06/01/2026
The hand goes up before the laugh even starts.
You don't think about it anymore. It's automatic now. You're not laughing freely, you're managing how much of your teeth people get to see.
And somewhere along the way, you stopped trying to fix it and just accepted that this is how it was going to be.
It doesn't have to be.
We see patients every week who walked in convinced they'd just have to live with their smile the way it was. They were wrong. And the path forward is usually a lot more straightforward than they thought.
Share this with someone who does the hand thing. They'll never admit it out loud. But they'll know.
Galleria Dentistry 📍 Naples, FL