One Smile Does Not Fit All: The Case Against Trend-Driven Cosmetic Dentistry
Scroll through cosmetic dentistry before-and-after galleries long enough and a troubling pattern emerges: the results begin to look identical. Bright white, perfectly uniform, aggressively symmetrical — the same smile repeated across different faces. For patients who care deeply about authenticity and personal aesthetics, this homogenization is not a feature. It is a fundamental failure.