is chosen. It's what determines whether the right plan is whitening alone, veneers, gum contouring, or a combined smile makeover.
03 Candidacy
A design session is most valuable when there's a decision to make about what to do, not when that decision is already obvious.
04 Background
A smile design session looks at more than just your teeth in isolation. Facial symmetry, the line your lips form when you smile, tooth proportions relative to each other, and gum levels are all considered together, since a change that looks right on one tooth can look wrong against the rest of your face.
The output is a blueprint: measurement and proportion guides that map out how teeth could be reshaped, lengthened, whitened, or realigned in appearance, tied to your specific facial and dental proportions rather than a generic template.
That blueprint feeds directly into a digital mock-up preview, so you can see roughly how a proposed change would look before agreeing to any procedure, and before any tooth structure, if applicable, is touched.
05 Options
The depth of the design process is matched to how much is being planned.
Facial and smile photographs are analyzed against proportion and symmetry guidelines to build the blueprint.
A digital visual preview shows roughly how the proposed changes would look before any treatment begins.
A temporary physical preview placed in the mouth, used in select cases to test a proposed change more tangibly.
06 Procedure
Photographs are taken to capture how your smile relates to your facial features and symmetry.
Tooth proportions, lip line, and gum levels are analyzed together against established smile design guidelines.
Measurement and proportion guides are mapped out, showing how a balanced result could look.
A visual preview of the proposed result is shown and discussed against your goals and priorities.
Based on the design, the specific treatments needed, if any, are agreed upon and sequenced.
07 Cost Factors
Cost depends on individual case factors and is discussed only after examination, once the following are known:
A specific estimate is only meaningful after a clinical evaluation. This section is informational and is not a quotation.
If a specific cosmetic treatment has already been recommended elsewhere without a design session, Dr. Neel is available to review your case and confirm whether that plan actually fits your facial and dental proportions.
08 After the Session
You review the proposed blueprint and preview directly with Dr. Neel and ask questions.
Together, you decide which treatments, if any, fit the design and your priorities.
Recommended procedures are sequenced and scheduled, health first, then structure, then aesthetics.
If priorities or circumstances change, the design can be revisited before treatment continues.
09 Limits
Being upfront about the trade-offs matters:
10 Your Visit
Your visit includes facial and smile photographs, a discussion of what you'd like to change, and a review of the proportion-based blueprint and preview together, so you leave with a clear, visual sense of the plan rather than just a verbal description.
11 Why This Clinic
BDS (Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai) · Postgraduate periodontology training, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA · Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology (2008) · ITI Fellow, International Team for Implantology (2009)
Gum health and tissue-level judgment factor into the design process here, not just tooth shape and color, because Dr. Neel is Pune's only US Board Certified Periodontist and Implantologist, and one of only two in India.
Gum levels are part of the blueprint, not an afterthought added later.
Your specific facial and dental proportions guide the design, not a generic ideal.
You see the proposed direction before agreeing to any procedure.
The only dental clinic in Pune listed by the US Consulate Mumbai.
Patients can also read independent reviews on Google and Practo.
12 Visit Us
This dentist and dental clinic in Koregaon Park also treats patients from nearby areas of Pune. See the full Koregaon Park clinic page →
13 International Patients
Clarus Dental Specialities is the only dental clinic in Pune listed by the US Consulate Mumbai, and Dr. Neel holds a dual US-India dental license, giving NRI and overseas patients confidence in the standard of cosmetic dental care available here.
A smile design session can often be completed in a single visit, making it a practical way to map out a full treatment plan, and get a realistic timeline, before deciding how to schedule the actual procedures around your travel.
14 FAQ
It's the planning and preview stage before cosmetic dental treatment, analyzing facial and dental proportions and mapping a blueprint for how your smile could look.
No, the session is meant to inform your decision, not commit you to any specific procedure.
Yes, a digital mock-up preview is created from your blueprint so you can see roughly how a proposed change would look.
The photographic analysis and initial blueprint can typically be completed in a single visit; more complex previews may take a little longer.
No, a design session can lead to a recommendation for whitening, bonding, gum contouring, veneers, or a combination, whichever fits your blueprint.
A basic digital preview is often included as part of planning a treatment; more involved analysis or in-mouth trials may be discussed separately.
Yes, if alignment is part of the picture, that's factored into the overall blueprint and sequencing alongside cosmetic treatments.
1. Literature on digital smile design methodology and facially-guided treatment planning, indexed on PubMed Central. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc
2. Dr. Neel Bhatavadekar's peer-reviewed publications, indexed on PubMed. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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This page provides general dental information and does not constitute a diagnosis, treatment plan, or medical advice. Outcomes vary by individual case. No specific results, costs, or timelines are guaranteed. Please consult Dr. Neel Bhatavadekar or a qualified specialist for advice specific to your condition.
