Cosmetic dentistry involves treatments designed to improve the appearance of your smile, from removing teeth stains to transforming the appearance of teeth with porcelain veneers. Our team can offer a custom treatment plan to choose the right procedure or procedures to boost smile beauty. In today’s blog, your Grand Prairie, TX, dentist talks about boosting your smile with cosmetic dentistry so you can feel confident when you smile, and also enjoy better bite function and oral health too!
Teeth Whitening In-Office
For a bright smile in only one visit, our team can provide in-office teeth whitening. With this option, you stop by our office and we will place a protective coating over your lips and gums, and then apply a powerful bleaching gel to the surfaces of your teeth. Next, we use a special light to activate the gel and break up the stains. We may repeat the process as needed, but you could achieve a brighter smile in as little as one to two hours. If you need results before a first date, job interview, or event, this could be the right choice for you!
Cosmetic Whitening from Home
With cosmetic dentistry, we can also whiten your smile from home. With this option, we can take on more substantial teeth stains. For example, our team will take impressions of your bite in our office and use them to create a set of plastic trays. You then return home with these trays and several plastic syringes containing a powerful bleaching gel. At home, you add this gel to the trays and wear them for a specific amount of time each day, usually around 30 minutes to an hour, although some will wear them overnight. The trays ensure even results on your smile and prevent saliva from diluting the gel’s strength. For some, teeth could be up to eight shades brighter! The trays and any remaining gel are then yours to use for touch-ups in the months to come as needed.
Gum Contouring
Cosmetic dentistry can also improve the appearance of your gums. If you have a gummy smile, this means that you show off too much gum tissue when you smile. This can also make teeth appear small and uneven. Our team can offer improvement for your smile with gum contouring. Using advanced dental lasers, we can gently trim away the excess tissues with precision and comfort, reshaping your gum line for better symmetry. In one visit, this can improve your smile and the use of lasers mean a faster healing time, so you could return to your usual routine after only a day or two of rest.
Dental Bonding
Our team could also use cosmetic dentistry to mask multiple cosmetic issues in one visit. With dental bonding, we apply a metal-free composite resin that we shade to blend with your smile. This can mask teeth stains, fill gaps between teeth, reshape malformed teeth, and lengthen worn down teeth. We can also repair minor chips and cracks too!
Dental Contouring
With contouring, we can help boost smile beauty by gently sanding and buffing outer structure. Contouring can smooth out pits, grooves, and rough patches in the tooth surface. We can also dull sharp, jagged, or pointed teeth too. Our team may use contouring to correct overly large teeth or the appearance of a chipped one too.
Full Mouth Rehabilitation
What if you have multiple esthetic issues with the shape and color of your teeth, as well as cavities, infections, misalignment, missing teeth, or even periodontal disease? With a full mouth rehabilitation, we can create a personalized treatment plan that combines cosmetic, restorative, prosthetic, and general dental procedures to address all of these concerns at once, transforming your smile’s health, function, and appearance. Even if you assume your smile is too far gone, this could offer improvement for your smile.
If you have any questions about how we help smiles with cosmetic dentistry, or if you want to see what esthetic concerns we can address with our treatments, then contact our team today to learn more and get started. With an initial consultation, we can help decide the best course of action to make your smile shine!
Learn More About Cosmetic Dentistry
Our esthetic treatments can help you enjoy results that look good and help you feel confident. Cosmetic dentistry can help you smile without hesitation again. When you are ready to schedule your appointment with our office, contact Pecan Tree Dental in Grand Prairie, TX at 972-262-5111.
