When dentists talk about the quality of their patients teeth, they often focus on the way that plaque, bacteria, and gum disease all affect their oral health. This is obviously incredibly important, but it’s far from the only thing that can influence the color and shape of your smile.
In fact, people often find that their smile changes a little bit as they get older, and not always in a way that they’d like. While you can’t do anything about the passage of time, there are actually quite a few treatments that potentially reverse its effects on your teeth. Here are a few examples.
Teeth Whitening
One of the main things that people notice as they get older is that the color of their teeth begins to change. Many people imagine that it’s stains from food that cause this to happen, or perhaps that it’s a consequence of smoking. While this can be true, the main issue is actually a gradual thinning of enamel that happens with age, causing the darker layers of the teeth underneath to become exposed.
Teeth whitening can’t necessarily let you grow back your enamel, but it can remove surface stains from the teeth and give you an overall whiter smile.
Direct Bonding
It’s also common for people to damage their teeth in a few ways over time. It’s all-too-easy to develop small chips and cracks over time, and the fact that enamel doesn’t grow back means that these will gradually accumulate.
However, direct bonding is capable of patching up small areas of damage incredibly easily, allowing patients of any age to enjoy a complete smile once again!
Veneers
Maybe you’re dealing with some combination of these issues: discoloration, damage, and maybe even misalignment of your smile. As it turns out, there’s one treatment that can completely reverse all of these issues.
Veneers are capable of completely transforming your teeth, allowing you to get a whiter, more youthful smile than you ever thought possible. Moreover, they can achieve this within as little as two appointments.
And these are far from the only cosmetic treatments available to you. If you want to learn more about how you can get aesthetic care that could help you look and feel younger, talk to your dentist; they’ll be able to give you recommendations personalized to you.
About the Author
After around a decade in the field of dentistry, Dr. Andrew Aziz’ favorite thing about his work is the relationships that he has been able to form with his patients. He knows that all of his patients have unique circumstances that affect the quality of their oral health, so that’s why he works hard to get to know them as people and to tailor their treatment to their unique needs.
If you have any questions about cosmetic dentistry, he can be reached at his website or by phone at (410) 480-2000.