How do smile imaging tools support dental case presentations beyond what static photos can do? By projecting the patient's own future smile back to them as a customized image, which makes the abstract treatment outcome concrete in a way no other tool can match. The mechanics involve taking a current full-face photograph of the patient, typically smiling at or near the intended vertical dimension after treatment, and digitally rendering what the smile will look like after the proposed treatment is complete. The technology has matured to the point where services like SmileVision can produce convincing simulations without requiring in-office hardware or [...]