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5 Cosmetic dental Procedures to Bring Your Smile Back

Improving your smile can improve the quality of your life.  You walk around smiling more, feeling more confident than you did before. Cosmetic dentistry procedures can give that to you.  Houston cosmetic dentist, Dr. Daniella Farias has options for those people who are conscious about their crooked, stained, or missing teeth. Here are 5 cosmetic dentistry procedures that will give you that winning smile.

Teeth Whitening

It’s not unusual for your teeth to become dull or stained as the years go by. Whitening treatments erase the stains that penetrate your tooth enamel and can lighten your teeth an average of three to eight shades. If you avoid brightly colored foods and beverages, your smile will stay whiter for several years.

Veneers

While cosmetic tooth whitening is the first line of treatment for dull, stained teeth, sometimes another approach is needed. In this case, your dental professional may recommend veneers. Veneers are composed of a porcelain or composite shell that is permanently attached to the front of each tooth, creating a bright, white smile. This procedure can also correct chips, cracks, uneven tooth spacing, or worn out enamel.

Snap on Smile

Snap On Smile is a simple procedure that only requires two dental visits. The name says it all, Snap On Smile literally snaps over your natural teeth. There is no drilling, no grounding down of your teeth so this cosmetic dentistry procedure is virtually painless.

Crowns

If one or more of your teeth are broken or missing, whether due to injury or decay, a crown may be affixed to the broken tooth. Crowns are can also be referred to as caps. This helps to restore look and function so you can continue to eat, drink, talk, and smile normally. Crowns are made of either metal, a combination of metal and porcelain, or pure porcelain. Pure porcelain is the most popular option for cosmetic dentistry. This is a very common procedure that spans both functional dentistry and cosmetic dentistry.

All on Four Dental Implants

Four precisely placed implants on the top of your mouth, and four on the bottom, can restore your full smile instead of having an implant for each tooth. That is the beauty of All on Four dental implants. The implants are permanently fixed in place, preventing future bone loss in the jaw. This helps to maintain a more youthful facial structure.