Many dental practices are offering more than just cleanings and X-rays these days. In fact, the number of options to improve the look of your smile alone keeps increasing. Thanks to improved materials and advancing technologies, your cosmetic dentist in Greenfield can provide aesthetic improvements for patients quicker and for less money.
This means they can pass those savings on to you while still giving you the smile you’ve always wanted. Learn the treatment options inside for making your smile shine brighter than ever.
Porcelain Veneers
Veneers are wafer-thin covers designed to stick to the front of your desired tooth. Veneers are ideal for teeth that are:
- Discolored
- Cracked or chipped
- Gapped
- Misaligned
- Worn-down
After the dentist determines your eligibility for porcelain veneers, they’ll use special tools to shave down your enamel to make room for its placement. Then, they’ll make a model of your tooth and send that to a lab so they can produce a veneer identical to your current tooth. Finally, they’ll bond the stain-resistant veneer to your tooth that matches your natural tooth color, letting it blend in with the rest of your smile.
Teeth Whitening
If you’d rather restore your preexisting teeth, in-office as well as take-home treatments are available to patients looking to whiten their teeth by multiple shades. In-office treatments use highly concentrated whitening agents to lift stains out of your teeth in very little time (usually anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.) If you’d prefer to whiten on your own time, take-home kits can whiten your teeth over several days and are far superior to over-the-counter whitening kits thanks to their professional-grade bleaching agents.
Metal-Free Restorations
Crowns and bridges made from either ceramic or zirconia can conceal cosmetic flaws just as much as they can repair dental damage. They are designed to restore the function of your teeth while simultaneously transform your smile.
Not only are these restorations built to last, but since they are metal-free, they offer a solution to patients with allergies to metal such as titanium. Ceramic crowns can be shaded to match the same color as your original teeth just like veneers and can even be produced in a single day thanks to CEREC technology.
Direct Bonding
Normally used to create composite resin fillings, direct bonding is used to correct or conceal chips, cracks, gaps, and stains in your smile. Unlike veneers, only parts of the tooth are filled to correct imperfections. First, dentists will shade the composite resin to blend into your smile line. After applying a putty-like material directly to the tooth, the dentist shapes the resin to fill any cracks. A curing light is then used to harden it in place, leaving behind a perfect tooth.
Don’t hesitate to change your smile forever. Contact your dentist in Greenfield to find out your best treatment method!
About the Author
Dr. Sean Hrinda earned his undergraduate degree at Boston University followed by his doctorate at Tufts University. He’s a member of the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Association, and the Academy of General Dentistry. With over 20 years of experience, he’s fully prepared to treat patients with any restorative or cosmetic procedure necessary. To learn more about these treatments and his practice, you can contact him at (413) 772-0842 or visit his website.