Since ancient times, humans have considered their teeth as a treasure that must be preserved. They have realized that they are not only a source of beauty, but an important means of completing many daily functions, the most important of which is chewing food and speech, but in the early ages and with the limited knowledge possessed by humans in various fields. Functional and aesthetic dental problems were difficult and largely intractable.

By the Pharaonic era, many serious and organized attempts began in ancient Egypt to solve and beautify many dental problems, due to the spread of many gum and dental diseases in that era, as mentioned in some blogs discovered from that era or the examination that was made on some of the existing mummies.

Beginning in the modern era and with the development of industry, people began to seek to invent new means and manufacture equipment with pioneering ideas to solve many dental problems. The dental profession became one of the branches of modern human medicine. It became an organized profession with fixed rules and foundations that correspond to a large extent between most countries, and cosmetic dental operations became One of the most common cosmetic surgeries.

Who are the candidates for cosmetic dentistry?
People who suffer from obvious teeth cracks as a result of general weakness in the teeth, which may occur as a result of malnutrition and not obtaining the necessary elements for building teeth sufficiently from the diet followed.
People who suffer from the loss of one or more teeth, which may result from a lack of attention to dental hygiene or exposure to some external trauma during some daily activities.
Cases of tooth discoloration resulting from the accumulation of tartar or due to some acids contained in certain types of foods and drinks that a person consumes on a daily basis.
Some cases of crooked teeth or their protrusion and irregularity perfectly inside the mouth, which greatly affects the appearance of a person’s smile and perhaps also on many daily functions such as chewing food and exiting letters during speech.
People who suffer from sensitive gums problems that may cause a significant increase in the accumulation of tartar on the teeth or the emergence of the problem of caries as a result of the accumulation of large amounts of microbes in them.
The candidate for a plastic surgery must be fully aware of all its steps and all the surgical and non-surgical alternatives available to it, and have a clear mental picture of all possible complications of the operation and its expected results.