If the 20th century gave us anything (and it gave us a lot), it certainly gave us options for having good looking teeth. Previous generations that lived in Bristol much be looking down on us and weeping as they view our pearly whites. They were never adorned with the choices on offer that we have to keep our teeth clean and white. Who’d have thought 50 years ago that you’d one day be able to walk into a shop and buy a home bleaching kit for £20, and that’s not the only thing on offer from the 20th century either, to remove discoloration from the teeth. So many companies have got wise to our dental needs. Enlighten promises to whiten your teeth in 14 days- while you sleep! Toothpaste companies now add bleaching agents to their pastes and brush technology has become a precise science behind keeping our teeth white. Of course, we have our trusted and much loved dentists to fall back on too, who now offer a myriad of procedures to maintain the Hollywood look. Cosmetic bonding can improve on a tired look littered with cracks, gaps and wear, by using colored resins- as can having veneers fitted. But the most fashionable treatment around today must be laser bleaching, available from most dentists in the area. Teeth whitening has never been easier, nor cheaper, and if you are considering having it done, consult with your dentist first to find out the treatment that’s best for you.
If you can smile with confidence and express yourself freely, it’s a great tonic for a healthy, stress free life. However, if you find yourself going into your shell because you are ashamed of your teeth, it can hold you up in life and it may be time to get an oral make over. Before you undertake any of the following, it’s important to make sure your teeth are healthy first- consulting your dentist would be wise before you undertake any teeth whitening programs. The most popular choice of whitening have come out of certain make-over shows on the television- namely laser bleaching. It takes one simple visit to the dentist, who in three sittings will cover your teeth in a gel and then cure it with a heat lamp, and it’s all over within a dinner hour- the most famous of which being ZOOM! Another great option is a 14 day Enlighten program. You get measured up for bleaching trays at the dentist, and when they arrive, you fill them with a bleaching agent and pop them in the mouth while you sleep. You may have noticed however, whilst shopping that similar home bleaching kits are popping up in many retail outlets and chemists. The beauty of this method is that they are not only cheap and affective, but you can bleach your teeth at home in your own time.
Over time you teeth will lose their natural white shine. This is as natural as the greying of hair and can be accelerated by practices such as drinking red wine, coffee, tea and cola as well as smoking. But that doesn’t mean you should put up with it. Dentists offer a range of treatments to reverse the process and give your teeth a beautiful white finish, allowing you to smile again with confidence.
You can arrange to have whitening treatment in your dental surgery. These treatments often involve dentists blasting off stains with special, high pressured solutions. Alternatively dentists can create special trays, moulded to the unique shape and formation of your mouth. You can then take them home and wear them with whitening gel over a period of time to restore the whiteness of your teeth.
Teeth whitening kits are also available to purchase from retailers and supermarkets. These kits are administered by yourself and require no involvement from the dentist. The results offered by some of these kits are incredible, restoring teeth to the whitest possible shade of tooth colour.
The advantages of having brilliantly white teeth should not be underestimated; think of what it will do for your confidence in social occasions, especially if you are meeting new people and want to smile to put them at ease. If you are getting married and want to look your best on your special day, teeth whitening procedures are also worth considering. Make an appointment to see your Bristol dentist and ask them about the options available for teeth whitening and how you can put an end to stained or discoloured teeth.
If you’re thinking of rekindling the smile you once had in Swindon, there are a lot of options on the market to choose from. Your choice depends on the condition of your teeth. If your teeth are in good condition but suffer from minor staining, chances are that a simple visit to the dentist or a hygienist will be enough to restore their look. But over time, teeth can suffer from deep staining that requires more radical treatments. Good teeth can benefit from simple whitening treatments. The cheapest are the home bleaching kits, from the ones that are available over the counter, to specially designed treatments that involve consultation with the dentist, such as Enlighten treatments, that utilise specially made trays for use at home. Following on from these are laser bleaching techniques, again, reasonably cheap, quick and available at the dentists. However, bleaching will not cover up chips, cracks or gaps. Hence, if you suffer from any of these, it may be time to consider veneers. Having a veneer is as simple as bleaching, though it does involve a couple of visits to the dentist for mouldings to be taken before the veneer can be manufactured and then fitted. The beauty of a veneer is it can be colour-toned to match the surrounding teeth, meaning that if only a single tooth requires treatment, then the rest of the teeth can left alone, unlike bleaching that involves all of the teeth. In the end, it depends on the treatment you require and how much you are prepared to pay and a consultation with your dentist should be enough to put your mind at rest and make your choice.
