Severe decay and crooked or discolored teeth significantly affect your smile, which can harm your self-confidence. An attractive smile is a powerful tool when socializing, while a dull smile can be a turn-off. Dr. Constantina Bacopoulou and his team at Carnegie Dental Wellness offer a wide variety of cosmetic dentistry treatments that can improve your smile and strengthen your social relations.
Definition of cosmetic dentistry
You can benefit from cosmetic dentistry if your smile makes you feel less attractive due to dental imperfections. This technique involves oral care that focuses on enhancing the appearance of your gums, teeth, mouth, and smile. In addition to improving your smile aesthetics, cosmetic dental procedures like dental implant surgery restore and preserve your oral health by preventing bone degeneration.
How cosmetic dentistry enhances your smile
The Carnegie Dental Wellness procedures focus on making your smile more brilliant, stronger, and straighter. Cosmetic dentistry guarantees long- and short-term benefits depending on the patient’s requirements. Some of the available cosmetic dentistry treatments include:
- Teeth whitening
Teeth whitening is a basic, noninvasive cosmetic dentistry procedure that whitens and brightens your smile. Your crown may wear away as you age, exposing your yellow dentine and compromising your attractive, vibrant smile. Additionally, continuous intake of beverages such as tea and coffee, smoking, and certain medications can dull your smile. If you desire to make your smile several shades whiter, professional teeth whitening at Carnegie Dental Wellness is your ultimate choice.
During the teeth whitening procedure, your dentist meticulously cleans your teeth to remove debris, tartar, and plaque before applying the bleaching agent. Although over-the-counter products such as white strips, rinses, and toothpaste can achieve some level of brightness, professional tooth whitening offers a shade up to 8 times brighter.
- Dental veneers
Dental veneers are tooth-colored ceramic, medical-grade porcelain, or resin shells that cover the front part of your teeth to enhance their appearance. During your initial consultation, your provider may take impressions of your teeth to create custom veneers that blend in with your natural teeth. Your dentist may need to scrape off part of your enamel to allow realistic bonding of the shells of your teeth. Dental veneers can correct imperfections such as damaged enamel, crooked teeth, and wide gaps between teeth.
- Dental implants
Tooth loss due to severe decay, an injury, or extraction can significantly affect your smile. Dental implants replace the missing teeth to prevent bone degeneration and the shifting of the remaining teeth. Your doctor inserts the implant into the empty bone socket and gives it time to integrate with your jawbone before placing a dental crown.
- Dental crowns
Dental crowns are caps that fit over a damaged or decayed tooth or a dental implant. These prostheses prevent further damage to the affected and cover severely discolored or misshapen teeth. Dental crowns can also cover other prostheses like dental bridges, enamel fillings, and root canals.
Don’t allow dental imperfections to prevent you from smiling widely and confidently when you can access cosmetic dentistry treatments. Book your appointment online or call the Carnegie Dental Wellness office to enhance your smile today.
