Ready for a New, Perfect Smile?
A smile makeover aims to give you more appealing, functional teeth. Since every smile is different, a makeover could be anything from whitening to a full-mouth reconstruction.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Boris Zusin, DDS, FAGD, MBA, MS, Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM) · Last reviewed July 31, 2026
Your Smile Matters
A smile makeover can improve your dental health as well as your confidence — research shows people who love their smiles tend to smile more. If you have decay, worn restorations, or gum disease, a makeover may address both function and appearance together.
Am I a Candidate?
If you're not currently satisfied with the look of your smile due to chips, stains, gaps, crowding, or missing teeth, a consultation can help determine the right combination of treatments for you.
How We Plan Your Makeover
A smile makeover isn't one procedure — it's a coordinated plan, and modern planning tools make the outcome far more predictable than guesswork ever could.
Looking at the Whole Picture
We evaluate more than individual teeth — tooth color, shape, and alignment, gum line contour, and how all of it relates to your lips, smile line, and facial features. A change that looks great on one tooth can look wrong for your face as a whole, which is why the assessment starts broad before it gets specific.
Previewing the Result First
Using photos and digital scans, we can design and preview your new smile before any permanent work begins — then transfer that design into your mouth as a temporary mock-up you can actually see and feel. This lets you weigh in on shape, length, and proportion, and lets us confirm your bite and speech still work correctly, all before anything irreversible happens.
Least Invasive First: How We Sequence Treatment
Modern cosmetic dentistry favors starting conservative and escalating only as far as actually needed — not preparing healthy tooth structure for a dramatic result when a simpler option would do. A typical smile makeover draws from these, roughly in order of how much tooth structure they involve:
1. Whitening
The first-line fix for discoloration and often enough on its own. See Teeth Whitening.
2. Bonding & Recontouring
Conservative reshaping and tooth-colored composite for chips, uneven edges, and small gaps — documented to hold up well for years and easy to repair if needed. See Composite Bonding.
3. Orthodontics
Correcting alignment first, often with clear aligners, frequently reduces how much reshaping crowns or veneers need to do afterward. See Invisalign.
4. Veneers & Crowns
For discoloration whitening can't fix, structural damage, or larger shape and spacing changes. See Porcelain Veneers and Crowns.
5. Gum Contouring
When a "gummy smile" or uneven gumline is part of the picture, adjusting gum tissue first establishes the right frame for whatever restorative work follows. See Periodontal Care.
6. Implants
For missing teeth that are part of the overall plan. See Dental Implants.
When It's More Than Cosmetic: Full-Mouth Rehabilitation
For a smaller number of patients — typically significant wear, erosion, or a bite that's collapsed in height over years — a makeover becomes a full-mouth rehabilitation: restoring not just appearance but the bite itself, layering crowns, veneers, and sometimes implants together under one coordinated plan. This is tested carefully with temporaries before anything final is placed, to confirm the new bite feels right and functions correctly, not just that it looks right in a photo.
Care From a Team That Knows You
Dr. Boris Zusin is an expert in general, cosmetic, implant, and dental sleep medicine, with 30+ years of clinical experience and ongoing continuing education. Lena Zusin, RDH works alongside him to make every visit as warm and comfortable as possible.
“Drawing upon our combined skills refined through years of experience and continued education, Lena and I will do everything possible to ensure that your entire dental experience at our office is as good as possible.” — Dr. Boris Zusin
- Uncompromising clinical excellence
- Meticulous attention to detail
- A gentle approach to dentistry
FAQ: Smile Makeover at Zusin Dental, NYC
- Crooked teeth
- Chipped or cracked teeth
- Stained teeth
- Teeth that are shaped or positioned oddly
- Teeth too small or large for your facial features
- Gaps between teeth
- Misaligned or crowded teeth
- Loose or missing teeth
A combination of one or more cosmetic and restorative procedures — such as crowns, implants, and veneers — tailored to your goals, from whitening a single tooth to a full-mouth reconstruction.
It depends on how many procedures are involved and their complexity. Some makeovers finish in a few appointments; more involved plans may span several months.
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Real Solutions For Real Patients
A real Zusin Dental smile makeover, before and after porcelain restoration.
A real Zusin Dental smile makeover, before and after crowded, uneven teeth were restored.
A real Zusin Dental smile makeover, before and after cosmetic restoration.
Sources
- Smile Makeover Treatments — Prado N, Hosni S, Darcey J, Aminian A, Malik O, British Dental Journal (2022)
- Evolution of Aesthetic Dentistry — Blatz MB, Chiche G, Bahat O, et al., Journal of Dental Research (2019)
- Digital Smile Design for Computer-Assisted Esthetic Rehabilitation: Two-Year Follow-Up — Meereis CT, de Souza GB, Albino LG, et al., Operative Dentistry (2015)
- Bio-Additive and Enameloplasty Technique for Restoring Anterior Esthetics: 54-Month Clinical Follow-Up — Pontons-Melo JC, Garcia IM, Vargas M, Collares FM, Quintessence International (2020)
- Cosmetic Dentistry — Schmidt CJ, Tatum SA, Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery (2006)
- The Periodontal Restorative Interface: Esthetic Considerations — Bennani V, Ibrahim H, Al-Harthi L, Lyons KM, Periodontology 2000 (2017)
- Advanced Adhesive Approach to Support a Minimally Invasive Full Mouth Rehabilitation — Orta A, Newberry N, Torosian A, Masri R, Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry (2025)
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