Invisalign’s® invisible, removable, and comfortable aligners will give you the beautiful straight teeth you’ve always wanted. And best of all, no one can tell you’re wearing them. Invisalign® is great for adults and teenagers. What is Invisalign®? Invisalign® is the
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Overview
People choose esthetic dental procedures/surgery for various reasons—to repair a defect such as a malformed bite
or crooked teeth, treat an injury, or just improve their overall appearance. Whatever the reason, the
ultimate goal is to restore a beautiful smile.
For these and many other reasons, esthetic dentistry has become a vital and important part of the dental
profession.
Common esthetic dental procedures can be performed to correct misshaped, discolored, chipped or missing teeth.
They also can be used to change the overall shape of teeth—from teeth that are too long or short, have gaps, or
simply need to be reshaped.
Some of the more common procedures involve:
Bonding – A procedure in which tooth-colored material is used to close gaps or change tooth color.
Contouring and reshaping – A procedure that straightens crooked, chipped, cracked or overlapping teeth.
Veneers – A procedure in which ultra-thin coatings are placed over the front teeth. Veneers can change the
color or shape of your teeth. For example, veneers have been used to correct unevenly spaced, crooked, chipped,
oddly shaped or discolored teeth.
Whitening and bleaching – As the term implies, whitening and bleaching, a rapidly increasing procedure, are
used to make teeth whiter.
Which techniques should be used to improve your smile? A dental exam will take many factors into consideration,
including your overall oral health.
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Category: Cosmetic Dentistry
Bleaching
Category: Cosmetic Dentistry
Bleaching and non-bleaching products are the two basic kinds of whitening products available today. Non-bleaching products normally use abrasives or chemicals and only remove surface stains on teeth. Bleaching products work with a chemical called peroxide and can brighten your
Read moreBonding
Category: Cosmetic Dentistry
Bonding is a process in which an enamel-like material is applied to a tooth`s surface, sculpted to an ideal shape, hardened, and then polished for an ideal smile. This procedure usually can be accomplished in a single visit. Bonding is
Read moreSpecial thin laminates, called veneers, can often be used to correct discolored, worn down, cracked and chipped teeth. Veneers can also be used to close unsightly gaps between teeth. Stronger types of veneers made of porcelain, also called composite veneers,
Read moreCrowns and Bridges
Category: Cosmetic Dentistry
Bridges Bridges are natural-looking dental appliances that can replace a section of missing teeth. Because they are custom-made, bridges are barely noticeable and can restore the natural contour of teeth as well as the proper bite relationship between upper and
Read moreExcessive or Uneven Gums
Category: Cosmetic Dentistry
Many people inherit the problem of excessive or uneven gums. An aesthetic surgical procedure called a gum lift can be used to correct this problem.
Read moreGrafts
Category: Cosmetic Dentistry
Soft tissue grafts are sometimes performed to treat gum disease, or correct other abnormalities. The procedure involves taking gum tissue from the palate or another donor source to cover an exposed root in order to even the gum line and
Read moreImplants
Category: Cosmetic Dentistry, Tooth Care
Before development of dental implants, dentures were the only alternative to replacing a missing tooth or teeth. Implants are synthetic structures that are placed in the area of the tooth normally occupied by the root. Implants are anchored to the
Read moreOld and Unsightly Fillings
Category: Cosmetic Dentistry
Newer kinds of fillings made from composite resins and porcelain can restore unsightly fillings; many people are surprised how natural these kinds of filling materials can make a tooth once covered by the old-fashioned silver amalgams.
Read moreRidge Augmentation
Category: Cosmetic Dentistry
If you lose one or more permanent teeth, an indentation may result in the gums and jawbone where the tooth used to be. When no longer holding a tooth in place, the jawbone recedes and the resulting indentation looks unnatural.
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