San Francisco and Marin CA
While the priority of general dentistry is the overall health of the mouth, teeth and gums, cosmetic dentistry focuses on the beauty of your smile. How a person feels about their smile directly affects their overall self-confidence. Having a beautiful, confident smile positively impacts everything from social interactions to professional success. Our cosmetic dentist in San Francisco is focusing today on five ways cosmetic dentistry can enhance your self-esteem.
1. A whiter, brighter smile
Professional teeth whitening can erase years of stains from teeth from the comfort of your home. Over time, foods and beverages we enjoy, such as tea, coffee, dark sodas, chocolate and wine, can cause our teeth to turn yellow or dingy. Our cosmetic dentist office in Marin uses GLO® teeth whitening, which uses warm heat acceleration, whitening gel and a blue LED light to provide effective, safe teeth whitening results at home.
2. Correct imperfections
Cosmetic dentistry can correct imperfections in your smile, such as chipped, cracked or broken teeth using treatments like dental bonding or veneers.
Dental bonding — Bonding involves our dentist applying a composite resin to a tooth, sculpting it to match neighboring teeth then curing it in place.
Veneers — Veneers are thin, durable shells made of porcelain or composite resin that adhere to the front of teeth to cover imperfections.
Correcting these imperfections can make you feel more confident, which reflects in everything you do.
3. Enhance facial aesthetics
If you have an uneven or “gummy” smile, cosmetic dental procedures like gum reshaping enhance the symmetry and balance of your smile, making you feel more self-confident when you flash your pearly whites.
4. Straighten teeth comfortably
Dentists will often recommend orthodontics to straighten teeth. Before recently, that meant awkward metal braces with brackets and wires notorious for poking the soft tissue of the mouth. Our San Francisco cosmetic dentist uses Invisalign, a discreet, custom set of aligner trays that gradually pull the teeth into their proper position, usually in about half the time it takes braces.
5. Restore missing teeth
Missing teeth can affect the ability to eat and speak, which can wreak havoc on a person’s self-esteem and keep them home from social settings. Dental implants offer a permanent solution to replace missing teeth, restoring both function and appearance.
Cosmetic dentist in the Bay Area
Cosmetic dentistry aims to correct imperfections in your smile so you can live your best, most confident life. Call us at Glen Park Dental today, (415) 799-3900, to find out how we can help restore your smile and your self-esteem.
