Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Many people inherit the problem of excessive or uneven gums. An aesthetic surgical procedure called a gum lift can be used to correct this problem.
Grafts
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Soft tissue grafts are sometimes performed to treat gum disease, or correct other abnormalities.The procedure involves taking gum tissue from the palate or another donor source to cover an exposed root in order to even the gum...
Oral Health Products
Visit any pharmacy or the health and beauty section of a supermarket today, and you are faced with a large, and many say confusing, array of over-the-counter remedies and devices designed to help you tend to your hygiene and health-care needs. There are many...
Types of Floss
Dental floss comes in a variety of colors, materials and even flavors. Waxed varieties slide through the teeth, allowing people with extremely tight spaces to floss more easily. Popular flavors of floss include wintergreen and cinnamon. Waxed floss does tend to fray...
Water Picks
There is never a suitable substitute for daily brushing and flossing. While some products, including water irrigation devices (or “water picks”), may be useful for specific applications, they may not be as effective as traditional flossing in the removal of plaque....
Veneers
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Teeth that are badly stained, shaped, or crooked may be improved by a veneer placed on the surface of the affected teeth.Veneers are thin pieces of porcelain or plastic cemented over the front of your teeth to change their...
Teeth Whitening
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Whitening procedures have effectively restored the smile of people with stained, dull, or discolored teeth.The darker tissue of your teeth, the dentin, can become exposed as the outer layer of enamel is worn away by the effects...
Ridge Augmentation
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry If you lose one or more permanent teeth, an indentation may result in the gums and jawbone where the tooth used to be. When no longer holding a tooth in place, the jawbone recedes and the resulting indentation looks unnatural....
Old and Unsightly Fillings
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Newer kinds of fillings made from composite resins and porcelain can restore unsightly fillings; many people are surprised how natural these kinds of filling materials can make a tooth once covered by the old-fashioned silver...
Implants
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Before development of dental implants, dentures were the only alternative to replacing a missing tooth or teeth.Implants are synthetic structures that are placed in the area of the tooth normally occupied by the root. Implants...
Crowns and Bridges
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Bridges Bridges are natural-looking dental appliances that can replace a section of missing teeth. Because they are custom-made, bridges are barely noticeable and can restore the natural contour of teeth as well as the proper...
Chipped, Cracked, and Worn Teeth
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Special thin laminates, called veneers, can often be used to correct discolored, worn down, cracked and chipped teeth. Veneers can also be used to close unsightly gaps between teeth. Stronger types of veneers made of porcelain,...
Bonding
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Bonding is a process in which an enamel-like material is applied to a tooth`s surface, sculpted to an ideal shape, hardened, and then polished for an ideal smile. This procedure usually can be accomplished in a single...
Bleaching
Created in Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry Bleaching and non-bleaching products are the two basic kinds of whitening products available today.Non-bleaching products normally use abrasives or chemicals and only remove surface stains on teeth.Bleaching products work with...