A beautiful smile is a captivating feature of someone’s face. With modern advances in Boulder cosmetic dentistry, you don’t need to smile with chipped, stained, or poorly shaped teeth. Cosmetic dentistry options give you the ability to smile again with confidence.
The slightest change can create a huge difference in your smile and in how you feel about your self-image. Speak to a cosmetic dentist about the many choices available of today that are most suitable for you, what your expectations should be and the fees involved. Options in today’s cosmetic dentistry are:
• Teeth whitening (tooth whitening, teeth bleaching) brightens smiles of teeth that are discolored or stained. Dental bleaching may be done completely in the dental office than at home, but the dentist may provide you with a system that you can use at home.
Everybody loves bright white smiles. There are a variety of cosmetic dental products and procedures available to help you whiten your teeth.
Many people are satisfied with the results they get from brushing twice a day with regular toothpaste, cleaning with dental floss between their teeth once a day and the regular cleanings at their dentist’s office. If you decide you would like to take another step to make your smile brighter, you should consider all of your options.
You can take several approaches to teeth whitening your smile:
• In-office bleaching systems;
• At-home bleaching products;
• Tooth Whitening toothpastes
• Bonding changes the look of teeth that are broken, chipped, stained, cracked, or have gaps and spaces between them. With dental bonding, enamel/teeth-colored materials are applied, or bonded, to the surface of the teeth.
• Enamel shaping is the reshaping of teeth to improve their appearance. By removing or contouring enamel the shape of the teeth can be manipulated. The process, which often is combined with dental bonding, usually is quick and comfortable and the results can be seen immediately.
• Porcelain Veneers are ultra-thin custom shells created to cover the front side of teeth. Made of materials color matched to the teeth, porcelain veneers are used to treat spaces between teeth and any teeth that are chipped or worn, permanently stained(unable to be whitened), misshaped or crooked.
There's no longer a reason to put up with abnormal gaps in your teeth or with teeth that are permanently stained, badly shaped or even slightly crooked. Today an undetectable veneer placed on top of your teeth can correct nature's mistake or the results of an accident’s injury and help you have a beautiful smile.
Porcelain veneers are very thin, custom-made shells made by a dental technician, usually in a dental lab, working from a model of your mouth and jaw provided by your dentist.
You should know that this is almost always an irreversible process, because it's necessary to remove a small amount you tooth’s enamel from to accommodate the shell.
Your dentist may recommend that you avoid some foods and beverages that have a tendency to stain or discolor veneers. Such food that should be avoided are:
- red wine
- soft drinks
- coffee
- teas
- blueberries
- soy sauce
Sometimes a veneer might chip or fracture. But for many people the results are more than worth it.
If you have any questions about veneers ask your cosmetic dentist.
• Braces are not just for kids especially in the height of cosmetic dentistry developments. Orthodontics may be needed if teeth are crowded, crooked or do line up properly. If your Boulder cosmetic dentist thinks you should see a specialist for treatment, he or she will refer you to an orthodontist.
Orthodontic treatments are used for correction of “bad bites.” A condition, known as malocclusion/TMJ, pertains to teeth that are crowded or crooked. Cases involve, the upper and lower jaws not being properly aligned and the teeth may appear straight, but the person may have a surprisingly uneven bite.
Irregularly spaced, protruding crowded or teeth and jaw issues can be inherited through genetics. Thumb-sucking and losing teeth prematurely can also lead to these jaw conditions.
Correction of the issue helps create a beautiful smile, but orthodontic treatment can result in an overall healthier mouth. That’s because crooked and crowding teeth make cleaning your teeth and mouth more difficult, which can lead to teeth decay, periodontal and gum disease which can lead to possible teeth loss. Improper bite can cause issues with proper chewing and speaking functions, abnormally worn enamel of the teeth, will lead to serious problems with the jaw if not properly corrected through proper dental treatment.
Please visit Boulder cosmetic dentist Dr. Michael Adler, DDS to learn how cosmetic dentistry can change your smile and your life. Also, review our additional information on cosmetic dentistry to see the type of impact a great dentist can have on your life and smile.
