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As dentists, it is our goal to help all of our patients promote good dental health. While our main concerns are always to make sure that our patients’ teeth and gums are healthy, we also understand how for many people, going to the dentist can also be about addressing other concerns with your smile. Cosmetic dental services can help improve the aesthetics of your smile by addressing issues with staining, crooked teeth, or mishappen teeth.
What is Cosmetic Dentistry?
Cosmetic dental services include veneers, teeth whitening, dental bonding, and more to help improve the appearance of your smile. If you have concerns about how your smile looks or are interested in learning how cosmetic dental services can be combined with other dental procedures to help promote a healthier smile, please contact our team. Our team can help go over our procedures as well as our current schedule and availability. Otherwise, you can read on to learn more about cosmetic dental services.
What are some of the Cosmetic Services that you offer?
Teeth Whitening
When it comes to cosmetic dental services, one of the most popular treatments is teeth whitening. There are a few different options out there for whitening. From tubes of toothpaste on shelves in supermarkets to at-home whitening kits, to in-office whitening, there are a few options to choose from. Most dentists will recommend in-office teeth whitening for a few key reasons. In-office whitening often uses better whitening products than what is sold over the counter. These products lead to multiple shades of whiter teeth and usually take effect faster. Moreover, you do not have to worry about administering the whitening kit yourself and accidentally having an uneven or non-symmetrical whitening experience.
Dental Veneers
Dental veneers are synthetic covers that can be attached to the front of teeth. They are used to help make your teeth look uniform. This can include covering stained teeth as well as teeth with other cosmetic issues including their shape/size or if they have chips/cracks. Dental veneers are a safe way to improve the look of your teeth.
Dental Bonding
Dental bonding is the process of adding tooth-colored materials like resin to the surface of a tooth to reshape it. This is often done to conceal cosmetic chips or cracks or reshape the teeth in general. It is similar to how a tooth-colored filling works. With a filling, the decayed section of a tooth is removed, and a tooth-colored material is used to fill the indent or hole. With dental bonding similar materials are used to reshape a tooth.
Smile Makeover
A smile makeover is a catch-all term that basically describes the process of creating personalized or individualized treatment plans. Smile makeovers might combine cosmetic and restorative dental treatments. For example, a patient might receive a dental implant or dental crown as well as reshaping, whitening, and other dental services.
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Do Cosmetic Treatments Impact Your Oral Health?
There is sometimes confusion in regard to cosmetic dentistry about how it will impact your oral health. Some patients assume treatments like dental veneers will provide an extra layer of protection for their teeth, while other patients are worried that cosmetic treatments will somehow negatively impact their oral health. In truth, cosmetic dental procedures are purely cosmetic. They have little to no impact on a patient’s overall oral health. Patients need to continue brushing and flossing their teeth, and they need to see their dentist routinely to take care of their oral health regardless of any cosmetic dental treatments.
There are many different types of materials that can be used for dental fillings. For example, in the past many people received metal fillings although many dentists have stopped using metal because of how they look compared to the rest of the tooth. Most dental fillings done nowadays are done with a dental composite which is made using resin and other materials. These fillings are designed to look the same color as your natural tooth.
Can People Tell If You Have Had Cosmetic Dental Work Done?
For the most part no. Most cosmetic dental treatments are designed to make your smile look more natural, not less natural. Of course, if you have close friends and family who see you every day, they might notice if your teeth are suddenly whiter. Similarly, some people get cosmetic work done to handle very specific issues like a tooth gap or a misshapen tooth. If you have issues like those fixed, it will likely be noticed by your friends and family.
What Is The Difference Between Dental Veneer & Crown?
Both crowns and veneers involve attaching a dental material to an existing tooth. Crowns are a restorative process that protects the remaining tooth. A dental crown replaces the chewing surface of a tooth. Often when patients have significant dental decay they will receive a dental crown after the decay is removed. Veneers are a false front attached to a tooth to hide cracks, chips, discoloration, or other cosmetic issues. Veneers provide no health benefits to the tooth since they are not protective but simply cosmetic.
Can Dental Veneers Stain?
Veneers can stain. That said, the material used in dental veneers is designed to resist staining. Veneers tend to stain less than a natural tooth does for this reason. That said, if you are eating foods or drinking beverages that cause stains like coffee, soda, or wine, or if you smoke tobacco products your veneers can stain just like your natural teeth. Alternatively, your teeth can stain faster than veneers which can cause them to appear a different color than the veneers.
Are Cosmetic Dental Treatments Covered By Insurance?
Generally no, however, it is important to understand that what some patients might think of as cosmetic is actually restorative. For example, replacing a lost tooth with a dental bridge or using orthodontic treatments to realign teeth might have obvious cosmetic benefits to a patient, but also have functional benefits for your oral health. Treatments like crowns, bridges, and orthodontics are often covered by dental insurance because they can be medically necessary. So while teeth whitening and dental veneers are almost never covered, there are some treatments that can help improve your smile aesthetically and functionally.
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Whitening
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