Achieving Perfection: Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures

When you meet someone new, when you feel happy, when you're trying to cheer up a loved one, you want to be able to smile with confidence to show off the best side of yourself. If you're uncomfortable with the way your smile looks, however, this can hamper your happiness and hurt your confidence.

At Oyler Family Dentistry, we believe every smile is beautiful, and we want to help you see the beauty in your smile, too. Sometimes, cosmetic dental treatments are the best way to boost your confidence and start smiling freely.  

What Is Cosmetic Dentistry?

Cosmetic dentistry (also called aesthetic dentistry) focuses on the appearance of the teeth, gums, jaws, and overall appearance of the smile. Treatments and services in cosmetic dentistry range from simple to complex and advanced. While a basic professional teeth whitening treatment can take years off of your appearance and create a more attractive, professional appearance, more advanced procedures can be used to address a range of imperfections to transform the look of your smile and create the perfect look for you.  

What Can Aesthetic Dentistry Do?

The purpose of cosmetic dentistry is to improve the aesthetic appearance of a person's teeth, gums, bite, and jaw alignment to create an overall more attractive smile. Cosmetic dental procedures can be used to address and correct imperfections with:

• Balance and symmetry

• Teeth and jaw alignment

• Crowded or overly spaced teeth

• Irregularly shaped or sized teeth

• Discolored or stained teeth

• Missing teeth

• A gummy smile or an asymmetrical gum line

• Malocclusion (overbite, underbite, crossbite, open bite)

• Broken, chipped, or cracked teeth

• Excessively worn teeth

• Silver amalgam fillings

• Damage due to injury, age, or illness

As a result of correcting imperfections or making adjustments to improve the overall balance and symmetry of a person's facial features, aesthetic dentistry can also improve a person's confidence and self-esteem.  

Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry, a Powerful Combination

In more complex cases, like full mouth reconstruction, a combination of cosmetic and restorative treatments are commonly used in order to improve the appearance of a person's smile by restoring its form while also completely restoring its function. Additionally, many dental treatments and services that are used for cosmetic purposes also offer restorative benefits that support oral health and smile function.  

Advanced Cosmetic Procedures Used

Some of the more advanced procedures used in cosmetic dentistry include the following:

• Zoom! Teeth Whitening - Zoom teeth whitening is a popular in-office treatment where a hydrogen peroxide gel is applied to the teeth and activated by a special LED or plasma light, typically in three 15-minute sessions. This procedure effectively brightens teeth quickly and safely, moving beyond the surface of your teeth, working remove stains from wine, coffee and tobacco.

• Orthodontic Treatment - Crooked, crowded, misaligned teeth can impact the appearance of your smile (and harm your oral health). Cosmetic dentistry can create a properly aligned smile by correcting orthodontic issues with Invisalign or braces (traditional metal, ceramic, or lingual).

• Dental Implants - Missing teeth change the way your smile looks, and, over time, they can lead to the deterioration of your jawbone which changes your overall bone structure and facial features. Dental implants are the most natural-looking and feeling tooth-replacement option. They can be used to replace individual missing teeth or to support a dental restoration (like a bridge or denture) that replaces several teeth at once. Placed directly in the jawbone, they prevent deterioration from occurring, preserving your appearance and the health of remaining natural teeth.  

• Full and Partial Dentures - Full and partial dentures are a simpler treatment option for replacing several or all of a person's teeth.  

• Dental Bridges - Dental bridges fill in gaps where multiple teeth are missing in a row.  

• Dental Crowns - A dental crown completely covers the visible portion of a tooth, correcting its appearance and protecting the natural tooth inside.  

• Porcelain Veneers - Veneers create a completely new look by covering up the visible portions of the teeth with natural-looking porcelain shells.  

• Composite Bonding - Composite bonding can be molded, shaped, and textured to correct myriad imperfections.  

• Inlays and Onlays - Equally restorative, inlays and onlays seal and protect the top surfaces of the teeth.  

• Botox - Botox treatments can be used to address wrinkles and fine lines in addition to a gummy smile and even issues with temporomandibular joint disorder.  

Discover the Perfect Version of You With Aesthetic Dentistry in Greendale, IN

If you're unhappy with the appearance of your smile, we encourage you to talk with our dentist at Oyler Family Dentistry. We can discuss your concerns with you and provide you with a variety of treatment options to help you achieve your smile goals. We'll walk you through similar patient case studies and answer any questions you might have to help you determine the right path of treatment for you.  

We provide a comprehensive menu of cosmetic and restorative dental treatments in addition to the full suite of general and preventative services you expect to receive at your dentist's office. To learn more about aesthetic dentistry and how you can use it to achieve your desired look, we invite you to contact our office and request a smile makeover consultation today.

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