Dental care is an important part of self-care that often gets overlooked. Your dental health is extremely important to the health of the rest of the body, particularly the digestive system and the heart.
Here are five cosmetic dental treatments that can help you get the smile you have always wanted and will make your mouth healthier and the rest of your body.
5 dental treatments to get the smile you want
Dental Veneers
This dental treatment puts custom-made caps over your existing teeth. The caps are usually made from medical-grade ceramic and look and even feel like natural teeth.
Experienced dentists like the ones at Corn Market Dental can install veneers that can give you a straighter, whiter smile that helps keep your mouth healthy. Veneers are a quick and easy way to get the smile you have always wanted.
Inlays And Onlays
These treatments are used when a tooth requires a filling but does not have the structural strength needed to support it. Though they used to typically be made from gold, they are now mostly made from dental ceramic or porcelain.
Inlays are placed directly onto the surface of a tooth provided there is enough support for one from the cusps of the tooth. If there is not an on-lay that covers the entire surface of a tooth will be used instead.
Whitening
This is one of the most widely used cosmetic dental treatments. Many dentists can perform teeth whitening treatments in less than an hour and sometimes within a normal check-up appointment.
A dental hygienist or the dentist themselves will clean and scale your teeth to remove any plaque, tartar, or debris from your teeth and then a dental bleaching agent is applied to lighten the colour of the teeth. This can remove staining from food, drink, or tobacco, and similar results can be achieved at home using a whitening toothpaste for two to three weeks.
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Dental Implants
This procedure is used to replace missing teeth or teeth that must be removed because of wear or damage. A small titanium screw is inserted into the jaw and used as a base to secure the implant. It takes a short amount of time for the screw and implant to fuse with the bone and become permanent.
Implants are designed to be indistinguishable from the natural teeth that surround them and are a more discrete option than a denture. The patient must clean the area regularly while waiting for the implant to fuse to the jaw to avoid food or debris infecting the area.
Bonding
This treatment uses a composite dental material to replace parts of a tooth that have been damaged by decay or worn down. The dentist will drill the area to remove the decayed parts of the tooth and use the composite material to replace the damaged area.
They sculpt the material to resemble the shape of the missing tooth and then a high-intensity light is used to cure the composite so it becomes hard and maintains its new shape.
Any one of these five dental beauty treatments can help you to get a better smile and a healthier mouth. This can help you approach your personal and professional life with added confidence.
