Do you want your smile to shine and look great in time for summer? Then you should consider seeing our team for cosmetic dentistry! We offer a wide array of treatments to target and address common esthetic concerns and even signs of aging! In today’s blog, your Kansas City, MO, dentist talks about cosmetic dentistry.

Take-Home Teeth Whitening

Do you wish you had a brighter smile? Well, with professional teeth whitening we can help, and offer more dramatic results than store bought strips and toothpastes. To begin, you will visit our office so our team can gather digital images of your smile and use them to design and craft a set of custom plastic trays. These trays come home with you, accompanied by a powerful bleaching gel in several plastic syringes. At home, you add the trays to the gel and wear them for a set amount of time, and your teeth could be eight shades brighter in one week to ten days. This is possible with cosmetic dentistry!

Dental Bonding and Contouring

Your cosmetic dental concerns may include more than just teeth stains. Which is why our team offers cosmetic treatments that can tackle multiple concerns at once in only one visit. With bonding, we use composite resin to mask permanent teeth stains, fill unsightly gaps between teeth, reshape, malformed or damaged teeth, and lengthen structure worn down by teeth grinding. We use a composite resin that is metal-free and can be shaded to blend with your smile.

With contouring, we sand and buff the outer structure to correct the shape of the teeth and offer major improvement. For example, our team can smooth out pits, groves, and rough patches in the teeth, and also dull sharp, pointed or, jagged tooth structures. Contouring also addresses the appearance of minor chips and corrects overly large or misshapen teeth too!

Gum Contouring

What if you display too much gum when you smile? If so, this can make teeth appear small or uneven, and also lead to embarrassment regarding your appearance. But! Our team can help with cosmetic dentistry. With gum contouring, we will mark the areas that need to be removed or reshaped, and use advanced dental lasers to gently trim away the excess tissues and at the same time, improve the overall symmetry of your gum tissues. The lasers can treat the area with precision, don’t damage healthy structures, and lower the risk of swelling, infection, and bleeding., You rarely need anesthesia, and the procedure takes one visit and you can usually return to your normal routine after only 24 hours of rest.

Clear Smile Correction

What if you have dental misalignment? If you have crooked, crowded, or overlapping teeth, then you need treatment to offer a more attractive and even smile, one that is less likely to be vulnerable to issues like tooth decay, gum disease, TMJ disorder, or even bruxism. Instead of metal braces, our team can take impressions of your smile and create a series of plastic aligners, which fit comfortably and help shift your teeth. These are practically invisible, and each aligner set is worn for two weeks, 20 to 22 hours a day on average. They are easy to use and clean, can travel with you, and can be removed before meals or when you brush and floss.

Botox and Fillers

Do you have lines and wrinkles that make you appear older? We can help! With Botox and dermal fillers, we inject special medications to different areas of your smile to fill in deep lines around your nose and mouth, and smooth away fine lines in the forehead and around the eyes. The results can last for several months and be re-administered during your checkup and cleaning visits. If you also suffer from TMJ disorder and bruxism, these can also ease tension in the facial muscles to stop discomfort and help you avoid complications.

If you have any questions about our approach to cosmetic dentistry, or if you want to schedule a visit to see which treatments are right for you, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you smile with confidence and enjoy optimal oral health, and cosmetic dentistry can make this possible, often in as little as one to two visits!

LEARN MORE ABOUT COSMETIC DENTISTRY BY SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT

Our team wants to offer treatment that helps you smile with confidence once again with cosmetic dentistry and a personalized approach to treatment. Schedule an appointment today by calling Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO, today at (816)942-7669.