Digital Smile Design (DSD), invented by Brazilian dentist Christian Coachman in 2007, is a versatile dental treatment planning tool used to strengthen diagnostic vision, improve communication, and enhance predictability throughout treatment. Treatment plans are based on the analysis of the patient’s facial and dental proportions. Temporary mockups, photographs, and videos help practitioners understand the relationship that the mouth, teeth, gums, lips, and smile have with the facial features in motion and with emotion. In the end, the Digital Smile Design process helps both the patient and the dental specialist. Patients are delighted to see the outcome, and it gives them confidence in the treatment. It’s a great communication tool-–patients are much more likely to commit to the actual procedure when they can foresee the results.