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What are examples of cosmetic dentistry?

Updated: Jul 5, 2023

With aesthetic dentistry, people want to gain a balanced, aesthetic, shaped, and symmetrical smile. Missing, crooked, cracked, or stained teeth that you are unsatisfied with can adversely affect your self-confidence. You can regain self-confidence with your perfect smile thanks to aesthetic dental treatments. Some of the types of cosmetic dentistry include:



What are examples of cosmetic dentistry?

Teeth Whitening


Due to dark-colored foods and beverages such as coffee, red wine, and tea, your teeth may darken and stain over time. Professional teeth whitening treatments can drastically and safely alleviate staining on your teeth. You can fix your smile with teeth whitening. These treatments do not harm your teeth and will help you heal quickly.


Dentists can perform teeth whitening treatment in the office or at home. Teeth whitening done in-office by dentists is completed in an average of one hour. Treatment of patients who have teeth whitening at home may take several weeks. Teeth whitening treatment can improve your smile with the easiest and cheapest method. While whitening is done with in-office products in in-office teeth whitening, teeth whitening sets and gels will be given by your dentist for home teeth whitening. There are also whitening products such as whitening toothpaste, mouthwashes, and white patches sold in the markets for whitening at home.


Thanks to in-office (in practice) treatment or at-home teeth whitening kits, the self-confidence of patients who achieve whiter smiles also increases.


Dental bonding


Tooth bonding, also known as composite bonding, used to repair broken and cracked teeth, is the method of applying a composite resin suitable for tooth color to the tooth surface. Since the color of the applied resin is the same as the tooth color, it will give a natural appearance. The resin in the bonding treatment is a plastic material with a paste-like consistency. This resin is cured with ultraviolet or laser light before it is bonded to the tooth. It is then straightened, shaped, and polished by the dentist. Bonding is an excellent cosmetic alternative treatment that can also be used in place of amalgam or silver fillings. In tooth bonding, a completely reversible dental treatment, tooth enamel is not removed. Tooth bonding can take an average of 30-60 minutes per tooth.


By applying this method by the dentist, cracks, discolorations, and other aesthetic problems on the tooth surface are hidden by covering. With tooth bonding treatment, where minor cosmetic dental problems are solved, the shape of your teeth can be changed to make them longer, wider, or smoother. Small spaces between teeth can also be filled with this treatment.


Dental Veneers


The coating of the front surface of the teeth with porcelain or resin shells that are very thin, personalized, and suitable for the tooth color is called dental veneer. First, half a millimeter of enamel is removed from the tooth surface during the procedure. Afterward, porcelain or resin shells have adhered to the tooth surface. Thus, the tooth's color, shape, size, or length can be changed. The Hollywood smile application is the best example of this.


Dental veneers offer a quick and beneficial solution to teeth that are misaligned, blackened, stained, deformed or chipped. In addition, in cases where orthodontic treatment is unsuitable, it can be applied to fill the gaps between the teeth. Dental veneers give a natural appearance as they mimic your teeth in shape, size, and color. It can be applied to a single tooth or several teeth to improve your smile. In general, porcelain veneers are replaced every ten years.


Dental Crown


The dental crown can be placed over all of the decayed or damaged teeth above the gum line, restoring the tooth's shape, size, strength, and appearance. A weak, broken, or cracked tooth can be kept whole thanks to the crowns. Also, a deformed or heavily stained tooth can be hidden by covering it. A cosmetic treatment is also performed with a dental crown. In general dental crowns are made of metal, ceramic, porcelain, and resin fused to metal.


Smile Makeover


Smile makeover is a form of treatment applied to add a perfect smile to people. In addition, smile makeover is the whole of cosmetic treatments that include filling or crowning the teeth in order to restore their function, or the application of bridge treatment to complete missing teeth and their combination.


After the meeting with your dentist before the treatment, the most suitable method for you will be applied. There are many types of dental restoration treatments, from white filling and composite bonding treatment to simple cosmetic treatments such as teeth whitening treatment. At each stage of the treatment plan designed by the dentist, it will be explained to you how much the cost will be incurred and what kind of situations will be covered.


Smile design prices vary according to the type of treatment and the needs of the people. Luz Clinic provides detailed explanations about the cost to the patients before the treatment, in accordance with the transparent pricing principle, by the dental clinics. In addition, it works to provide different payment alternatives for the clinics where the treatment is given to the patients.


Tooth Contouring


In this treatment procedure, a small amount of enamel is removed from the tooth surface before the teeth begin to change their shape. There is a limit to the enamel to be removed to avoid damaging the natural enamel. The tooth shaping process can be completed by the dentist in a single session.


With orthodontic treatment methods, crooked or crooked teeth can be aligned. Some of the orthodontic treatment methods; Invisalign treatment is lingual brackets and cosmetic tooth correction treatments. During your preliminary examination by your dentist, the most appropriate treatment method will be decided for you. If your aim is to have a cosmetic treatment and if there is a need for teeth correction, this treatment is personalized. Orthodontic treatments such as braces are not just for young people. Anyone who wants to have an aesthetic smile can try this treatment. For the success of tooth correction or tooth shaping treatment, it is very important that the person who will perform the treatment is an experienced dentist or orthodontist.


Gum Contouring


Smiles in people with excessive gum tissue can cause an unbalanced and bad appearance. People who want to get rid of this problem can apply to gum shaping treatment. During this treatment, the dentist removes excess gum tissue. Afterwards, the entire gum line is reshaped to make the teeth and gums look more symmetrical and balanced.


Inlays and Onlays


Inlays and onlays are also known as indirect filling. These indirect fillings are made of gold, porcelain or composite materials. Filling process is performed with the help of these materials for decayed and damaged teeth. Initially, dental fillings are molded and seated in the office. However, after the inlay and onlay are prepared in the dental laboratory, they are adhered to the application area by the dentist. If the material is adhered to the center of a tooth with a filling, it is called an inlay. If the filling covers a single point or multiple points of a tooth, or if it is applied to the entire bite surface, this process is called onlay. Inlays and onlays, which are good alternatives to crowns, serve to protect healthy teeth.


Dental implants


Dental implants are tooth roots, usually made of titanium, that are placed in the socket opened in the jawbone area where missing teeth or teeth are located. During the recovery period after the procedure, the jawbone and the implant tooth fuse and fully adapt to each other. The implant, which is securely fixed in the jaw, forms a good basis for the artificial tooth to be placed on it late

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