Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures

September 12, 2016, Matt Comfort DDS

Thanks to advances in cosmetic dentistry, it is now possible to improve our teeth and smiles with quick, painless and surprisingly affordable treatments.  We shape, brighten, shade, align, and replace teeth with remarkable materials and innovative techniques.

Are you confident that you’re teeth are white? According to a poll by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), a revealing question was asked, “What satisfied you least about your smile?” The number one answer people gave was dissatisfaction with their tooth color.  The most common cosmetic dentistry method, tooth whitening can give you a whiter and brighter presence, allowing you to smile with confidence.

The combination of scientific advancements and modern cosmetic dentistry can produce amazing results that regularly exceed even the utmost of patient expectations. This article is to familiarize you with the materials and techniques available in cosmetic dentistry and restorative dentistry.

Touch Ups

Yellow or brown stains, white spots, irregular gum contours and jagged edges can damage your smile. Simple curative cosmetic dentistry techniques can bring vivid results immediately. All of the following cosmetic dentistry procedures can typically be performed in one or two visits to the dentist office.

A. Rough tooth edges can be re contoured and polished in one office visit.

B. Irregular soft gum tissue contours can be corrected in a single office visit with a minimal procedure requiring only a local anesthetic. Your gums can account for as much as 50 percent of the overall cosmetic assessment of your front teeth. An Anterior soft-tissue re contour is a procedure accomplished in a single dental office visit. This procedure is accomplished with a laser and/or electro-surgery techniques. The results are dramatic, predictable and often last a lifetime.

C. Yellow or brown stains can be reduced or eliminated by a simple “whitening” process which involves a using a patented peroxide gel and a blue curing light. The BriteSmile™ “whiter teeth in about an hour” treatment is a popular service for dentists. The BriteSmile™ procedure is much faster than laser whitening and the results can be dramatic and stunning.  Unlike other teeth whitening procedures, BriteSmile™ can whiten teeth up to 9 shades in one visit.

D. Dark spots or the opposite problem of super-white spots can be eliminated in one office visit by using an acidic-micro-abrasion scrub. These unappealing spots can safely and typically be removed in a single office visit with an “acidic-micro-abrasion technique” with no need for anesthesia.

“Touch Up” Cosmetic Dentistry procedures are procedures which result in the biggest “bang for your buck”. These processes are proven to be simple, safe, quick, and non-invasive. They are procedures are inexpensive; the results are immediate, dramatic and typically long lasting.

Cosmetic dentistry in Sacramento California continually advances, with the advent of newer more effective treatments to whiten your teeth, change the appearance your teeth.  With new materials and special equipment with which to use them, cosmetic dentistry improves the appearance of teeth using reshaping, bonding, porcelain veneers, or dental implants, and a variety of other industry procedures.

Decayed, cracked and chipped teeth are common problems and have a negative effect on your smile. Despite poor habits or problems such as tooth-grinding, too-vigorous tooth brushing, decay, or just bad circumstances, many damaged or disfigured teeth can be restored. Cosmetic Dentists repair smiles by adhering restorative materials directly to teeth, using a technique called “direct adhesion” or “bonding”.  Direct adhesion methods preserve the existing natural tooth structures with little to no damage. With proper cared, these cosmetic dentistry materials last years with very few instances of failure.

Cosmetic dentistry techniques can improve the appearance of damaged, discolored, misshapen, or misaligned teeth with stress free and painless procedures. Take the time to find a good cosmetic dentist in your area to explain the process and the benefits of a beautiful new smile.

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