Benefits of Cosmetic Dentistry for Your Teeth

Cosmetic dentistry focuses on perfecting the look of your teeth and smile. This dentistry includes procedures such as dental implants and dentures, but also teeth whitening and porcelain veneers. Procedures such as these can benefit your health, your social life, and even your confidence in incredible ways. Find out how!

Cosmetic Dentistry: What Is It?

There is a difference between general dentistry services and cosmetic dentistry services. Not all dentists do cosmetic services. While general dentistry preserves the health of your teeth and gums, cosmetic dentistry refers to customized dental treatments that focus on how your teeth and gums look. When you go in for biannual check-ups and exams, our goal is to find decay, gum disease and oral health issues and to treat them. This keeps your mouth healthy and helps you to keep all your natural teeth for many years.

Cosmetic dentistry is made of services focused solely on improving how beautiful your smile is. Got yellow teeth? You can fix them with teeth whitening. How about missing teeth? We can fix them with dental implants, bridges or dentures, which are all types of custom-made teeth for your mouth. Want a smile like a celebrity? You want to learn more about our porcelain veneer service. Cosmetic dentistry also includes services such as cosmetic bonding to fix small blemishes, enamel shaping and contouring, and periodontic plastic procedures. Even Invisalign treatment is included, which is a service that can straighten your teeth.

Porcelain Veneers for a Perfect Smile

In a recent survey conducted by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, respondents were asked, “What types of things do you consider to make a smile unattractive?” The most common response what discolored, yellow or stained teeth. Besides just discoloring of the teeth, many people also feel self-conscious about chips in their teeth, crookedness, white spots and other blemishes. It can be hard to compare your smile to others—especially celebrities and those you see in magazines with amazing, white smiles. However, did you know that most of those celebrities have actually improved their smiles through porcelain veneers?

This is a cosmetic dentistry service we offer that can transform your smile’s blemishes into perfect, beautiful teeth. How? At your first appointment, we examine and take impressions of all your teeth, especially the front teeth. Those impressions will be sent to a lab, where custom porcelain shells are made that fit the size and shape of your teeth exactly. In that first appointment, we will take off a tiny sliver of your teeth and give you temporary tooth shells.

Then, you come back to your second appointment where you receive your custom-made porcelain veneers. Those are bonded to each tooth individually and the thin wafer of porcelain can cover tooth stains, crooked teeth, chips and more. You leave our office being able to eat and do other things like normal, only with a radiant, perfect smile. It’s much easier than doing orthodontics for 18+ months and other procedures when veneers can cover blemishes easily.

Improve Your Smile, Don’t Break the Bank

One of the easiest ways to get a beautiful smile is through whitening it. But, we’re not talking about simply using whitening toothpastes. If you’ve used one of these and have seen no difference in your smile, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Whitening toothpastes are only “whitening” if they contain hydrogen peroxide or other bleaching agents. Many toothpastes will say they whiten, but it’s only in a way that you use the toothpaste to brush food off your teeth, possibly making them look whiter. Some toothpastes with whitening agents can slowly whiten your teeth, but nothing like the polished shine that teeth whitening services can give you.

Teeth whitening is a simple service we offer that can take your smile from bland to sparkling white in just one office visit. We use professional gels and equipment that whitens your teeth faster than what you can find anywhere else. Plus, when you receive teeth whitening from a dentist, they can work on your smile until they get it the way you want it. You can’t get that with toothpastes, gels or stips at home, and these sometimes leave uneven white spots. The best part about teeth whitening, is that it is relatively inexpensive, especially when your white smile lasts so long.

Benefits of Cosmetic Dentistry for Your Teeth

How can cosmetic dentistry help you? Consider the benefits:

• Having a better smile often makes people take better care of their oral health. This means fewer (or no) problems with tooth decay, gum disease, and other oral health diseases.
• You feel great! Studies show that people hide their smiles when they don’t think they look good. The opposite is also true. Those who have beautiful smiles, will smile more often and will exude happiness.
• Confidence gets better. When you feel you look good, it changes your entire attitude. Studies prove that even children feel better and act more confident when they have early work done on their smiles. The same goes for adults. If you want more confidence, get cosmetic dentistry!
• Less stress. This goes with being more confident. When you don’t worry about your appearance or your smile, you stress less with social interactions.
• Fewer bite problems. Teeth that are cracked, broken, chipped, or discolored are often vulnerable for decay and other problems. However, when you improve your smile, you can fix those bite problems and others that leave you open to decay.

Cosmetic dentistry can boost a person’s confidence overnight. If you feel self-conscious about your smile, don’t hesitate to contact us. Whether it’s straightening, whitening, replacing teeth or providing dentures, we can always do something for your smile. Dr. Varley is highly skilled and trained to provide you with the cosmetic services you need. If you want to see how we can transform your smile through cosmetic dentistry, call Stonebrook Family Dental today at (303) 872-7907 to schedule your consultation!