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Cosmetic Dentistry covers a large arena of procedures whose
sole intentions are to make the teeth look healthier and cleaner. While in
general, most cosmetic dentistry procedures are focused on creating healthy and
white smiles, a recent trend has also brought forth capping and crowns for
teeth. These caps and crowns are usually gold or platinum, but some still get
the silver caps.
The ultimate goal for the majority of cosmetic dentistry
procedures is to combine both art and science as a means to improve one’s
dental health, while at the same time, improving the aesthetics and
functionality of the teeth.
There are many different procedures which qualify as a
cosmetic dentistry procedure. These may include things like teeth whitening and
bleaching, as well as enamel work. Considering not everyone that is born grows
perfectly straight teeth, many people visit the dentist in order to realign or
even have enamel added or removed from their teeth as a means of making them
more even. These all constitute as cosmetic dentistry. While at the same time,
general oral care does not.
A person can now go to a dentist and have their teeth bonded
with ease. It is even possible in the same exact visit to have veneers added to
their teeth all the while they are undergoing a gum lift. All of these
possibilities fall under cosmetic dentistry. While many people do not even
think about it, cosmetic dentistry has been part of the elective surgery field
for an extremely long time, and more cosmetic dentistry procedures are
performed on a yearly basis than the combination of almost all of the plastic
surgery procedures. This makes cosmetic dentistry one of the most popular forms
of elective procedures whose goals and intentions are for the improvements of
one’s aesthetics.
For the longest time, the cosmetic dentistry field has used
both gold and silver as a means of filling cavities and capping teeth. But in
recent times, it has come to an understanding, that the silver used in cosmetic
dentistry has a high chance of being diluted with mercury which is not good for
anyone. But all of that has changed, while some people still opt for gold, and
now platinum caps, many others prefer the porcelain caps which more or less
mimic their original teeth giving off the appearance that no work was accomplished
at all.
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