As we start to get a little older, one of the areas we can start to notice a difference sooner than others is in our very own smile. Our smile is a key part of our expressiveness and, whether it’s due to the increasing discoloration of teeth or the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, we can become a little shyer about showing it. Here, we’re going to look at steps you can take to perfect that smile.
Fighting the appearance of fine lines
The first thing to acknowledge is that because of its expressiveness, our mouth is often one of the places where wrinkles tend to appear. The skin there gets stretched more than in other places, so it only makes sense that it will also require a little additional care. To that end, you should look at age-support face oils that can help you lock in more of the collagen and other nutritional value that can keep your skin elastic and supple, stopping those lines from appearing over time.
Adjusting your smile’s quirks
It’s not just the health and nutritional content of your skincare that are going to affect how fine lines and other wrinkles appear around your mouth. Some people’s smiles age a little more quickly due to certain facial quirks. If you have dimples and you’re not particularly fond of them, you might want to look into surgery to remove face dimples. Changing some of these quirks can also change how easily lines of activity (such as smile lines) appear on your face.
Keeping things nice and bright
It’s not just changes to your skin that can tend to fade the brightness of your smile. Sometimes, that brightness literally fades as your teeth can become discolored and stained over time. The fight to keep your teeth white is something you need to invest effort in over time. Aside from whitening toothpaste, you should talk to your dentist about in-chair whitening treatments, as well as at-home whitening kits. If discoloration issues get so serious that whitening alone isn’t enough to help restore a pearly smile, then there are also options like natural-looking veneers that you can wear over your real teeth.
Are alignment issues starting to appear?
Even if your teeth are as bright and white as you want them to be, there are other reasons people tend to get shy about their smiles. The vast majority of alignment issues are caught early in life and treated as a child, but some adults notice them happening later, often due to the eruption of wisdom teeth. However, there are discreet treatment options like invisible aligners that can allow you to straighten your smile back out over time without worrying about having to wear highly visible braces. This way, you can smile more confidently even as your smile improves over time.
Your smile is worth protecting, and the methods above can be vital in helping you do just that. Think about which tools are best suited to what’s currently getting your smile down.
