It goes without saying that the most important factor to consider when taking care of your smile is your health. Indeed, practicing a well-rounded preventive dental care routine is necessary to achieving a lifelong smile, and falling short in any area can significantly impact this goal. Even still, just because you should prioritize your health and routine, it does not mean you need to necessarily ignore your grin’s appearance and how you feel in your smile. In today’s blog, your Lake Orion, MI dentist discusses the importance of having a grin you love, and how cosmetic dentistry can benefit you in a number of ways to help enhance its appearance.
Brightening Your Shine!
Whether you are aware of it or not, your smile endures a significant amount of wear over the years. Indeed, consuming items that contain staining pigments such as berries, coffee, tea, and dark sodas can lead to difficult blemishes that are hard to remove down the line. What’s more, activities involving tobacco use and alcohol consumption can also cause your teeth to lose their natural bright shine and take on a dull yellowish-brown hue. That being said, most adults can benefit from cosmetic whitening at least once in their lives.
Cosmetic teeth-whitening is actually a simple and straightforward treatment. In fact, it only involves applying a strong but safe bleaching gel to the surfaces of your teeth, then stimulating the agent with a special light. When this occurs, the material sets to work breaking apart troublesome stains and lifting them from your pearly whites.
Addressing Discrepancies
Another cosmetic complication that many people experience at some point or another involves noticeable chips and cracks. These can occur due to weakened structures from sub-optimal preventive care, or even by chance through a physical injury. In cases such as these, your dentist may recommend the help of dental bonding and contouring to restore your seamless smile.
When you come in for your bonding and contouring treatment, our team will apply a dental composite resin to the affected area(s) and shape the material to closely mimic the natural appearance and texture of your teeth. For more information about this process, reach out to our team today.
Reestablishing Symmetry
Finally, one of the most versatile of cosmetic options, porcelain veneers can address a variety of blemishes, including the ones listed above. Constructed from ultra-thin shells of dental porcelain, veneers are bonded to the surfaces of your teeth to provide a seamless and lifelike appearance. What’s more, they can also address natural gaps between teeth, bridging your smile and enhancing its appearance.
Learn More Today
Contact Lake Orion Family Dentistry in Lake Orion, MI by calling 248-693-6213 to learn more about the benefits of cosmetic dentistry, or schedule your next appointment with our office today.
