subject: Unhappy With The Appearance Of Your Smile? You Have A Couple Of Options... [print this page] If you are unhappy with the appearance of you smile you have several options available to you, that are all rolled into one treatment called a smaile makeover. These options include, teeth whitening, porcelain veneers and all ceramic crowns and bridges and dental implants.
The most most popular cosmetic procedure, included in smile makeovers is teeth whitening. Teeth whitening is aimed at brightening stained and discoloured teeth. Teeth can become discoloured from a number of reasons including, drinking coffee, red wine, sugary drinks and smoking. There are 2 forms of teeth whitening that you have to choose from. The first option is an at home tooth whitening treatment. This is where you will have an appointment with you dentist where impressions of your teeth will be made. These impressions will help towards making a mouth guard like mould to wear over your teeth. Into these moulds you will place a whitening solution into them so that you can whiten your teeth in your own home and you don't have to stick to any form of schedule or appointments.
The second option is that you have the whitening process performed in the dentistry office. This techniques allows for better results and you will also start to see results a lot quicker than you would with at home whitening. This is where you will have moulds placed onto your teeth that will be filled with a whitening solution that is activated by a bright light that is aimed straight at the solution to whiten the teeth. Teeth can be whitened up to 10 shades. The in chair whitening will give much better results than what you would get with in home whitening, but it also does not have to convinience of being able to do it in your own time.
The other main treatment associated with a smile makeover is procelain veneers. Porcelain veneers are a thin layer of porcelain that is placed over the top of your existing teeth, to amend the shape size strength and colour. Porcelain veneers are the best treatment option for anyone looking to rejuvenate and improve their smile dramatically. Porcleain veneers not only help to improve the aesthetics of your smile but can also help the functionlity of your teeth and how they work when biting and eating.