As the holiday season gets into full swing, invitations to gatherings, parties, getaways, and special events will begin arriving. You may be focused on finding the perfect dress, shoes, suit, or outerwear for each occasion, but your smile is the best accessory you can have. That is, of course, if your smile is in good condition.
Cosmetic Dentistry Quick-Fixes
Are your teeth discolored? Are you self-conscious of your silver tooth fillings? Do you have teeth with cracks, chips, or breaks? All of these problems are easily corrected by your Manhattan cosmetic dentist. Quite often, it takes only one or two dental visit to repair your smile complaints with corrections like:
- Teeth whitening. Your teeth can be up to 10 times whiter than they are now. Feel free to imagine your smile lighting up the room at your holiday event or office celebration. In about an hour, your teeth can go from stained and discolored to white and gleaming. Surface stains are eliminated completely with professional teeth whitening.
- Tooth-colored fillings. There is no reason anyone ever needs to know that you have a filling. Tooth-colored fillings are not only visually appealing because they are matched to your natural tooth color, they are safer for your overall health. Silver amalgam fillings contain mercury, and the instability of these fillings is dangerous to your well-being.
- Porcelain tooth crowns. Damaged teeth are not only unsightly, they’re difficult to live with. A cracked or broken tooth is not comfortable, and you very likely live in fear that the tooth will break further – and it very well could. Don’t allow a compromised tooth to fall into such disrepair that major restorative dentistry is necessary to fix it. A porcelain tooth crown corrects the problem neatly and subtly.
- Porcelain tooth inlays and onlays. If decayed, damaged, discolored, or gapped teeth are your chief complaint, porcelain tooth inlays or onlays are a non-invasive, speedy solution. The inlay covers the inner part of your tooth, while an onlay goes over the entire top of the tooth, including the cusps. The onlay is layered on until the tooth is rebuilt and shaped into an attractive part of your smile.
Gift Yourself
Bigger oral health problems can also be addressed in time for you to look like your best sparkling self for the holiday season. A smile makeover corrects small issues and large dental concerns, though many people don’t consider the less-invasive procedures a smile makeover, we do. Every improvement to your smile is a makeover – and completely worth it.
Two of the most popular and common larger dental procedures are:
- Porcelain veneers: Often considered as the smile makeover procedure of the stars, porcelain veneers alter a smile so dramatically that people will wonder what you did to suddenly look so much younger and happier. Veneers are shaped, sized, and shaded to complement your smile and make your teeth look aligned and as perfect as you can get without looking fake. If you want to lengthen your teeth, close up gaps, fix permanently stained teeth, or straighten your teeth, veneers are the versatile solution of choice.
- Dental implants: If you’re looking for a long-lasting smile makeover repair, dental implants are it. People who have missing teeth turn to dental implants to replace the holes in their smile. Permanently implanted into the jawbone, the implant is then topped with a prosthetic tooth, completing your smile and securing the foundation of your smile.
Give yourself the gift of a smile makeover this holiday season. You deserve it, you’re worth it, and it could truly change your life. Make an appointment with Manhattan dentist Dr. Michael J. Wei to have a consultation about your oral health and cosmetic dentistry and restorative dentistry needs.
