March 20 is the International Day of Happiness, proclaimed in 2012. The presence (or absence) of a smile on the face is one of the key indicators of how happy a person feels. It is difficult to sincerely enjoy life with a gloomy face.
At the same time, the ability to smile beautifully not only helps you look better in photographs, but also changes the tone of your speech. Radio DJs know this - they always smile when speaking into the microphone. At the same time, learning to smile is not so difficult - the main thing is to regularly practice this habit.
Correct smile - theory and practice
A beautiful smile is a relaxed face, happy eyes and the correct width of mouth opening. Remember that the bottom row of teeth should never be visible when smiling, otherwise it will be perceived as an aggressive grin. With a proper smile, teeth need to be shown only partially - in fact, only the center of the top row.
To learn how to smile beautifully, practice in front of a mirror. Relax your face, then smile to show the top six middle teeth (the bottom row is covered by your lip). If your face looks tense, relax your tongue and lightly bite (rather press) the tip between the center of your teeth. Smile a little wider, showing your side teeth as well.
How to smile in a photograph?
The secret to a beautiful smile is regular practice. Having caught the eye of a random person on the street, Americans and Europeans first smile (this is the main sign of good intentions), and only then say hello. The absence of a smile is perceived as an indicator of aloofness and even rudeness.
Maintaining such a “mini-smile” trains the facial muscles, making them more mobile. If you try to squeeze out a smile from time to time, it is not surprising that you do not like the result at all. In order to smile correctly, you need to do it constantly.
How to smile with your eyes?
A proper smile means relaxed facial muscles. Your face should not indicate that you are tense, trying to “pull” a happy emotion onto yourself. One of the ways to relax your face is to touch the back surface of your front teeth with the tip of your tongue - this is what the Hollywood smile technique is based on.
Read also: French cuisine with Spaghetti
To learn to smile beautifully and correctly, it is best to start by developing the ability to smile with your eyes. Look at yourself in the mirror, then cover your teeth and mouth with your hand. Think about something pleasant and smile slightly (without seeing your smile), carefully monitoring the position of the muscles around the eyes in order to “catch” this position and then repeat it.
What happens when a patient feels the power of his smile
Question to yourself: When do I see that people have realized the power of their smile?
When do they start telling me about this? Or are they just showing that their smile is starting to work? When the patient’s teeth become more or less straight (it doesn’t matter whether the treatment is with braces or mouth guards, with braces this happens a little faster), already at the treatment stage he comes with satisfied, happy eyes and says: “My teeth have become straighter.” , they are almost even! Look how cool and how cool it is!” Sometimes (especially among girls) the phrase slips through: “Now I understand what it’s like to smile.”
Both men's and women's smiles are very interesting to observe - how they manifest themselves during the process of dental malocclusion treatment. It is impossible to distinguish which smile - a man's or a woman's - is more interesting to watch, because it is a SMILE. That is, the patient begins to smile not only with his teeth, he also begins to smile with his eyes, and when the smile is sincere, the patient uses all the facial muscles of his face! This feeling arises that at the moment of a sincere open smile, literally every cell of his body shows that he is really happy and is smiling sincerely.
The birth of a smile begins without a smile. Photo protocol
Before starting treatment, I take a photo protocol and ask patients to smile. Do you know what happens to them at this moment?
They make such a standard smile, they simply show their teeth, like a grin, and the corners of their mouth stretch, so, in breadth. And this is a smile for them. I start telling them that “well, let’s do something more sincere, let’s be more natural,” and the patients answer that... “but I don’t smile in photographs, I don’t know what it’s like to smile.”
Thought out loud:
And even during the consultation process, I see how some of the patients cover their mouths so that I don’t see their teeth.
These are all complexes and self-doubt. Some to a greater extent, some to a lesser extent. That is, people at this moment admit that photography for them is a kind of torture, and that they should be more serious in the photographs. And the feeling of self-doubt is triggered by the principle of the request “Just don’t show these photos of me to anyone, don’t show anyone my crooked teeth and ugly smile.”
The development of a patient's smile begins with a selfie on the Internet
When patients’ teeth are corrected, they become straight and beautiful, then they begin to take... more photographs than anything else in their lives - to make up for what they were missing, for which they experienced an internal hunger.
