Cosmetic Dentistry: Improving Your Inherited Smile

When the secondary teeth come in you weren't thinking about what they look like or what anyone may think is wrong with them. As a young boy or girl you were likely just excited to have a tooth return to that spot. And you were likely to have been excited about getting your coveted adult teeth. However, as you aged, you began to compare your teeth to those of your relatives, friends, and even strangers. So as the years went by you became more and more self-conscious about showing your teeth when you spoke, when you smiled and when you met new people. You wondered if your teeth would end up like your grandparents' or will ever be as straight as your friends'. Today, due to genetics and expanses of time with poor habits you've gradually experienced cavities, cracks or chips during eating, sports, or accidents. These circumstances only compounded your previous concerns about how you feel about your teeth or how you feel you will be seen. So over the years you've hoped for change until your parents or your own savings could afford you the alterations of cosmetic dentistry.

Whether you need to have a significant amount of rotted teeth removed for dental implants, fillings, and crowns, a straighter and brighter smile is still possible too. If you would like veneers or braces to impact the appearance of your teeth overall, the applications available involve the composition of materials and duration of use that improve even the most extreme damage or malocclusions. It is important to note that the first step in a brighter, stronger, and straighter dental future begins with a consultation. The doctor will be able to evaluate your options and present the time frame, composite material choices, and associated use and costs. You will have time to make the best decision for the changes you'd like to see and the smile you've been dreaming about since your secondary teeth first emerged from your gums.

Cosmetic dentistry gives each patient options beyond what genetics could offer with developed and time tested tools. The dentists in this area of the profession are able to bring about the natural tooth-like change men and women require with continuing advances in apparatus, material, and adjustments in applications. The main tools of cosmetic dentistry are laser decay removal, laser assisted teeth whitening, and devices such as dental implants, fillings, crowns, and braces.

Applications refer to bone and tissue grafts or porcelain and composite materials for veneers and crowns. Further, this example includes tools/applications of metal or plastic variations of braces and the duration of use that compliment the degree of change you wish to see in your smile. There are many combinations of all of the above mentioned techniques that can impact even the most stubborn genetic smile to bring about an ideal change.