Hollywood Smile

What methods are used to achieve a Hollywood smile?

Marco Dental Tourism dental clinic offers various methods to help you achieve a radiant Hollywood smile. Our team of experts will assist you in choosing the best option for you, whether you want a subtle enhancement or a complete transformation of your smile.

• Dental veneers - thin ceramic shells that are placed on the front surface of the teeth, correcting their shape, color, and size. They are ideal for masking discolorations, minor imperfections, and gaps between teeth.
• Dental implants - if you are missing one or more teeth, dental implants provide a permanent and aesthetically superior solution, restoring full function and confidence.
• Zirconia metal-free crowns - made from high-quality zirconia, these dental crowns offer a natural appearance and excellent biocompatibility. They are used to restore teeth that are significantly damaged or have lost their natural structure.
• Teeth polishing and whitening - professional teeth whitening can significantly lighten the color of your teeth, removing stains and discolorations. Polishing and whitening further enhance the shine and smoothness of your teeth, making your smile even brighter.

Our dental clinic will explain in detail all the advantages and disadvantages of each method, so you can make an informed decision on the best way to achieve your Hollywood smile.

Are you a candidate for a Hollywood smile?

Almost anyone with healthy gums and reasonably preserved teeth is a candidate. The only difference is the route to the result:

• Your teeth are healthy but you dislike their colour, shape or gaps - the most common case. 12 upper and 12 lower zirconia crowns, no extra procedures.
• You have old fillings, chipped or root-treated teeth - crowns fix the look and protect those teeth at the same time, so you are an excellent candidate.
• You are missing one or more teeth - the gaps are closed with dental implants or a bridge first, then crowned. If most teeth are missing, the answer is All-on-6, not a Hollywood smile.
• You have gum disease - the gums are treated first, crowns come after. We do not crown over diseased gums because that work does not last.

Not an obstacle: your age, fear of the dentist (everything is done under local anaesthesia) and controlled chronic conditions, which you should mention at the consultation.

Whether you are a candidate and which route fits you is answered at the free online consultation: send photos of your teeth or a panoramic X-ray and Dr Bojan Perduv returns a treatment plan with a fixed price.

How a Hollywood smile is made - the stages

From first contact to your new smile there are six stages. Five of them happen during seven days in Belgrade.

1. Online consultation and treatment plan - from your photos and panoramic X-ray you get a plan with the number of crowns, material, dates and price. Free, no obligation.
2. Clinical examination and plan confirmation - on your first working day in Belgrade we examine you, take an X-ray, confirm the plan and choose the tooth shade and shape together.
3. Tooth preparation - under local anaesthesia the teeth are trimmed minimally, just enough for the crown to sit without bulk. Impressions go to the lab.
4. Temporary crowns - while the lab makes the zirconia crowns you wear temporaries, so you are never a day without teeth.
5. Try-in and adjustments - before cementing we try the crowns in your mouth: shade, length, bite and how they look with your lips and face. Small corrections are made on the spot.
6. Cementing and check-up - the crowns are permanently cemented; on the last day we do a check-up, give you care instructions and your certificate for the work.

What those seven days look like, day by day, is below.

Choosing the tooth shade

Shade is the decision patients most often regret later, so we choose it together, in daylight, with the shade guide in your mouth rather than from a photo.

• Natural shades (A1, A2, B1) - bright, but with the warmth of a natural tooth. Chosen by patients who do not want it to be obvious the teeth were done.
• Bleach shades (BL1 to BL4) - whiter than any natural tooth. BL3 and BL4 are the usual choice for a "real" Hollywood smile. BL1 is the whitest and needs a fair complexion, otherwise it looks artificial.

Our rule of thumb: teeth should not be whiter than the whites of your eyes. Zirconia keeps its shade for years, does not yellow and does not stain from coffee or tobacco, so a wrong shade is the one thing that cannot be fixed later without new crowns.

How long does a Hollywood smile last?

Zirconia is the hardest material used in cosmetic dentistry and, with regular care, the crowns last for decades. What decides how long you wear the same work:

• Material - zirconia does not crack, does not change colour and is not worn down by the opposing teeth the way composite is. Composite veneers last around 5-10 years, ceramic 15-20, zirconia the longest.
• The tooth under the crown - a crown is only as strong as the tooth carrying it. That is why we treat decay and gums before the work instead of hiding them under a crown.
• Care and check-ups - brushing, floss or interdental brushes, and a check-up once a year. If you grind at night you get a night guard.

You receive a certificate with a guarantee for the work; the guarantee terms come in writing with your treatment plan.

Aftercare

For the first few days after cementing the teeth may be sensitive to hot and cold and the bite feels "new". That settles on its own. What we advise:

• First 24-48 hours - softer food, nothing hard or sticky, no smoking until the gums calm down.
• Every day - a soft brush and non-abrasive toothpaste, floss or interdental brushes along the crown margin where the gum meets the crown.
• Don't - open packaging with your teeth, bite nails or pens, crunch ice or pits. Zirconia is hard, but a point impact can chip it.
• Check-up - once a year, with us or with your own dentist, including scaling.

Crowns cannot get decay, but the tooth under them can if the margin is neglected. Hygiene is therefore the only condition of the guarantee.

Possible complications and guarantee

A Hollywood smile is a routine prosthetic procedure and serious complications are rare. These are the situations that do happen and how we handle them:

• Tooth sensitivity - normal for the first days after preparation and cementing. If it lasts longer than two weeks or the tooth hurts on biting, it needs a check-up, occasionally a root treatment through the crown.
• Gum inflammation at the crown - usually from neglected hygiene along the margin. Solved with cleaning and instructions, rarely by adjusting the margin.
• Chipped or cracked crown - extremely rare with zirconia, usually from a blow or biting hard objects. The crown is replaced.
• Crown came off - if the cement breaks down over time the crown is simply re-cemented, no new work needed.
• Unhappy with shade or shape - that is why we do the try-in before cementing, because after cementing a change means new crowns.

Errors in workmanship or material are corrected within the guarantee period at no charge. Patients from abroad can have check-ups and minor adjustments done by their own dentist using our documentation of the work.

Why get a Hollywood smile in Belgrade?

More and more patients from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the region get their Hollywood smile in Belgrade. The reasons are practical:

• Price - a complete Hollywood smile with us costs €6,000; in Austria or Germany €20,000 and up. The difference is labour cost, not material. What is included: Hollywood smile cost.
• Time - seven days in Belgrade instead of months of waiting between appointments at home.
• Organisation - airport transfer, hotel and appointments are arranged before you arrive; you just come. More on our dental tourism page.
• Experience - the Hollywood smile is our most frequent procedure. See the before-and-after gallery on this page and our patient cases.
• Distance - Belgrade is a two-hour flight from most European cities, and we speak English, German and Serbian.

Learn more about the Hollywood smile

• Hollywood smile cost - what the €6,000 includes and how it compares to Europe
• Before and after - our patient cases
• Dental veneers - the alternative for healthy, well-aligned teeth
• Zirconia crowns - the material we use for every Hollywood smile
• Dental tourism in Serbia - transfer, hotel and how the week is organised