Dealing with Bad Teeth

If your teeth have lost their aesthetic appeal due to accidents or gradual degradation, you should think about having veneers applied at a cosmetic dentistry office. Veneers are thin, shell-like layers of porcelain or composite, and they are placed over teeth to improve the appearance of the teeth. The veneer will conceal the damage by fitting over the damaged tooth. As a result, the tooth-coloured shell will improve the colour and shape of the natural teeth.

Smiling is a natural instinct and forms part of basic human interaction. However, if your teeth are stained and discoloured, you may feel too embarrassed to smile properly in social situations. This can cause a lot of anxiety and self-consciousness that makes life more stressful than it needs to be. Fortunately, there are a number of ways that you can enjoy a whiter, brighter smile. Here are three dental treatments that will help to whiten your teeth, remove stains and let you feel confident enough to smile again.

Deciding to have cosmetic surgery is a very personal thing. There are people whose cosmetic enhancements perhaps didn't turn out as they hoped, but it was still their decision to go ahead. Did you know that there's a dental problem associated with people who wear dentures that can sometimes look as though you've received a cosmetic enhancement? In extreme cases, cheilitis can result in an inflammation of the lips, making it look like you've had a filler injected into your lips.

The end of the year is the perfect time to get dental work done. Many businesses close down over the Christmas to New Year break, and that gives you plenty of time to fit in a dental appointment for a veneer fitting. As someone who has been wanting to get veneers for some time, there is one main decision you will need to make before they are prepared for you. That decision involves whether to get porcelain or composite veneers.

A build-up of tartar (i.e., hardened bacterial plaque) on the surface of your teeth can lead to both gum inflammation (which can cause periodontal disease to develop) and enamel erosion (which can lead to the formation of cavities). As such, it's important to do your best to prevent tartar from building up on your teeth. Here are two ways to do this. Seek out the services of an orthodontist to help you straighten any overlapping teeth

Are you someone who cleans their teeth regularly and knows how to floss effectively? You may do this once or twice per day and think that you are doing particularly well with your dental regimen, but in reality, this is probably not enough. Maybe you've noticed some discomfort or even drops of blood when you have been performing your daily ablutions, and if so, this is a sign that you may need a deep cleaning procedure instead.

If you needed a major dental procedure, would you find it odd if your dentist was to finish the job with a piece of tree? This was the case many years ago, and though the method has evolved significantly, it can still be the case today with some types of dental procedures. In 16th century Japan, entire sets of dentures were carved entirely out of wood. The practicality of wooden teeth would be open to debate, and of course prosthetic teeth in this day and age are made of acrylic resin, metal, porcelain, or ceramic.