Cosmetic dentistry is the specialty of dentistry that aims to solve problems related to the appearance of the mouth. The aim is to preserve the natural beauty of the teeth and achieve a more beautiful and harmonious smile with simple, painless and short-term treatments.
What Does Aesthetic Dentistry Treat?
Tooth mismatch, above all, can lead to self-esteem issues. Changing the aesthetic composition of the smile opens the door to cosmetic treatments that succeed in restoring the desired aesthetics to patients. The main changes that aesthetic dentistry treats are:
Teeth whitening: It is one of the most demanded treatments. Teeth whitening is responsible for removing stains that darken teeth and giving them a white and uniform color. It is a relatively inexpensive treatment with very good results.
Aesthetic veneers: It is a painless treatment consisting of implanting small layers of 0.8 to 1.5 millimeters thick on the tooth surface with the idea of camouflaging the real tooth, giving the smile a more aesthetic appearance. This aesthetic procedure has become very popular lately because it allows you to change the smile and offers a very natural look. Veneers can be made of porcelain or composite, the former cost more and are also more durable than the latter.
Correction of tooth asymmetries: Tooth asymmetry can be corrected with orthodontics. When the asymmetry presented by a face (and its teeth) is of bone origin, a combination of orthodontics and surgery will be used. A face study that will go hand in hand with the latest 3D technologies will be very helpful to plan the operation properly.
Diastema closure: This treatment includes removing the spaces between the teeth. There are different treatments: On the one hand, they can perform the treatment of reorientation of the teeth with orthodontics to move the teeth and they are responsible for closing the gap, on the other treatment includes the implantation of porcelain or composite veneers. Whether veneers or implants are used, they will be designed to be wider than the original teeth. This will fill the gap and improve the appearance of the smile.
Restoration of neck caries: The treatment of neck caries is responsible for first removing all carious tissue, then restoring it with a biocompatible material and polishing it thoroughly. This cosmetic treatment allows the decayed tooth to restore its function and aesthetics.
Replacing amalgams for halogen light restorations: This type of replacement allows old metal amalgam restorations to be replaced with composite restorations that are more aesthetic: they are the same color as the tooth, they are also easier to maintain and have better physical and chemical properties.
Reconstruction of fractures: The reconstruction of a tooth will depend on the degree of fracture it presents. Reconstruction of a tooth fracture consists of creating a small resin or porcelain-based mold to mimic the part of the lost tooth. When the resin comes into contact with high-intensity light, it hardens, allowing the broken tooth to have the same original appearance. However, if the tooth has a larger fracture, the solution would be to use dental veneers (the technique discussed above).
