What Is Cosmetic Dentistry?
Nothing equals the importance of having a radiant and healthy smile. A beautiful smile is one of the secrets of attractiveness and an important sign of beauty. Therefore, many different methods have been developed to beautify the appearance of our teeth, in accordance with the different dental problems that the patients may suffer from.
Dental aesthetics is a subspecialty of dentistry that includes cosmetic dental procedures aimed at repairing fractures, fissures, inclinations and asymmetrical teeth as well, including quick procedures that do not disturb the patient during their application. Cosmetic dentistry doesn’t involve procedures that are considered unpleasant such as invasive surgery, but rather operations that restore the original looks of the teeth. Learn about the methods of beautifying the teeth in Turkey in our blog below.
What Is The Difference Between A Regular Dentist And A Cosmetic Dentist?
Dentistry is the main branch of medicine that is related to the general health of teeth. General dentists focus on diagnosis, prevenion, and treatment of dental diseases, as well as perform oral inspections, administer oral medications, and surgically intervene in any dental emergency. These dentists are the frontline of any person seeking professional medical care for their jaws, tongues, teeth, and gums.
In addition to the duties mentioned above, cosmetic dental surgeons and specialists focus on the aesthetic aspect of your teeth, making sure that any deformity/damage is attended for. Simply put, cosmetic dentistry relies on state of the art technologies and advancements in aesthetic medicine to deliver the best possible aesthetic outlook to your smile .
Problems solved by cosmetic surgery.
Cosmetic dentistry helps solve a variety of problems which include the following:
Curvature: If the teeth are not straight, they can be fixed with braces or dental veneers . The type of treatment depends on the severity of the warp. Orthodontics are usually recommended to treat severe crooked teeth.
Cracked teeth: Crooked teeth can become damaged over time and thus become more susceptible to decay. Lost enamel can be replaced with fillings, crowns and veneers.
Tooth discoloration: When the color of your teeth changes, it can greatly affect the beauty of your smile. Although tooth discoloration is very annoying, there are quick and simple remedies. Teeth whitening, composite or laminate veneers can help re-whiten your teeth.
Lost teeth: It is important to replace missing teeth as soon as possible to prevent jaw bone erosion. Missing teeth are often treated with dental implants or a fixed bridge.
Gaps between teeth: Large or small gaps can negatively affect the beauty of your smile. There is no need to repair these gaps with braces or complex treatments. Alternatively, cosmetic procedures like dental bonding can intervene in an efficient way.
Tooth asymmetry: A tooth can be too short, too long, or generally different from the rest of your teeth. These problems can be easily corrected with composites, veneers or crowns.
Overgrown gums: Sometimes, a person’s teeth look short because the gums have overgrown and covered a section of their teeth. If you suffer from this problem, dental laser treatment is a quick and painless solution.
What Are The Famous Cosmetic Dental Treatments?
Some of the procedures offered to cosmetically alter your teeth are dental crowns, dental bonding, veneers, implants, teeth whitening, etc. Below we understand their definitions:
1- Dental crowns: They are caps placed over decayed, damaged, discolored, or cracked teeth to cover the affected area. This procedure is preferred for the protection of weak, misshapen, discolored teeth as well. In some other procedures, dental crowns are the final stage of the operation rather than being the main ingredient (like in dental implants, the crowns are added weeks or months after the implants.)
2- Dental bonding: it is one of the trendiest dental procedures nowadays, since it helps with cracked, shipped, stained, and damaged teeth, and is even used between the gaps on your teeth.
3- Dental Veneers: It is an external (permanent/temporary) coating applied by many dentists around the world to replace yellowing and deforming teeth. They mainly consist of porcelain, titanium, or other material coatings.
4- Dental Implants: They are dental treatments that use titanium prosthesis that are fixed to the jawbone in place of the lost teeth. There are multiple types of implants suitable for different cases and conditions.
5- Teeth whitening: It is a temporary session of applying whitening materials to your teeth to aid their coloration back to their original white color. In other terms, it can be considered a continuation of using teeth whitening toothpastes .
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All of these dental services are available at affordable prices and international standards in our clinic in Turkey, feel free to know more about the cosmetic dental options we provide by talking with our specialists, and feel free to contact us whenever you like.
