Improve Your Smile with Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry in our Hartford, Connecticut office focuses on the appearance of teeth. But since you cannot always separate dental aesthetics from dental health and function, a cosmetic dentist may also provide comprehensive oral care.
Cosmetic dentistry uses a variety of techniques to make your mouth, smile, and teeth look better.
Teeth whitening at our Hartford office, the most common cosmetic dental procedure, brightens or lightens teeth that are discolored or stained. Bonding improves the appearance of chipped, broken, cracked, or stained teeth, or widely-spaced teeth. Enamel shaping, which is often combined with bonding, involves removing or contouring tooth enamel. Veneers are thin custom-made shells that cover the front side of teeth that are chipped, worn, permanently stained, crooked, or poorly shaped. Dental bridges are false teeth dentists insert between porcelain crowns to fill in the area left by a missing tooth.
Specialists in cosmetic dentistry are the best sources of information about what procedures will best help you achieve your goals. They may recommend one or multiple procedures. A smile makeover starts with a comprehensive assessment of your teeth, mouth, and smile. Based on the assessment your dentist may advise, for example, a combination of teeth whitening and dental implants. Your dentist may find that structural and functional problems with your bite, muscles, teeth, gums, and/or bone must be corrected in order to improve your smile. He or she may recommend full mouth reconstruction to correct the problems. A gum lift is a reconstruction procedure that reshapes tissue and/or bone to make your teeth look longer or more symmetrical. Most cosmetic dentists will strive to preserve as much of your natural tooth structure as possible.
Cosmetic dentistry is both an art and a science. Cosmetic dentists must be skilled in all the dental techniques plus have a strong sense of beauty and aesthetics. They combine artistic sensitivity and technical ability with a deep understanding of the personal value of a beautiful smile. While cosmetic dentistry is not one of the recognized dental specialties and does not require special training, general dentists can study cosmetic dentistry after dental school to gain skills and accreditation by the
To learn more about dental implants as well as other dental procedures, be sure to visit our Hartford, Connecticut cosmetic dentistry office.