Modern dentistry techniques, including sedation dentistry, have eliminated a reason for many people to avoid going to the dentist; that is, they are afraid of pain. The qualified dentist in Bel Air area has various sedation methods which they can explain to patients beforehand, so the patient can avoid anxiety and get the work done that they may have been wanting for years. There is virtually no limit to the options that can competely transform a patient’s smile.
If a patient is self-conscious about a gummy smile and teeth that look too small, especially in relation to the gums, the Dentist Bel Air can do gum contouring so that less of the gum line is visible when the patient smiles. The teeth look larger, and now instead of a gummy smile, the patient gets to showcase beautiful, white teeth.
The Dentist can do chair side teeth whitening if the patient’s teeth are discolored. This method is safe for the tooth enamel and can lighten a tooth’s color by up to twelve shades. Whether one tooth doesn’t match or all teeth need whitening, this is a quick and painless procedure than can be taken care of in one visit.
If a patient has the old, mercury fillings in their teeth, which are silver-colored, the dentist can remove those since it’s no longer recommended to have the mercury fillings for two reasons. One, there can be long-term health problems from exposure to mercury. Two, silver amalgams in the teeth can expand and contract depending if the tooth is exposed to heat or cold, and all that expansion and contraction eventually weakens the teeth and causes fractures in the teeth, much like expansion and contraction of a concrete driveway eventually results in cracks. When there’s a crack in a tooth, bacteria can get in through the crack and cause tooth decay.
Instead, the silver fillings will be replaced with strong porcelain inlays and onlays, which which are tooth-colored fillings. No one will be able to tell there is a filling in the tooth, and these restore the strength of the teeth so they’re nearly as strong as they were before the cavity in the first place.
For more information, contact Berg Dental Group.
