Want to Look Your Best? Have a Great Smile!

By Dr. Alan R. Grodin D.D.S.

Have you ever looked in the mirror and said to yourself... "Wow!  I look really good right now!"?  We all have had those moments when we would love to capture how we look at that exact instant and be able to look like that all the time.  It's the time when your hair is perfect, your skin looks beautiful and your outfit is just right.  Unfortunately, for many of us those moments don't happen nearly enough.   

It's human nature to want to look our best.  I'm sure if it was possible, we'd all look our best 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.  Obviously, it's impossible to maintain that overall great look every moment.  But there are certain things we can do to have a better chance of looking our best on a daily basis.

We can have a healthy diet and lifestyle and take daily care of our hair and our skin.  Avoiding things like tobacco and excessive alcohol can help us maintain that great look we try to achieve.  Practicing great hygiene is always important to a beautiful overall look.

I'm here to tell you that there is one very important thing that can be done to help anyone who wants to always look their best.  I'm speaking of your smile.  Your smile is possibly the first thing that people notice about you when they meet you.  Your smile, fairly or unfairly, is a major factor in your outward appearance that other's judge you by.  But here's the best thing about anyone's smile... It actually looks the same every minute of every day!

Think about it.  Picture some people that you know that have gorgeous smiles.  No matter when you see those people, or even pictures of those people, their smile always looks exactly the same.  It doesn't matter if it's early in the morning, middle of the day or late at night.  It doesn't matter if they are dressed to the nines or in Sunday sweats.  It doesn't even matter if they have full makeup on or none at all.  That's because a smile is made up of teeth, and teeth are a constant.

So, if anyone really wants to try and look their best at any given moment, an obvious plan would be to try and make their smile look as great as possible.  Now, how would one go about implementing this plan?


The two best ways to improve anyone's smile are teeth whitening (using a bleaching agent) and/or a smile enhancement with porcelain veneers.  If your teeth are straight and you like the shapes and alignment of your teeth, then you are probably a good candidate for bleaching.  If your teeth are gapped, crowded, too long, too short and discolored (or any combination of these factors), then porcelain veneers can be an excellent way to give you a smile that others will rave about.

Looking your best every moment of every day is hard to do... but having a beautiful smile will do wonders in helping you achieve that goal!!

Dr. Alan Grodin has spent his entire career improving people's lives by improving their smiles.  His expertise with porcelain veneers earned his practice "Office of the Month" honors, a national award.  He is the official dentist to the Detroit Tigers baseball team and he teaches his unique cosmetic techniques to dentists from around the world.  Dr. Grodin's gorgeous smile makeovers bring beauty and youthfulness to his extremely satisfied clientele. www.flossininclawson.com.  Clawson, Michigan.