If you find that your teeth have become dull or stained you may want to ask your Chepstow dentist about the various teeth whitening procedures which are available. Teeth can lose their natural sparkle for a number of reasons. Smoking tobacco and drinking red wine and cola can stain your teeth and having a generally poor diet can have the same effect. The aging process itself will probably lead to your teeth becoming increasingly dull in colour just as your hair loses its sheen over time.
There are a number of ways to correct this and restore the whiteness of your smile, usually involving a bleaching process. Your dentist might recommend a simple scale and polish which removes the staining from your teeth but if your teeth have become dull in shade you may wish to go further.
Laser teeth whitening carried out by your dentist involves the application of whitening gel which is activated by a special light shone on your teeth. This is a potentially powerful process that can have side effects such as increased sensitivity but the results can be an incredibly white smile where before your teeth were stained and lacking in shine.
Home whitening kits mean that you can carry out the procedure yourself by wearing trays filled with whitening gel while you sleep or during the day. The results gained are often not as dramatic as laser teeth whitening but they are more affordable and you won’t have to make as many appointments with your dentist.
Talk to your dentist for more information about tooth whitening as some of the more powerful procedures are not suitable for those with gum diseases or particularly sensitive teeth.
As you may have seen from the various TV makeover shows that have been flooding our screens over the last few years, there is very little that cannot be achieved with teeth these days. Even the most worn down, unevenly spaced and discoloured teeth can be transformed into beautiful, shining white smiles full of healthy looking teeth. There are many cosmetic dental processes that can be used to create these stunning results. Porcelain veneers and dental crowns, as well as whitening treatments and orthodontic straighteners can all be used as part of a wider smile makeover.
There is one cosmetic dentistry procedure that can be used to either aid or as a substitute for virtually every other cosmetic dentistry and is also significantly cheaper. Cosmetic bonding uses a composite resin, closely matched to the colour of the existing enamel to cement crowns and veneers. It can also be used to repair small crack and chips that may have damaged the teeth.
In fact, cosmetic bonding is so versatile and important in the world of cosmetic dentistry that dentists are actually able to specialise solely in the practice of using it. Bonding specialists are extremely skilled and can use it to replace worn or lost enamel building up teeth for protection. Cosmetic bonding is also widely used as a filling material replacing the unattractive and controversial silver amalgam fillings.
Cosmetic bonding is also used by Bath dentist to cover areas of discolouration as an alternative to porcelain veneers. Although perhaps not quite as visually effective, for smaller areas of discolouration bonding will adequately disguise discoloured patches and is also much more cost effective.
You may have read about or seen on the TV the latest trend for smile makeovers. This is the process of taking teeth that are in bad condition and carrying out several dental procedures to completely transform the appearance of the smile. This usually involves using several cosmetic dentistry procedures such as cosmetic bonding, porcelain veneers and orthodontic straighteners simultaneously, to improve the size, alignment and colour of the teeth.
Cosmetic dentistry is a relatively new concept. In the past, patients went to the dentists either for a check up to see of their teeth were healthy or to repair any damage or decay they may have sustained. In the last twenty years and originating in the US, the idea that teeth could be treated purely for aesthetic reasons has become more popular and recently exploded in the UK.
Where once teeth whitening was something that only Hollywood actors and actresses had done, it is now little more unusual than a haircut or a nail appointment. It is also, incredibly, often little more expensive. As demand for cosmetic dentistry has grown, price has dropped and more and more Weston-super-Mare dentists now offer treatments as standard. Using teeth whitening as an example again; there are few dentists across the UK who do not now offer this as a fairly standard treatment.
In the modern world, where appearances count for so much, it is not really surprising that cosmetic dentistry is becoming more popular. After all, the smile and teeth is one of the first things we notice about other people when we meet them. Having discoloured or uneven teeth can be very damaging to the self-esteem and cause self-confidence issues that you carry through life. If the opportunity exists to improve your teeth and make you more comfortable with who you are, there is nothing wrong with taking it.
