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Get an Extreme Smile Makeover at Our Practice.
Teeth whitening , Porcelain veneers ,Crown and Bridges , and
other cosmetic treatment options to completely transform your
smile and get the perfect smile for you .
Porcelain Veneers
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Porcelain veneers are one of the most effective and
natural-looking cosmetic dentistry procedures available for an
extreme smile makeover available at our CDC Cosmetic Care Unit.
Porcelain veneers are an exceptional alternative to crowns.
Composed of a customized, thin ceramic that slides right over
your own teeth, veneers conceal stains, mask chips, correct
misalignment, and create an even, perfect smile.
Veneers are easy to apply and are
often complete after only three visits to our center.
Virtually undetectable, porcelain veneers are long-lasting and
extremely comfortable. Finally, porcelain veneers are resistant
to staining, so your new smile will stay beautiful and bright
indefinitely.
Tooth Whitening
In-office tooth whitening is performed at our Center. This tooth
whitening procedure can lighten your teeth by eight or more
shades in just one hour. A special bleaching solution is applied
to the teeth and a specific wavelength of light is used to
activate it. You simply relax in the chair or you may
comfortably listen to music for an hour and leave with beautiful
white teeth! In-office tooth whitening is safe and produces
unparalleled results.
Are there any side effects of bleaching?
There do not appear to be any long term side effects of
ingesting the tray bleaching gel. The stronger chairside bleach
can "burn" the gum if it leaks through the barrier, which
sometimes occurs. There is momentary discomfort, but it should
heal uneventfully.
Soreness of the gums is quite common, and thermal sensitivity
affects approximately 2/3 of persons following bleaching. Some
also complain of a metallic taste for a few hours following tray
bleaching. All these side effects are transient and should go
off after cessation of bleaching.
White Filling:
A composite resin is a tooth-colored plastic mixture filled with glass.
Esthetics are the main advantage, since dentists can blend shades to create a
color nearly identical to that of the actual tooth. Composites bond to the tooth
and prevent fracture.
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White fillings contain no mercury and when placed into a tooth,
they are often hard to see. They're beautiful. You can have tooth whitening and
match the color of your whitened teeth with natural looking
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Amalgam filling replaced by tooth - color white filling
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Smile makeover using tooth - color white filling
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Crown and Bridge:
What are Dental Crowns and Tooth Bridges? Both crowns and bridges are fixed
prosthetic devices. Unlike removable devices such as Dentures which you can take
out and clean daily, crowns and bridges are cemented onto existing teeth or
implants, and can only be removed by a dentist.
A crown (sometimes called a "cap") is used to restore a tooth that may be in
danger of breaking and is often placed on a tooth that has had a root-canal. It
covers and protects the entire tooth. A bridge is used when there is a tooth
missing. It involves putting a crown on each tooth on either side of the missing
tooth, and then a false tooth (or teeth) is suspended between the crowns. A
single missing tooth requires a bridge of three units; one is for the missing
tooth, which mounts with a crown to each of the neighboring teeth giving three.
Generally, if you need a bridge for several missing teeth, the number of units
is the missing teeth plus two. If there are multiple missing teeth in the front,
we may need an additional two units
What types of crown are there?
We often provide metal free crowns for a superior aesthetics result. Some of the
materials we use are In Ceram , Empress,and Procera. Each type of material is
used depending on the patient’s bite and aesthetics
Smile Makeover :Conventional Porcelain fused to metal crown replaced by
new all porcelain crown
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Root canal Treatment
Root
canal is a treatment to repair and save a badly damaged or infected tooth
instead of removing it. The term "root canal" comes from cleaning of the canals
inside a tooth's root. with dental advances and local anesthetics, most people
have no pain with a root canal. In fact, it's probably more painful living with
a decayed tooth. Root canal alternatives include extracting the damaged tooth
and replacing it with a dental implant, bridge or removable partial denture.
Those options are often more complex and costly than having a root canal.
What are the symptoms of a tooth
abscess? Will a tooth abscess go away on its own, or do you need
to visit the dentist?
A
tooth abscess is a collection of pus that's caused by a bacterial infection in
the root of a tooth or in the gum tissue surrounding the tooth. The primary
symptom of a tooth abscess is a severe, persistent, throbbing toothache.
Initially, the tooth may be sensitive to heat and the pressure of chewing or
biting. Later, you may develop a fever, swelling in your face or cheek, and
tender, swollen lymph nodes under your jaw or in your neck. If the abscess
ruptures, you'll have a sudden rush of foul-smelling and foul-tasting fluid in
your mouth.
A tooth abscess won't go away without treatment. If the abscess ruptures, the
pain may decrease significantly — but dental treatment is still needed. If the
abscess doesn't drain, the infection may spread to other areas of your head and
neck. It may even become life-threatening .
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After removing the decay the dental
nerve is removed ,the canals are cleaned and disinfected
than a root canal filling should seal the apex and the
roots. The tooth is now healthy and ready to receive the
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Must a tooth be crowned after root canal treatment?
Teeth that require root canal treatment often already have extensive fillings.
In addition, a cavity must be drilled through the middle of the tooth to reach
the dental pulp. The loss of tooth structure, when extensive , makes the tooth
more prone to fracture through fatigue over time. Therefore, should your dentist
judge that under your bite force there is a risk of cracking your tooth, may
recommend a restoration that covers the whole biting surface of the tooth to
“splint” or hold it together. The crown is the most commonly used, though other
types of restorations could also be used.
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