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Smile Design by Keller Laboratories, Inc. is a tool
to assist with your cosmetic dentistry patient presentations.
Send us your patient digital photo and include patient
name, chief concerns and teeth to be imaged. In other
words, are we to optimize all visible teeth in the photo?
Upper teeth only? Do you want us to recontour gingival
architecture for improved symmetry. Lengthen teeth?
The more detail you provide, the closer our image will
match your desired treatment plans.
Then we will send you the “before and after” digital
image of your patient, similar to the image below, along
with 2 prints showing the change.
- Offer immediate new patient service.
- No new software required
- No training time
- No lost chair time
- Increase patient enthusiasm and awareness
of your cosmetic capabilities.
- Increase patient acceptance and practice revenue.
- Increase case predictability and success.
Smile Design Protocol
Smile Design Protocol
1. Send your digital photo* of patient to smile@kellerlab.com
with instructions for imaging.
2. Present before-after photos to the patient and obtain
case acceptance.
3. Send pre-op models to Keller for presentation wax-up,
temporary crown matrix, and tooth
preparation guide.
4. Prepare teeth, impress, and temporize.
5. Verify patient acceptance of temporary esthetics,
function, and phonetics.
6. Impress temporaries and forward model to the lab
with instructions to match or to modify final result
per temporaries.
7. Insert completed case.
* See “Guidelines for Digital Photographs”
below.
Guidelines for Digital Photographs
1. Take vertical rather than horizontal pictures (the
picture should be taller than it is wide.)
2. Set your zoom (if camera has one) to maximum telephoto
(not in macro mode.)
3. Frame the picture by moving the camera closer or
further away. Do not use the zoom to frame.
4. Take several photos… try to capture a natural,
unforced smile. Don’t force more teeth into
a smile than is normal for the patient. Remember,
you want the patient to look at herself and even show
the photo to others.
5. The flash on your camera normally works well for
these portraits. Some cameras may require side lighting
to illuminate the face more evenly.
Preferred Technology Suggestions
1. Digital camera (2.3+ megapixels) either with manual
settings (e.g. aperture, speed settings, flash)
or automatic.
2. Computer and camera disk card reader for downloading
photos.
3. Internet connection (not necessary although more
convenient than sending the images on a CD
or disk.)
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