A perfect smile


Before Veneers	After Veneers

Before Veneers	After Veneers

If you want to improve the look of your smile, your dentist is the perfect person to ask. Your dentist can discuss with you how you want to improve your smile and then examine your teeth and recommend the best way to achieve the result that you want.

If your teeth are internally stained or discoloured from development problems or other reasons, your dentist may recommend whitening your teeth. Whitening or bleaching of your teeth is accomplished using a gel of carbamide peroxide applied using a custom-made tray. The bleaching gel is added to the tray and the tray is then worn similarly to a mouthguard. Your dentist will typically recommend a combination of bleaching in the practice and at home to achieve the result you want.

If your teeth are chipped, discoloured, have small gaps between them or are slightly crooked, then veneers may be an option. As the name suggests, veneers are thin porcelain shells that are bonded onto the front of your teeth to effectively hide these problems.

Very crooked teeth may require orthodontic treatment. Orthodontics uses braces and other devices to apply pressure to your teeth over time to gradually move one or more teeth into their correct positions. Today, braces are available in a variety of materials including gold and tooth coloured ceramics that are less noticeable than traditional stainless steel braces.

If you have a tooth missing, your dentist may recommend using a surgically attached implant in the bone of the missing tooth and replace the tooth with a porcelain prosthetic tooth precision fitted to the titanium implant.

Alternatively, your dentist may use the teeth adjacent to the missing tooth (or teeth) as supports to attach a new prosthetic tooth. This is known as a bridge.

Your dentist has many options available to help improve your smile and only a few have been mentioned here. There are also many factors to consider before undergoing any form of cosmetic dentistry including possible side effects and on-going maintenance requirements. Your dentist will discuss all of these factors with you and will be happy to answer any questions you may have before any treatment commences.