Some people may embrace their crooked teeth. Others refuse to smile for fear of someone noticing their snaggle tooth or overlapping front teeth. While celebrities make perfectly straight, white teeth desirable, in some cultures, crooked teeth are considered endearing and so are gapped teeth. If you’re not the kind of person who wants to live forever with a smile that makes you feel self-conscious, it’s time to figure out what kind of smile makeover is right for you.
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The Origin of Crooked Teeth
While crooked teeth are hardly uncommon to a Manhattan cosmetic dentist, patients may be curious about why they ended up with less-than-perfect teeth (other than genetics, of course).
Childhood habits like thumb sucking, reliance on a pacifier past the age of three, or tongue-thrusting can cause crooked teeth. Some people have jaws that are too small to accommodate all of their natural adult teeth. Still others experience overcrowding because their upper and lower jaws are different sizes. The removal of wisdom teeth can help, but it isn’t always enough to combat the spacing and crowding issues.
Here is the good news: You aren’t limited to orthodontic treatment to correct your crooked smile. While Invisalign and traditional metal braces work wonders for straightening smiles, and can do so under the radar, there are even faster ways to improve your misaligned teeth.
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Transformative Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry is an innovative arm of the oral health field. Thanks to aesthetic procedures, you can transform your teeth within just a few visits to your Manhattan cosmetic dentist.
Porcelain veneers are one of the best ways to upgrade your smile and eliminate crooked teeth. In fact, you can get rid of plenty of problems in one swoop with veneers. These ultra-thin pieces of porcelain are bonded to the front of your teeth to disguise cracks, chips, stains and discoloration, gaps, and misalignment.
If you’re seeking a solution that is slightly less invasive than veneers, Lumineers offer the same celeb-like results without intensive prep time. You can still have a smile that is customized to suit your mouth size, face shape, and skin coloring. Lumineers will be made to order for length, width, color, and translucency.
In other words, with veneers or Lumineers your smile will be straight and perfect, and it will look completely natural. No braces involved.
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Choose Your Smile Makeover
There is no restriction on who can receive cosmetic dentistry. You can be 20, 40, 60, or older and be eligible for a smile makeover that straightens out those crooked teeth that plague you so.
Tired of living with a crooked set of teeth? Head to Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan for an appointment with cosmetic dentist and restorative dentist Dr. Michael J. Wei. Contact us today to schedule your consultation.
