Smile Makeover

What is a smile makeover?

A smile makeover is a treatment plan rather than a single treatment. Your dentist looks at everything that affects how your smile looks, from colour and shape to gaps, worn edges, missing teeth and the gum line, and puts together the combination of treatments that fixes it as a whole.

For one person that means whitening and four veneers; for another, crowns on worn back teeth, veneers at the front and an implant for a missing tooth. What every makeover has in common is the design: your new smile is planned digitally and approved by you before any treatment begins, so the result is decided in advance, not tooth by tooth as you go.

Which treatments can be part of a smile makeover?

Your dentist decides tooth by tooth after the examination. As a rule, healthy teeth that only need a new colour or shape get veneers, and teeth that are damaged get crowns; the difference is explained in our guide to veneers or crowns.

Smile makeover or Hollywood smile?

A Hollywood smile is one kind of smile makeover: the full version, in which every tooth that shows when you smile, usually 20 or 24, is covered with veneers or crowns designed as one set. Many makeovers are smaller. If only your front teeth bother you, six or eight veneers and whitening may be all you need.

The planning is the same either way, and so is the aim: a smile that suits your face. The full makeover is described in our guide to the Hollywood smile.

How a smile makeover is planned

Planning starts before you travel. You send photos of your smile, and our dentists put together a free treatment plan listing every tooth, what it needs and what it costs. In Kuşadası the plan is confirmed with an examination and a digital scan.

1. Digital smile design. Your new smile is designed on screen from photos and a scan, with tooth proportions that suit your face and lips.
2. Your approval. You see the design and approve it before any tooth is prepared.
3. Mock-up. On day 2 you try the design in your own mouth, so you can see it in the mirror and ask for changes.
4. Shade. You choose it with your dentist from the 29 shades of the VITA 3D-MASTER guide, from natural to the bright bleached shades 0M1–0M3.
5. Try-ins and fitting. Your new teeth are made in our own CAD/CAM lab, tried in, and fitted only with your approval.

How long does a smile makeover take?

A makeover with veneers, crowns and whitening takes one visit of 6 days, or up to 8 if needed. The design and the preparation come on day 1, the mock-up on day 2 and try-ins on days 3 and 4; your new teeth are fitted on day 5 and checked on day 6.

If your plan includes implants, it takes two visits instead: 3 days (up to 5) for the implants, then 6 days (up to 8) two to three months later for the crowns, when the rest of the smile can be finished at the same time.

How much does a smile makeover cost?

The cost depends on how many teeth are treated and with what. In the UK, a veneer typically costs £750–£950 per tooth at a private clinic, so most makeovers come to several thousand pounds. At TUA Dental in Kuşadası, an E.max veneer is £185 per tooth and a zirconia crown £145, with hotel and VIP transfer included.

No hidden costs: the price in your treatment plan is the price you pay. It includes the examination, the digital scan, your smile design, the mock-up and try-ins, the hotel, VIP transfers and aftercare. Flights are not included; your coordinator helps you plan them, free of charge.

A fuller comparison of veneer and crown prices is in our guide to how much veneers cost in the UK.

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Why patients choose TUA Dental for a smile makeover

• Smile design is our everyday work. Principal Dentist Tuğçe Arslan has completed more than 600 smile designs, and our clinic completes more than 220 smile designs a year.
• One team for every treatment. Veneers, crowns, implants, whitening and gum care are planned together, in one treatment plan.
• Nothing is fitted without your approval. A design on screen, a mock-up and try-ins come first.
• Six days in Kuşadası. A world-famous holiday destination about 45 minutes from Izmir airport, with hotel and VIP transfer included. More about our clinic in Kuşadası.

How a full smile makeover works for patients travelling from the UK is described on our page about the Hollywood Smile in Turkey.

Real results

Before and after photos of smile makeovers at our clinic in Kuşadası. More are in our veneers before and after gallery.

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Last updated: November 7, 2026