Smile designing helps to improve the look of smile

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It is the era of beauty pageants, fashion shows and reality shows. Most of the youngsters are fashion conscious and want to look their best. They want to mask minor defects in their nose, teeth and also bring about a change in the way their smile looks.

Thanks to modern day cosmetic dentistry, the look of the smile can be changed. Dentists can provide treatments like Smile designing, facial rejuvenation and full mouth reconstruction. When we smile, it is important for the teeth to look perfect, white and shiny. In order to achieve this, there are methods like teeth whitening, bonding, dental implants and others.

Teeth get stained because of excess beverage intake and also due to smoking. Sometimes, taking medicines like tetracyclines also causes staining. There are different methods for bleaching the teeth. The latest method is laser bleaching. In this method, a transparent gel is applied on the teeth. When a laser is flashed, the gel crystals absorb energy from the laser beam and get activated. These activated crystals produce the whitening effect by penetrating through the teeth enamel. This is the quick process and requires only one sitting at the dentist’s clinic.

Bonding is among the easiest and least expensive of cosmetic dental procedures. Bonding is used for cosmetic purposes to improve the appearance of a discolored or chipped tooth. Traditionally, amalgam fillings were used. But these do not have an aesthetic appeal. Therefore, in bonding, composite resin is used as filling. This has the advantage that the color can be matched to complement rest of the smile. It also can be used to close spaces between teeth, make teeth look longer or change the shape or color of teeth. This can be shaped and polished to match the color of the surrounding teeth.

For teeth replacements, dental implants are now used. A single tooth or several teeth can be replaced by dental implants that are made of titanium. This helps to make the person look younger. These are non-invasive procedures. Sometimes, surgery may also be involved to bring about the desired changes in the gum or to treat receding gums