Do you have issues with the color of your teeth, or possibly the shape of them? If so, then you have imperfections we could correct with cosmetic dentistry! In today’s blog, your Grand Prairie, TX, dentist looks at the treatments we can use to improve the beauty of your smile, sometimes in only one visit. Cosmetic dentistry can help you obtain the smile you have always dreamed of!
Starting with Your Cosmetic Consultation
Do you have cosmetic imperfections you want to see corrected? Then you need cosmetic dentistry. You should contact our team to schedule a visit so we can take a close look at your smile. Examining your smile with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras, we can assess the cause and extent of your cosmetic complaints. Our team can then create a personalized treatment plan to help you smile with confidence.
Teeth Whitening
Teeth whitening allows our team to take on teeth stains and remove them, so you obtain a brighter smile. In fact, we can sometimes brighten smiles by as many as eight shades! In comparison, most store-bought strips and toothpastes only provide minor and short-lived results. If you need a brighter smile in a short time frame, such as before a first date or a job interview, then we can help. With our in-office option, our team can use a special bleaching gel and light to break up and remove stains in as little as an hour or two.
We also have a take-home kit that can brighten teeth by multiple shades and even take on more severe cases of discoloration. With this option, we will create a set of plastic trays that are custom-fitted for your smile. We send this home with you, along with multiple plastic syringes of a powerful bleaching gel. You add gel to the trays and wear them for a specific amount of time, usually an hour a day. This is repeated over the course of one week to ten days, so you see optimal results. You then keep the trays and any remaining gel should you need touch-ups down the road.
Bonding and Contouring
Cosmetic dentistry can also tackle multiple esthetic concerns at once, in only one visit! With dental bonding, we use the same composite resin that is employed as part of our tooth-colored dental fillings. This blend of acrylic-like and glass-like particles is biocompatible and safe for all ages. We can also shade it to blend with your smile. We will numb your tooth and apply the material in multiple layers, shaping the tooth as the composite resin cures under a light. Finally, we polish the tooth for a brighter appearance.
With bonding, we can mask permanent teeth stains whitening cannot address, and even fill gaps and black triangle spaces between the teeth. The placement process can also repair cracked or chipped teeth, leftie worn down teeth, and address misshapen structures too. With contouring, we don’t add to the tooth, instead our team will gently sand and buff the outer structure to correct the appearance of minor chips. We can also smooth away grooves, pits, and rough patches in the teeth. Contouring can dull sharp, pointed, or jagged structures too. Our team could also reshape malformed or overly large teeth too, all in one sitting.
Porcelain Veneers
What if a single cosmetic treatment could do everything that teeth whitening, bonding, and contouring could do, all at once? With porcelain veneers, we can use cosmetic dentistry to transform the beauty of your smile in just two visits. These are thin shells of porcelain that are custom-made and attached to the front of your teeth. Each one changes the shape and color of the tooth, and is shaded to blend with the smile. We may whiten your teeth beforehand so they match your brightest possible smile.
When in place, veneers can lengthen worn down teeth, mask permanent teeth stains, address gaps between the teeth, and correct minor damage or misshapen structures. Placement could also help correct the appearance of minor misalignment too, so you obtain a straighter smile without the need for braces or aligners. For many, this option alone offers a complete smile makeover.
Gum Contouring
What about your gums? If you have a smile that shows off too much gum tissue, then this could make teeth appear short or uneven. With cosmetic dentistry, we can offer a solution. Gum contouring means we use advanced dental lasers to gently trim away excess tissues and reshape the gum line, so you have a more attractive smile. This only takes one visit and you can usually return to your normal routine after about 24 hours. The lasers offer cosmetic treatment with precision, and also lower the risk of bleeding, infection, and swelling. The procedure rarely needs any anesthesia either! We can use the same technology to help address more substantial cases of periodontal disease too.
Full-Mouth Rehabilitation
What if you have multiple issues with your smile, including concerns like tooth decay, infection, or tooth loss? In these situations, our team will provide a full mouth rehabilitation. Essentially, we will create a treatment plan that combines our esthetic treatments with our restorative and prosthetic ones, so we can repair damaged teeth, address cavities and infections, and even replace missing teeth to completely transform the health, function, and appearance of your smile. If you have any questions about how we help smiles truly shine with cosmetic dentistry, or if you would like to schedule a consultation now, then reach out to our team today to learn more. With cosmetic dentistry, we want to help you obtain results that make you feel confident, and help boost your oral health in the process.
Ready for a New Smile with Cosmetic Dentistry
The team at Pecan Tree Dental in Grand Prairie, TX, is ready to help reshape your smile and mask common esthetic imperfections, and can often provide results in as little as one to two visits. To schedule an appointment with our team, call us today at 972-262-5111. Let’s make your smile into a work of art!