I keep in touch with many patients on social networks and this fact is very clear: before treatment - all photographs, selfies, when patients take photographs up close - they smile only with their lips
But as soon as their teeth begin to straighten out, they become more satisfied with themselves, their appearance and smile - and this is already a SMILE WITH THE TEETH, and their smile is already much wider from day to day, every day - by the end of orthodontic treatment (it doesn’t matter if it’s mouthguards or braces, even with metal braces).
That is, people begin to smile wider and brighter, and there are more such smiles in their Instagram or Facebook feeds, although before that I saw that, in principle, none of them had smiles.
At this moment, it is clear and indicative of HOW this huge positive for a person, his real inner potential, begins to be realized. And the patient is ready to wait a year and a half for this moment.
Dental question: show or hide
If everything is fine with your teeth, then there is absolutely no point in hiding them, holding back joyful emotions. It has been proven that a person who laughs at least 30 minutes a day improves immunity by 85% and increases resistance to various diseases. How to learn to smile beautifully with teeth?
- Don't expose your gums when laughing.
- Don't open your mouth too wide.
- Keep your mouth clean, regularly whiten your teeth at home or undergo special cleanings at the dentist.
Only people with perfect teeth can smile from ear to ear. You can carry out comprehensive oral hygiene and teeth whitening at Dentistry in Moscow.
Read also: A conspiracy to get rid of moths!
If you have been wanting to go to the dentist for a long time, then try to master a smiling technique that does not require showing your teeth. How to smile beautifully if you have crooked teeth? Defects can be hidden by opening the mouth only partially. In addition, the closed “Giaconda smile” will add zest to the image, hinting at the mystery of nature. A smile without teeth is much more aesthetically pleasing than exposing black stumps left over from dental units.
Practical recommendations
- Practice in front of a mirror, achieving facial symmetry. Smile as much as possible, strengthening your muscles. After some time of intensive manipulation, the face will get used to it. The result will become obvious.
- Always try to show a radiant smile, charming those around you. Do it from the bottom of your heart with glowing eyes. Otherwise, the smile will look unnatural, implying malice.
- Try to allocate funds for dental defects. Ultimately, you will be able to laugh out loud without any embarrassment. You don’t have to try to hide your sincere laughter by turning to the side or covering yourself with your hand.
- After dental surgery, carefully monitor the condition of your teeth. Use whitening systematically and give up bad habits. Drink less coffee and black tea.
- Don't forget to keep your lips toned. Use nourishing cosmetics in your daily life. Give up the habit of licking your lips, especially in the wind.
To achieve a stunning smile, you have to work hard. Systematically perform facial exercises to strengthen your muscles. Identify all deficiencies and contact a dentist. Become a confident person, stop being shy. Having achieved a charming smile, do not stop practicing in front of the mirror, also do all the exercises.
My greetings to everyone! A beautiful smile attracts people and encourages communication. But the trouble is, many people cannot smile charmingly. There are secret techniques that will teach you how to learn to smile beautifully, attracting people to you.
Exercises for a beautiful smile
Yes! And you can train your smile too! After all, muscles also work here, the same red fibers that make the cubes on your stomach, biceps, triceps, and so on.
These exercises must be done systematically to get good results:
- In front of the mirror, determine which facial expression gives you the most beautiful smile. Hold it for 10 seconds, then relax your face. Return to the smiling expression for another 10 seconds, then relax. Do this 7-10 times.
- Purse your lips tightly, then stretch them forward, as if you decided to express everything to a nasty person from the distant past. Do this up to 15 times. Here we are working on lip flexibility.
- Take in as much air as your lungs can, exhale gradually through tightly compressed lips. Repeat 20 times. Here we work on the flexibility and symmetry of the lips.
- If the bottom row of teeth is a little weak, try to hide them a little behind a happy smile. Smile “from ear to ear”, then return your lips to the ideal position and hold. Relax your face, then repeat the same thing again. Here we are working on the topic of how to make your smile wider.
- Close your lips tightly, stretch them forward, and try to draw the number “eight” in the air with your lips. Then relax. Repeat up to 5 times.
- Smile really, really hard. Then relax. Repeat this 10 times.
You will definitely succeed and in the photo your smile will shine with new colors!
