Update on Common Cosmetic Dentistry Solutions
Cosmetic Dentistry still remains one of the most popular ways to enhance ones smile, increase youthfulness and confidence. There are numerous techniques that cosmetic dentistry offers, some of the most common are:
1) Porcelain Veneers: a very artistic process that can be used to straighten, whiten, and create a fuller smile. These can be used from a single tooth to upper and lower teeth as in a smile makeover. In the hands of skilled esthetic dentists, minimal prep veneers or no prep veneers can be used in certain cases
2)Bonding: the bonding materials have improved so much in the last few years to impart a shine and finish like a natural tooth. These can used to straighten a single tooth, change the color of a single tooth, or to replace unsightly fillings
3) Artistic Re-contouring: few patients realize that sometimes all they need is artistic re-contouring and some whitening to give them a beautiful smile. Re-contouring entails an esthetic dentists reshaping of some of the teeth and line angles to make them straight and attractive. If you have any questions with regards to cosmetic dentistry, please call our office as we welcome your questions. Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF 713-668-2289
