Different Types of Advanced Cosmetic Surgery for Your Teeth

Are you among the 65% of adults who visits a dentist each year? If so, you might be wondering about the potential procedures you’ll need to keep your smile at its best. After all, a healthy smile makes a better impression during anything from job interviews to first dates.

Read on to learn about the different types of advanced cosmetic surgery for your teeth!

Tooth Extractions Can Be Surgical Procedures

If a tooth cannot be easily extracted from your mouth, cosmetic surgery may be necessary. A dentist will need to incise into the gum to remove the tooth. In this instance, a patient will be given general or local anesthesia to avoid feeling any pain.

Why would someone need to go through this? If you have a broken or fractured tooth, it may be beyond repair. Or in some cases, an area of crowded teeth may require that one tooth is removed.

Similarly, having impacted teeth may be grounds for a surgical tooth extraction. Impacted teeth are trapped beneath gum tissue and unable to move to the surface.

Cosmetic Dentists Can Add Veneers

Do you have crooked or damaged teeth? If you’re self-conscious about your smile, veneers can come to the rescue. These ceramic covers are fitted onto existing teeth using a special adhesive to produce a more attractive smile.

Porcelain veneers tend to be the longest-lasting option at around 10 years. Composite resin veneers, on the other hand, may last around 5 years. But they are the less expensive option for your budget!

Veneers can mask the appearance of damaged enamel or crooked teeth. Likewise, if you have some teeth that are too small, this can create an uneven smile. Veneers can help smooth out the height of your teeth to create a more pleasing appearance.

When a porcelain veneer breaks, however, you’ll need to replace it since repair isn’t an option. And as your gums naturally recede, you’ll start to notice a difference in color between the original tooth and veneer over time

Dental Bonding Can Improve Your Smile

When it comes to cosmetic dentistry, bonding is one of the more common and less expensive ways to improve your smile. If you have cracked teeth or missing teeth, bonding can help reshape your teeth. It also can eliminate gaps between teeth.

Ideally, you’ll want to use a bonding procedure on teeth that are not overly decayed. And most of the teeth in question should be intact.

With the bonding process, a resin is formulated to match the color of existing and neighboring teeth. The resin is applied to the problem tooth and hardens when a UV light is directed at it. Once the resin is dry, the cosmetic dentist will adjust the shape of the tooth for a natural look.

Bonding represents a sturdier alternative to veneers, and the dentist won’t need to grind down your teeth. You also won’t need to undergo anesthesia.

Are there any downsides to this form of cosmetic dentistry? Unfortunately, you can’t whiten the resin used in bonding, so stains or discolorations may be more obvious over time.

Look into Inlays and Onlays

Do you have teeth that are pitted due to decay? Then you may need inlays or onlays. These procedures offer a middle ground solution between fillings and crowns.

Inlays, which may be made of porcelain, can be matched to the color of your tooth. They are used to fix smaller areas of decay between the cusps of your teeth. For instance, they can cover areas pitted by cavities.

Inlays are more expensive than traditional fillings, but they tend to last longer. When the material is bonded to your tooth, you may wind up with a stronger tooth than you had before the procedure.

Onlays tend to offer more coverage and can replace the cusps, or pointed parts of your teeth. They also may be applied to the portion of your teeth involved in biting. Much like inlays, onlays will strengthen the entire tooth when bonded to the surface.

First, a dentist will drill and clean out the area of the cavity. Then they’ll apply the porcelain or resin onlay to the affected portion of the tooth. Crowns, by contrast, cover the entire tooth.

You May Need Dental Implants

With dental implants, a prosthetic tooth is inserted into your jaw with a titanium screw. It will sit where an original tooth once existed and look nearly identical to the real teeth around it.

Dental implants can improve someone’s ability to chew their food and help to keep neighboring teeth in place. You’ll need to follow your dentist’s oral hygiene instructions to ensure that the crown on top lasts as long as possible.

To go a step further, you may benefit from full arch reconstruction. In this process, a prosthesis is configured to replace decayed or missing teeth. The results are long-lasting and give the recipient a better smile and the ability to speak more clearly.

Turn to an advanced cosmetic surgery center for dental implant procedures. With bone grafting and teeth removal included in the process, you want a cosmetic dentist with the skills to do it all. This procedure can cost thousands of dollars, but it can provide a better smile for decades to come.

Investigate Advanced Cosmetic Surgery

When you need advanced cosmetic surgery, find a dentist with the ability to handle anything from tooth extraction to dental implants. Cosmetic surgeries also can include dental bonding, veneers, and inlays.

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