Dental Veneers Are A Popular Tool For The Cosmetic Dentist

As a cosmetic dentist, we have many tools, tricks, and treatment options that we can choose from when it comes to giving you better-looking teeth. Of the many options we offer, there is one that has made a tremendous impact with its versatility, affordability, and ease, which your cosmetic dentist can use to implement a treatment strategy. These are dental veneers. Dental veneers have become one of the most frequently used and powerful tools that a cosmetic dentist has in their repertoire. Despite being in a market where there is an amazing array of highly successful tools, dental veneers have become a primary choice for patients and cosmetic dentists everywhere. From our perspective, dental veneers have an inherent advantage because they enhance, not replace, your regular teeth, so there is less time wasted and less need for a procedure. Any time that you are looking to enhance or replace your teeth so you have a better smile, you will need to remove some level of enamel. The question is, how much of the natural enamel will be removed?

When you think of a device like a dental implant, the answer is that we will need to remove the entire tooth along with its root to make room for the new implant. Other devices do not remove quite so much, but they do get very close. Dental crowns, for example, are used to repair teeth that have extensive damage because of trauma or decay. To properly fit a dental crown, the original teeth will be shaved down to nothing more than mere nubs, enough to hold the new crown but not enough to affect their aesthetic value or functionality. Comparatively, dental veneers only remove a fraction of the natural enamel, fitting over the top of the tooth. This means that most of your natural enamel will stay intact. Saving the majority of your original tooth is a huge advantage to using dental veneers, one well recognized by the cosmetic dentist, but by no means is it the only one.

For the cosmetic dentist, one of our goals is to ensure that you have the shortest possible recovery and treatment times possible. With dental veneers, this is reduced significantly. In the majority of cases, your dental veneers will be fitted by your cosmetic dentist on the second visit to the office. Recovery time is typically a few hours, so you will be using your teeth as soon as the next day with virtually no restrictions. Compare this to the recovery time for dental implants, which can require several weeks of recovery time and places limitations on what you can eat and drink. Or, you can compare the treatment time of dental veneers to that of braces and Invisalign®, which are used to straighten teeth. As a function, dental veneers are used by the cosmetic dentist to visually correct mildly crooked teeth. Braces, however, will take a year of regular visits and wearing metal across your teeth to achieve similar looking results.

Why You Should Visit a Family Dentist For Your Children’s Care

In our family dentist office, we are focused on providing the highest quality of care for your family.  This means focusing on prevention and as a children's dentist we take that aspect of our job very seriously. We understand that if we can educate and empower our patients to make healthy decisions, regardless of how old they are, it will help them to maintain healthy teeth for a lifetime.  This is the power of family dentistry – the habits that you establish now will impact your children for the rest of their life.

What we can do for your child:

Educate.  As a family dentist, part of our job is to inform your children as to what they should and should not eat or drink to keep their teeth healthy.  For example, they should drink milk and eat a diet that contains lean protein, nuts, dairy and vegetables.  Simultaneously, they need to avoid drinking or eating anything that is overly acidic.  Everything has a pH level.  Water has a level of 7, meaning that it is neutral.  Battery acid has a pH level of zero and phosphoric acid has a level of 2.  Dentin begins to dissolve when anything below a 5.5 pH level comes in contact with the teeth.  With that in mind, we warn children to stay away from soda which can have a pH level of 2.5 or lower and juice which can have a pH level in the 3's.  Drinking water and milk, while simple, can make the difference between a life of strong and healthy teeth or a life full of brittle, decayed and damaged ones.

Cleanings.  Part of our children's dentist services is to clean teeth on a regular basis.  We recommend that children have their teeth cleaned twice a year so that we can remove the plaque and bacteria that has built up on them.  Even if your child brushes and flosses every day, there are some areas that are difficult to reach.  As a family dentist, we can use dental tools to reach these places and prevent cavities in the process.  These appointments can be completed fairly quickly and comfortably so that your child can actually enjoy receiving dental care.

Restorations.  As a family dentist, we know how common it is for a child to crack or chip a tooth.  It happens on the playground, when eating, wrestling with friends or playing sports.  While common, it is important to have the option of getting it restored quickly.  Our children's dentistry services include dental bonding since bonding material is a non-invasive and immediate way to restore a tooth.  As a result, it is a comfortable option for children that can restore their appearance and functionality.

Prevention.  We can provide your child with dental sealants to help prevent cavities.  By brushing the sealant onto their teeth, nothing can touch the chewing surfaces of them. This way, plaque cannot gather here and they will experience fewer cavities.

To learn more about our services as a family dentist, call and schedule an appointment.

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