As we age our teeth become more susceptible to staining and discolouration. Tooth whitening is a process that aims to reverse the process of discolouration and combat staining without the need for costly veneers or other restorations.
The tooth is made up of two distinct layers. At the top is the protective layer of tooth enamel. Underneath this is a layer of a very hard substance called dentin. When we eat certain foods and drink certain liquids these two layers can become stained. Foods particularly bad for staining teeth are red wine, coffee and tea. Smoking cigarettes is also very bad for the teeth leaving yellow stains.
It is possible to remove some stains of the surface of the enamel using ordinary cleaning techniques or by visiting a dental hygienist. However, if the discolouration penetrates to the dentin then it is very hard if not impossible to remove. This is when a tooth whitening procedure may be very useful to restore teeth to their original colour.
The process works by applying a bleaching agent, usually hydrogen peroxide, to the surface of the tooth. This is accomplished by using special trays that keep the active gel in contact with the tooth. The peroxide penetrates the tooth and targets stained areas, returning them to their white colour.
One of the most popular whitening treatments available from Bath dentists is called Enlighten. Enlighten has an excellent safety record, especially when applied by a dentist with all the necessary safety equipment. Using an enlighten product for a couple of hours each day especially prepared trays from your dentist could lighten the colour of your teeth by up to ten shades. Teeth whitening is a very effective and affordable cosmetic dentistry treatment that can produce stunning results. Ask your dentist for more information.
There are many types of cosmetic dentistry available for patients of all budgets and with all conditions of teeth. Over the last twenty years technology has allowed an amazing improvement in the nature of cosmetic dental treatments to the point that there are now very few patients who could not benefit greatly from a cosmetic treatment.
This improvement in treatment has been echoed by a reduction in price. As many treatments are now more easily performed, they are also more cost-effective. This has opened up the world of cosmetic dentistry to many more patients. Cosmetic dentistry has also benefited from increased exposure on the many and multifarious television makeover shows, which advertise just exactly what kind of level of improvement is possible.
One of the most popular and affordable cosmetic dentistry treatments is tooth whitening. This involves placing a special whitening gel in contact with the enamel, to bleach any patches of discolouration or staining. This can yield stunning results with teeth being made up to ten shades whiter. With treatments starting from as little as sixty pounds, there is now every reason to ask your Swindon dentist about teeth whitening.
Other cosmetic dental procedures include ceramic restoration such as veneers and crowns. These can improve the appearance of stained, misaligned and worn teeth helping to improve the appearance of your smile. Although slightly more expensive than some other treatments, they are also capable of transforming the appearance of teeth in as little as one appointment. Ask your dentist at your next check up about which of the cosmetic treatments would be most suitable for your teeth. They will also be able to give you a clearer indication of the price for each individual procedure.
Teeth whitening is the process of whitening discoloured or stained teeth by artificial means to make them appear whiter and more healthy. Teeth whitening has existed for many years but it has become more affordable and more available in recent years. Increased media attention and coverage of whitening procedures on television programs has done a great deal to bring teeth whitening to a larger public.
Whitening procedures are now offered by nearly all dentists with both in-surgery and take home treatments being two of the most popular cosmetic dentistry procedures. The whitening process involves using a beaching agent, usually hydrogen peroxide in strengths varying from three to thirty per cent. Stronger treatments are usually used by dentists in surgery because of the possible damage to soft tissue with high-concentration bleaching. Dentists are also able to use the necessary safety equipment. Whitening treatments are available for purchase over the internet but dentists strongly advise against using these as the variation in strength combined with home application can be very dangerous.
Whitening may cause some mild sensitivity to patients after the initial treatment, which usually settles down after about 48 hours. Most whitening treatments last between a week and two weeks, including home whitening and the effects last for up to three years but this can vary depending on which treatment you are using. The cost of whitening also varies upon the level of whitening required and which system the patient chooses.
Teeth whitening can have a very dramatic effect and can completely rejuvenate a smile and make the patient look years younger. Because of the limited discomfort and small amount of risk from the treatment it is fast becoming a very popular procedure with Chepstow dentists.
Dr Gerrard is a Bristol based Cosmetic dentist with many years of experience and is one of only a small number of dentists accredited by The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
