Common Treatments For a Healthy Smile
You can't walk down the street without seeing a celebrity beaming at you with a perfect smile. Before you start wondering where all these seemingly blessed creatures came from, start asking who their dentist is. Nine times out of ten those celebrities have had some sort of cosmetic dentistry. The good news for us mere mortals is that cosmetic dentistry is within reach. There are many practicing cosmetic dentists around the country. Orange County dentists, for instance, mostly conduct a consultation with their patients to discuss the many options available to them. Some patients require purely aesthetic treatments like bleaching or veneers, and others require more serious treatments like orthodontics or treatment for temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ). Whatever your need, there are some common methods that dentists will use that will have you smiling right back to those glistening celebrities with a perfect smile of your own. Veneers And Tooth Bleaching Two of the most popular methods that dentists use to give you a healthy, happy smile, are dental veneers and tooth bleaching, or whitening. Dental veneers, also called porcelain veneers, involve strips of porcelain bonded to teeth. The process of veneers is relatively quick and painless. Firstly, Orange County dentists will normally take a mold of your teeth. This is so that when they create the veneer strips, they mold perfectly to your tooth shape. Secondly, teeth are prepared for veneer bonding process by giving the surface of the tooth a rougher texture. Once the veneers are placed on the teeth they will hide cosmetic imperfections that could have developed over many years. Small cracks, misshapen teeth, and discoloration can all be disguised. Before you get your veneers, some Orange County dentists advise that you get teeth bleaching, or whitening. There are two main reasons for this -- veneers are stain resistant so that over time natural teeth can stand out as being a different shade. Also, you will achieve a brighter, and more uniform look to your perfected smile as a result of combining veneers and teeth whitening. There are many methods of teeth whitening to choose from. While you can trial over-the-counter products professional methods of whitening achieve results faster and last longer. Of the professional whitening methods, by far the most effective methods are laser whitening and blue light. Each involves a peroxide chemical mix covering the teeth. The laser method uses a laser to apply the peroxide mix. This greatly speeds up the chemical reaction of the bleach and whitens teeth faster. Similarly, the blue light, or heat light as it's sometimes referred to, also speeds up the chemical bleaching reaction. The results of both these two methods can last up to ten years. More Serious Dental Conditions A perfect smile is no good if it's not a perfectly healthy smile. A common disorder that many Orange County dentists are treating is temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ). TMJ is known as pain derived from stiffness or tightening of the jaw and the muscles around it. The most common symptom TMJ Orange County dentists identify are headaches. TMJ Orange County dentists often treat this syndrome with muscle relaxants, corrective orthodontistry, and bite realignment. Whatever your dentistry needs getting professional help to create a healthy, glamorous smile is painless, easy and readily available. |
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