Saturday, October 18, 2014

Overview On General And Cosmetic Dentistry

By Dominique Martin


It is commonly known that dentists are associated with tooth extraction, cleaning, filling, and getting braces and retainers from. Although the practice and study has evolved since then and many other services and procedures are being made to either give better aesthetics or functionality for your overall oral cavity. This would make it more convenient for people who have various problems with their teeth, gums, or mouth.

There are many procedures that anyone can choose depending on their needs for their oral cavity. They can opt for cosmetic dentistry Andover which enhances the aesthetics, but not necessarily the functionalities of their oral cavity. This can either be whitening, filling, bridges, reshaping, and veneers.

Although this kind of dentistry is not official and duly recognized in the American Dental Association, still a lot of dentists have claimed themselves to be for cosmetic. This is regarded as unethical and the only reason for this is for marketing purposes towards their patients. Only the specialty for Prosthodontics and Orthodontics are official focus in this field.

In Prosthodontics, it is a focus for providing prosthesis to patients who have missing or deficient set of teeth. This would be able to help the patients who are suffering congenital defects. The defects would either be because of surgery, trauma, cancer, or any various defects since birth.

Dentofacial Orthopedics or also known as Orthodontics, is the original and initial study for dentistry. These specialists would mainly deal with providing control, displacement, and modification of the growth of the jaw area and the teeth because of malocclusions or otherwise improper bites. Although this focus has its limit and could only do this and not other procedures like how general dentistry are able to do others.

The various procedures in terms of cosmetic may only be applied for aesthetics and not so much on functionality. Whitening is very common and can be done by using products from the pharmacy or stores. But having it done under the supervision of a professional ensures safety and quality.

Bonding and Veneers are processes in which materials are added on the crown for either sculpting or hardening it. Veneers are mainly used for sculpting and does not react well with whitening, and it is mainly used for closing in gaps. These are ultra thin and they are a custom made porcelain material.

Dental Bridging is the process of attaching or installing a false teeth in between real ones or another set of false ones. This would fill in the gaps that are left by the missing tooth from extraction or any other reason. The dental restoration is a fixed procedure and the type and method would vary depending on the specialist. It is either an implant or an indirect restoration.

Gum lifting is the process of having the gum line to be reshaped in order to make it more symmetrical and aligned with the row of teeth. This would give out a more aesthetic look. The underlying bones may as well be modified, too, to be able to shape the gumline properly. As any other medical practices, it is best to check the credentials and accreditations of the specialist and their clinic, hospital, or their institute before having them do the procedures.




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