Cosmetic dentistry has as its goal the creation of a positive change to both your teeth and your smile. As a central focus of your face, changes to your smile can have a dramatic effect on your overall appearance. Positive changes to your smile can raise your self-esteem, enhance your confidence, and make you want to smile even more. Recent advancements give you a wide range of cosmetic dentistry options when it comes to needs like the replacement of missing teeth, color corrections, or other treatments.
Dental Veneers
Dental veneers provide a way of achieving the look you desire when you have problems like a gap between your teeth, chipped teeth, or misshapen teeth. A dental veneer is simply a very thin cover that we affix to your teeth to help them look more normal. Dental veneers are adhered to the front part of your tooth and appear just like a natural tooth. They can be used to correct problems like chipped or worn teeth, stained teeth, crooked or misshapen teeth, and gaps between the upper front teeth.
Dental Implants
When it comes to popular cosmetic dentistry options, dental implants are at the top of the list. Dental implants are frames or metal posts that are affixed to the jawbone during a routine procedure. After the placement of your dental implant, we can mount the replacement tooth onto it.
The main advantage of getting a dental implant is that it prevents bone loss, which can occur when you have a missing tooth. The jawbone requires pressure or it can be reabsorbed, and teeth can even shift into the space once occupied by the missing tooth.
Since dental implants are fused to your jawbone, they offer a solid anchor for artificial teeth. Some people cannot have bridges because they are uncomfortable or implausible because of poor ridges, sore spots, or gagging. When we place a dental implant, no adjacent teeth need to be ground down in preparation for replacement teeth.
Good candidates for dental implants have healthy gums and enough bone to provide support for the dental implant. You will also need to keep your dental implant healthy by maintaining a good oral hygiene routine combined with regular dental visits.
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To hear more information about your cosmetic dentistry options, make an appointment at the office of Dr. Latha Subramanian in Mountain View, CA. Contact us today to book your dental appointment!
