Digital Smile Design is a high-tech, personalized way to plan your future smile with clarity and creativity. Using facial analysis and digital imaging, this process shows you a preview of your results before treatment even begins. At Savannah Dental in Savannah, GA, we use this method to design smiles that truly match your face, lifestyle, and confidence goals. Schedule your consultation today to start your journey.
What Is Digital Smile Design?
Digital Smile Design (DSD) uses advanced software and photography to create a personalized treatment plan focused on how your smile fits your overall facial features. It’s not just about perfecting your teeth. It’s about creating a natural, confident smile that looks and feels like you. The experience is interactive and lets you play a key role in shaping your outcome.
- Built around your facial features: Smile plans are created using your facial structure, balance, and expression.
- Involves digital mockups: Lets you see a preview of your future smile before committing to treatment.
- Empowers you to collaborate: Allows you to share feedback and take an active role in your transformation.

Our Digital Smile Design Process
Creating your ideal smile starts with a thoughtful and collaborative approach. From the initial evaluation to previewing your new look and customizing every detail, our process puts you at the center of it all. Each step is designed to give you clarity, confidence, and control over your transformation. Below, you’ll find how we guide you through each phase of your smile journey.
Detailed Assessment
We take time to understand how your smile fits into the bigger picture of your face and lifestyle. This includes checking your oral health and evaluating the features that make your smile one of a kind. It helps us build a strong foundation for your new look.
- Analyze facial harmony: We assess proportions between your teeth, lips, and facial features.
- Evaluate oral health: Ensures that your gums and teeth are in good shape for cosmetic work.
- Consider your personality and lifestyle: Helps tailor your smile to match how you express yourself daily.
Smile Simulation
Once we’ve gathered the right visuals, we generate a realistic preview of your new smile. This gives you confidence in the direction of your treatment and allows you to provide feedback before we begin. You’ll know exactly what to expect.
- Visual preview of your results: Helps you see how your smile will look once treatment is complete.
- Guided discussion with your dentist: You’ll be able to ask questions and request adjustments.
- More confident treatment planning: Sets clear expectations, so you can move forward without second-guessing.
Custom Smile Design
With every detail tailored to you, we focus on making your new smile fit your features, function properly, and look natural. From the shape of each tooth to how your bite comes together, it’s all built around what works best for you. It’s not about a perfect smile, it’s about your perfect smile.
- Tooth length and shape selection: Each element is designed to match your face and preferences.
- Color matching and enhancement: We choose shades that brighten your smile while looking natural.
- Functional alignment: Ensures your bite works properly while maintaining aesthetic appeal.
The Benefits Of Digital Smile Design
This approach doesn’t just improve your smile, it enhances the entire treatment experience from start to finish. With Digital Smile Design, you’re an informed and active part of the planning process. It brings clarity to each step, making your care feel more personal and aligned with your goals. The result feels more personal and far more predictable.
Predictability
Knowing what to expect helps reduce uncertainty and builds trust in your treatment. Digital Smile Design allows us to plan every detail in advance, making your outcome more accurate and consistent. There are no surprises, just results you can rely on.
- Visual planning tools: Show a high-resolution preview of your smile before treatment begins.
- Fewer unexpected changes: Minimizes revisions by identifying and resolving issues ahead of time.
- Results that match the plan: Final outcomes are aligned with the digitally designed blueprint.
Customization
Your smile should be as unique as your fingerprint. We tailor every design to reflect your features, style, and personal goals, not just generic ideals of beauty. It’s all about creating a look that feels like you.
- Facial mapping technology: Aligns the design with your unique anatomy for natural results.
- Custom tooth shapes and lengths: Adjusted to suit your face, lip movement, and smile line.
- Flexible design input: You’ll have the opportunity to give feedback at every stage.
Confidence
When you can see your results before treatment begins, it changes how you feel about the entire process. You’re not just hoping for a great outcome, you’re expecting one. That confidence carries through every stage of your smile journey.
- Preview eliminates doubt: Lets you commit to treatment with full understanding.
- Stronger trust in your provider: Reinforces the relationship between you and your dental care team.
- Empowered decision-making: Helps you feel secure in every step you take.
Own Your Smile, Start From The Design
Your smile is one of the first things people notice, and with Digital Smile Design, you get to shape how it’s remembered. From concept to creation, every part of your journey is guided by technology, personalization, and collaboration. At Savannah Dental in Savannah, GA, we’re here to help you take that first step with clarity and confidence. We take time to listen, explain each step clearly, and ensure you feel fully supported throughout your visit. Contact us today to get started on a smile you’ll love living with.