Give Yourself a Smile You Love
Does your smile make you frown? Today, cosmetic dentistry is very popular. Cosmetic dentistry focuses on improving the appearance of a person's smile. Cosmetic dentists have a wide array of tools at their disposal for improving the look of your smile. Dr. Karl Meek is your cosmetic dentist in Nottingham, MD. He offers a full range of cosmetic procedures. Here are five ways cosmetic dentistry can help improve your smile.
1. Dental Bonding
Dental bonding is the application of tooth-colored resin using a light source, which bonds the resin materials to the teeth to improve a person's smile. Bonding is routinely used to repair decayed, chipped teeth, and cracked teeth. Bonding is also used to fix gapped teeth and improve the appearance of discolored teeth.
2. Clear Braces
Crooked smile? With clear braces, you will be able to straighten your smile without interrupting your life. Clear braces straighten teeth through the placement of controlled force on the teeth. You will need to wear your aligners for about 22 hours every day, except to brush, floss, and eat. Clear braces gently and continuously move your teeth in small increments.
3. Dental Crowns
A dental crown is a cap that replaces the exterior portion of a tooth to re-establish its original shape and function. Dental crowns can improve the appearance of your smile. Since dental crowns fit over the teeth, they can instantly correct crookedness, chips, cracks, discoloration, and more.
4. Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain veneers are ultra-thin shells that fit over the teeth. They're bonded to the front of the teeth changing their length, color, size, and shape. Porcelain veneers can correct a variety of problems such as discoloration, mild alignment problems, misshapen teeth, fractures, chips, and more.
5. Teeth Whitening
Stained teeth? While it may be disheartening to feel like you've lost your best accessory— your sparkling smile —you can get it back. Your main options are at-home and in-office bleaching. Take-home teeth whitening involves custom-made trays filled with a bleaching gel that you can use at home. For in-office bleaching, your dentist will combine a whitening gel with a light to speed up the whitening process.
These cosmetic procedures have helped millions of people enhance their smiles, boosting their confidence and improving their lives. Don't wait another minute- call Dr. Karl Meek at 410-256-4720 right now to schedule an appointment in Nottingham, MD. Remember, it's never too late to improve your smile.