Dentist in Greensboro, NC tells how to keep cosmetic dentistry dazzling

Cosmetic dentistry is an investment in YOU – your appearance, self-esteem, viability in the job market, and acceptance in social settings. Once you’ve got your smile looking terrific, it makes great sense to protect and preserve it. The team at Triad Dentistry share these tips to help patients from Greensboro, NC to Burlington, High Point, Kernersville, Salem, Winston, and beyond, make the most of their investment in smile enhancement.

Smile boosters

In the care of an ethical dentist, the majority of treatments, including prevention and restoration, have an element of aesthetics. Yet some services are intended primarily to improve the appearance of your smile:

• Teeth whitening – Fast in-office whitening erases years of stains in about an hour, for a noticeably brilliant smile.
• Dental bonding – This is an economical solution to mask blemishes such as chips, cracks, gaps between teeth, wear, stubborn discoloration, and minor misalignment. Bonding takes about an hour per tooth, and usually no numbing is needed.
• Tooth-colored fillings – Composite resin bonding is also a strong and durable material for fillings. Some patients opt to have old silver-colored amalgams replaced with fillings that blend seamlessly.
• Porcelain veneers – These thin layers of luminous dental ceramic cover many types of imperfections. Veneers are the secret to the near-perfect color, shape, alignment, and symmetry you see in many smiles on television and movie screens.
• Gum recontouring – This soft tissue procedure balances the proportion of gum tissue to teeth.
• Restorations – Your individualized plan for cosmetic smile enhancement may also include replacing missing teeth with dental bridges or implants. Or, you may have old, dark dental work such as crowns, inlays, and onlays replaced with new, natural-looking porcelain restorations.

Tips for cosmetic dentistry patients in Greensboro, NC

Your smile makeover could be a single treatment, or a comprehensive combination of services phased in over time. Regardless, these tips will extend the lifespan of your dental work and keep your smile glowing.

A consistent routine of home oral care is the most important step you can take to maintain cosmetic and restorative dental work. Brush after eating. Use a mild, non-abrasive toothpaste and soft toothbrush – either manual or electric. Give extra attention to the margin where veneers and crowns meet the gum line. An aggressive brushing style contributes to gum recession, so please use a light hand.

Floss gently, as well. You really cannot floss too often, and it is especially critical before your last brushing of the night. Slide the floss toward gums. Then pull it into a V-shape and glide it up and down to clean sides of teeth. Instead of tugging it past contacts (which can dislodge dental work), pull one end of floss out from the gum line. If you have a dental bridge, we will demonstrate how to use a floss threader to keep soft tissues under the bridge clean and healthy.

Maintain regular checkup appointments. These visits give our team the opportunity to inspect cosmetic dental work so that minor issues, if any, can be corrected before they become bigger problems. Of course, these visits are essential to the overall health of your teeth and mouth, too.

While porcelain dental restorations, and composites to a lesser degree, resists stains, your natural teeth do not. Tooth enamel has microscopic pits, grooves, and channels that trap pigments. So, when dental work stays bright, but enamel becomes dingy, the disparity can be noticeable. Try to keep staining beverages away from teeth. It is simple – just sip cola, red wine, tea, and coffee from a straw. Keep a washable, reusable metal or heavy plastic drinking straw in your pocket, handbag, desk drawer, and automobile.

Protect your teeth from trauma. Don’t bite directly into hard foods – break or cut them into small pieces that you can grind with back molars. It is best to avoid chewy candy, but if that is your weakness, try sucking on it instead of chewing. Keep hard objects such as pens and fingernails out of your mouth. Wear a custom fit mouthguard when playing sports. If you clench or grind, we can provide a night guard to cushion teeth (as an added benefit, you may find relief from jaw pain and headaches).

Triad Dentistry team care about your smile! Call (336) 383-1482 in Greensboro, NC to learn more about smile transformation with cosmetic dentistry.

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Dr. Steven Hatcher

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Dr. Steven Hatcher, Dr. Chad Merrell, Dr. Sona Isharani, Dr. Victoria Santiago-Coiro, and Dr. Chavala M. Harris comprise the team of qualified and experienced doctors at Triad Dentistry. They are passionate and driven professionals who strive to preserve and enhance the natural beauty in every dental treatment. Together with the other members of the team, they focus on developing an individualist approach when it comes to treating patients to ensure patient care is a tailor-made experience for the comfort of each client.