Do you want a smile that shines and makes you feel confident? Then before you hit the road for your summer vacation, why not see our team for cosmetic dentistry? In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS, dentist talks about how we can help you craft a better smile this summer!
Brightening Your Smile with Teeth Whitening
A popular cosmetic treatment is teeth whitening. People often want to see a brighter smile during the summer, and we can help! While store bought strips and toothpastes are available, these only offer minor results that are short lived. With professional teeth whitening, our team can brighten your smile by several shades, and we have two options available.
The first is our in-office treatment. This only takes about two hours total to complete, so it is a great choice if your need results quickly before a vacation, big event, job interview, or even a first date. We will cover the lips and gums with a protective layer, and then apply the bleaching gel to the teeth. We activate the gel with a light, which then begins to break up and remove stains. We may repeat the process as needed, and you will achieve a brighter smile in one sitting.
For more stubborn stains, we could offer our take-home whitening kit. With this option you only visit our office briefly. We will take detailed digital images of your bite to design and craft a custom set of plastic trays. These trays will go home with you, along with multiple plastic syringes of bleaching gel. At home, you add the gel to the trays and wear them for the amount of time we recommend, usually about an hour a day. After a week to ten days, your teeth could be eight shades brighter. You then hang on the trays and any leftover gel should you need touch-ups in the months to come.
Dental Bonding and Contouring
We also have same-day cosmetic treatments that can tackle more than one imperfection at once! With dental bonding, we will apply the same composite resin used in our tooth-colored dental fillings, which is metal-dree and shaded to blend with your tooth. We apply this in one visit, and then shape the tooth as the material cures under a light. Finally, we polish your teeth.
Bonding allows our team to mask permanent teeth stains that could stand against our teeth whitening treatments. The procedure also closes gaps and black triangle spaces between the teeth, ans also reshapes malformed teeth. We can repair minor chips and cracks too, and lengthen worn down teeth.
With contouring we take a different approach. Instead of adding to the tooth, we will gently sand and buff the outer structure to correct your cosmetic concerns. The procedure allows our team to correct overly large teeth, improve the appearance of minor chips, and dull sharp/jagged/pointed teeth. We can even smooth away puts, grooves, and rough patches in the outer surfaces of your teeth!
Porcelain Veneers
Our veneers are very thin shells of porcelain that we attach to the front of your teeth. When placed, this instantly changes the shape and color of the teeth. For some, this is a smile makeover in only two visits. We can mask stains, repair minor damage, and reshape malformed teeth at once. We can also fill in gaps between the teeth, add length to worn down teeth, and even correct the appearance of minor misalignment, so you have a straighter-looking smile.
Invisalign® Aligners
Cosmetic dentistry can also take on dental misalignment. Instead of using braces to correct your uneven teeth, we can create a series of clear and comfortable plastic aligners, which gently shift your teeth and remain practically invisible the whole time. The total treatment time could take as little as one year, and they are also removable, which makes mealtime and brushing/flossing much easier!
If you have any questions about how we transform your oral health and the beauty of your smile with cosmetic dentistry, or if you would like to schedule a visit with our team, then contact our team today to learn more. We can help your smile shine and look its best in time for your summer vacation, so reach out to our office soon!
Schedule a Visit for Cosmetic Dentistry
Our team wants to help you obtain results that look great and help you feel more confident. To learn more about our approach to cosmetic dentistry, or to schedule your next visit with us, call Dreem Dentistry in Leawood, KS, today at (913)681-5500.
