It is not uncommon for dental patients of many ages to find that their teeth begin to look dark or dull over time. The good news is that there are simple and effective cosmetic treatments that can minimize dental staining and give your smile a fresher and cleaner appearance.
In this short article our Santa Monica cosmetic dentists are giving you a short overview of treatments that are commonly used to improve the appearance of dental discoloration.
You could, for example, lighten existing dental stains using professional tooth whitening treatments. This treatment involves our dental team applying a whitening gel to your dental enamel while you’re in our office. This gel then goes to work lifting entrenched dental discoloration, and helping to restore your teeth to their previous levels of whiteness.
You may find that one professional treatment is sufficient for lightening your smile. However, if this is not the case, we can repeat the process over a period of weeks until your desired level of whiteness is achieved.
Topical professional whitening treatments are very effective; however, they are not for everyone. Some people find more success covering unsightly enamel with materials that look attractive and remarkably similar to natural dental enamel.
· Dental bonding, for example, is a treatment that allows our dental team to cover damaged or stained dental enamel with custom-shaded dental resin. Once the resin is bonded to the natural dental surface, it is strong and stable, and it also looks very similar to real enamel.
· Another cosmetic option is porcelain veneers’ treatment. These individually crafted porcelain restorations are bonded to the real tooth so as to completely resurface the existing tooth. Veneers can be used on a single tooth or an entire smile. The process generally takes two to three appointments to complete.
Our Santa Monica cosmetic dentists are happy to provide you with any more information you may need about improving the appearance of your smile.