What Is Cosmetic Dentistry?
Cosmetic dentistry is a broad term that describes dental procedures that change the appearance of your teeth.
Cosmetic dentistry can help you to change the colour, shape or position of your tooth or teeth replace a missing tooth or teeth. Also, change the arrangement of the teeth.
Before&After
12 Months of crowns treatment
This patient had crowns from her home country over 20 years due to unaesthetic colour and shape of her crowns, she has been avoid smile ever since. With aid of smile design she sees the result before treatment starts and smile again.
- A bleaching gel is applied onto the tooth surface.
- Lightens the colour of tooth enamel.
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A thin covering over the outer surface of the tooth. It can be made from tooth-coloured resin composite material or ceramic.
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Covers up some defects on the surface of the tooth.
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Changes the colour and shape of the tooth.
Orthodontic treatment is about moving teeth into a preferred position.
It may involve:
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Braces – clips and wires that are glued onto the teeth during
treatment and removed after the teeth are in the final position.
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Removable clear aligners – thin plastic trays that fit over the teeth,
to be changed every few weeks.
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Plates – may be plastic or metal, removable or glued in.
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Changes the position of the teeth, often to fix rotated, crowded, overlapping or misaligned teeth.
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Corrects bite problems, such as where upper and lower teeth do not properly meet.
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Metal or ceramic crowns that are joined together to replace one or more missing teeth. At least one of the crowns needs to be on an existing tooth – ideally the replacement crown would be supported on both sides, not just one.
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Replaces a missing tooth or teeth.
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Changes the colour and shape of the teeth involved.
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A dental bridge replaces one or more missing teeth. If you have a tooth removed, your dentist may suggest a dental bridge as a replacement option.
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Most commonly, this treatment involves placing a crown on the teeth that sit directly in front and behind the gap. These crowns are joined together by another crown that acts as a false tooth.
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Orthodontics, a special field of dentistry that treats malocclusion (bad bites), is concerned with treating the condition.
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It involves the correction of the alignment and positioning of the teeth, and sometimes the jaw. The teeth can be moved into the desired position using braces such as traditional braces or lingual braces. Retainers like Invisalign may also be used.
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Overcrowding can aggravate malocclusions (where there is not enough space for the teeth to assume their usual positions).
