Corona has been a godsend for people with wonky teeth. Nowadays, there’s no need to feel embarrassed by your smile or cover your incisors with your palm every time you flash a grin- your trusted mask will spare your blushes.
But wouldn’t it feel great to be proud of your smile? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to greet people at Musar Avicha, post-corona, with a beautiful beaming grin and feel a surge of self confidence that a radiant smile brings?
Advances in modern cosmetic dentistry has turned this dream into reality.
And it doesn’t need to be expensive, time consuming or painful.
The new philosophy in Aesthetic Dentistry is that “less is more.”
The majority of us have something about our smile we want to change. Sometimes it’s a solitary tooth that is darker or sticks out of line. For others, it’s the overall darker colour of their teeth or spaces between them that they wish to improve.
Here is a guide to achieving an amazing smile in less time and at a hugely reduced cost.
Making your pearly whites whiter
Professional tooth whitening is safe, effective and inexpensive. Modern whitening techniques don’t require removal of tooth structure and will gently clean away years of stains that will leave your teeth feeling fresh and looking great – the natural-looking results of tooth whitening will amaze you.
There are many techniques now available that will give you dazzling results that will last years. Even smokers or serious tea, coffee, cola or red wine drinkers, can always touch-up their results whenever they feel the urge to bring more “light unto the nations.”
Bringing Unity to your smile
Adults are often reluctant to contemplate orthodontics or “tooth straightening.”
But an adult orthodontic revolution is underway .
Nowadays, transparent orthodontic brackets and wires can be placed that are practically invisible. A wave of relief sweeps over my patient’s faces when they look in the mirror at their aesthetic braces for the first time and can hardly find them.
In addition, if patients prefer treatment without braces at all, we can provide a series of transparent aligners that are entirely invisible that will gently guide your teeth into their most beautiful position. Nowadays, some orthodontic techniques are also much faster and without extractions, the average treatment time can be as little as six months.
Getting into Shape
If you have small, chipped, or spaced teeth, natural looking veneers will come to the rescue. In the past, these veneers (or laminates) were exclusively made of porcelain and generally involved some tooth removal. Recently, a remarkable state-of-the-art material called “proveneers’ has been introduced that is approximately a third of the price. Your dentist will place these thin, contact-lens like veneers onto your teeth without removing any tooth structure. You can even see a preview of how your new smile will look on your teeth before committing to the treatment. The results are spectacular.
It is an exciting time to be a cosmetic dentist as the path to an amazing smile is now faster, easier and more inexpensive than ever before.
May our lives be blessed with a multitude of beautiful smiles together with our family and friends.
