Cosmetic Dentistry And The Ultimate Smile Make-over

By Andrew Jacobsen

You would like to have cosmetic dentistry and a total smile makeover. You have done all your background and selected the best cosmetic dentist you could find.

Consultation between yourself and the cosmetic dentistry specialist will include the choice of veneers - porcelain or bonded composites.

You will also discuss the possibility of luminescent veneers - as thin as a fingernail, requiring no v-shaped chiseling of your natural teeth as preparation but with it's own particular pros and cons. You will take into account the replacement of amalgam fillings with porcelain or bonded composites, bridges and/or crowns bleaching treatments and implants (which are artificial tooth-root replacements. Color correction of all your teeth may require replacing all bridges, crowns, fillings etc. In fact, you may have to consider starting from scratch.

If you can, however, afford to have cosmetic dentistry, your first call will be to choose one with a good reputation. If you don't know any - select a few and visit them. Have examinations, scans or x-rays. Discuss options. Get quotes. Ask questions. Don't be shy. You will be parting with a lot of your money to this specialist. You deserve only the best.

Teeth stains, often caused by coffee and tobacco can sometimes be removed by special whitening toothpaste or professional cleaning by the dentist. In other cases, a peroxide gel on a customized plate can be worn overnight for several nights. The oxygenation it provides is sometimes able to lift the stains. Sometimes, however, all attempts at whitening the teeth fail. Yellowing teeth is the most common reason why people seek cosmetic dentistry.

Good cosmetic dentistry should also include the input of a maxo-oral facial specialist who will be able to correct structural defects of the jaw and bite. Not as simple as you thought? You're right! Tread carefully and utilize cosmetic dentistry in all it's fullness for the best results. - 30292

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