Overview
People choose aesthetic dental procedures/surgery for various reasons. It could be to repair a defect such as a malformed bite or crooked teeth, treat an injury, or just improve their overall appearance. Whatever the reason, the ultimate goal is to restore a beautiful smile.
Common aesthetic dental procedures can be performed to correct misshapen, discolored, chipped or missing teeth. They also can be used to change the overall shape of teeth-from teeth that are too long or short, have gaps, or simply need to be reshaped.
Some of the more common procedures involve:
- Bonding - A procedure in which tooth-colored material is used to close gaps or change tooth color.
- Contouring and reshaping - A procedure that straightens crooked, chipped, cracked or overlapping teeth.
- Veneers - A procedure in which ultra-thin coatings are placed over the front teeth. Veneers can change the color or shape of your teeth. For example, veneers have been used to correct unevenly spaced, crooked, chipped, oddly shaped or discolored teeth.
- Whitening - An increasingly popular procedure used to make teeth whiter.
Veneers
Veneers are a thin layer of material that is placed over a tooth to protect a damaged tooth or for cosmetic purposes, and can be either composite or porcelain.
In addition to protecting a tooth's surface, veneers can help teeth have a straighter alignment.
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