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Popular cosmetic dental treatment are:
Whitening - The most practiced cosmetic dental procedure, many options are
available to consumers and price varies by these options.
Veneers - A procedure gaining popularity for people who have gaps between
teeth or stained teeth. Veneers are ultra-thin laminates that are
wrapped directly to the teeth.
Implants - A treatment for people with missing or lost teeth, unlike a
denture that can be taken off easily, it is a fixture that act and feel
like natural tooth. While denture can cause loss of jawbone as nature’s
process, dental implant help stop the bone loss by mimicking the roots
of natural teeth.
Bonding - A procedure for people with chipped or cracked teeth, treatment
is to apply an enamel-like material to a tooth’s surface, sculpted into
a shape, hardened and polished to whitening the teeth.
Tooth whitening procedure
Like any other treatment, there are many techniques
to improve the brightness of tooth. Then, they can also be categorized
by where it is performed. We will go over both options.
Treatment from doctor’s office
Laser
bleaching -
This is an in-office bleaching procedure using a laser light with a
whitening gel. The treatment is to apply bleaching gel to the
tooth and use a laser light to activate the crystals for absorbing
energy from the light and penetrate the teeth enamel to increase
lightening effect on the teeth. Advantage of the treatment is it
takes only one visit for a striking effect.
Britesmile teeth whitening -
This is another bleaching procedure that can be
followed up at home. The treatment also uses a light with a whitening
gel. The difference is it uses a special light instead of laser light.
It also takes one office visit to be treated.
At-home teeth whitening
You wear custom-fitted mouth tray containing a
whitening gel for a couple of hours a day. The treatment will last for
one to two weeks to see a full effect and can run in conjunction with
in-office bleaching. This is common technique because it is easy and
economical. At-home teeth whitening kits have become widely available
across the country. |
