What Can Aesthetic Dentistry Do for Your Smile? Aesthetic dentistry can get you the smile that you have always dreamed of. Due to recent innovations in dental technology, any smile can now be transformed. Issues like stained, broken, or crooked teeth can affect the appearance of any smile. It can also make people feel more self-conscious. The way that a person’s teeth look is one of the first things that people notice during social interactions. Aesthetic dentistry can help address cosmetic issues that affect the way that your teeth look.

How aesthetic dentistry can improve your smile

Improving how a patient’s teeth look starts with an evaluation of their teeth. The dentist records all their existing cosmetic issues and draws up a strategic treatment plan that can address them. Treatments to improve the way that a patient’s teeth look include the following.

Teeth whitening

Teeth whitening treatments can be used to get rid of most types of stains and discoloration that form on teeth. It involves using bleaching agents, like hydrogen peroxide and hydrogen carbamide, to eliminate stains from teeth surfaces and their inner layers. The molecules of the bleaching agent penetrate past the enamel, whitening the inner dentin. A professional teeth whitening can improve the color of a person’s teeth by up to eight shades. Dentists also provide patients with at-home whitening kits that they can use on their own.

Composite bonding

Dentists use this to improve the way that teeth look, and it creates natural-looking results. It involves using mixtures of plastic and glass to rebuild and repair teeth. It is a non-invasive approach to restoring teeth that does not involve making any permanent alterations to the tooth, as is the case with veneers or crowns. Treatment with composite bonding can be completed during a single visit to the dentist.

Veneers

Veneers are thin shells placed on the front surfaces of teeth. They are designed to look like real teeth, so they act like masks, hiding any flaws on the front of a tooth. They are effective restorations when it comes to improving how a person’s smile looks. Many of the smiles seen on TV and in the movies have veneers.

Crowns

These restorations cover the visible parts of a tooth, so they can be used to hide discoloration. Crowns can cover up a broken or chipped tooth so it looks like a healthy one. Getting a crown often requires removing enamel, which alters the tooth permanently. The procedure typically involves two visits to a dentist, but it can be completed during a single visit if certain equipment is available.

Restore your smile

Call or visit our Boca Raton dental office to learn more about how our dentist can use aesthetic dentistry to improve the way that your smile looks.