Cosmetic Dentistry

These days cosmetic dentistry is very often in the news as more and more celebrities take the opportunity to improve their smiles.

Do you need to give a great first impression?

When you meet anyone for the first time whether it be a date, a job interview or important meeting, a brilliant smile and the confidence that it gives you can make all the difference. Many top celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Cheryl Cole and Miley Cyrus have had smile makeovers to improve their image and instil greater self-confidence.It’s amazing how much of an effect that our smile can have on our appearance and also how we feel about ourselves. Many of us can spend thousands of pounds on hairdressing, clothes, anti-age creams and make-up, yet it is not always realised how much that teeth can give away our age.

When the majority of us look in the mirror, we will see something that we would like to change. Perhaps the colour of our teeth. It could be crooked teeth. It could be the shape of our teeth or our gums. It could be chips or cracks. Whatever the issue, most of us would like to change it.

Are you completely happy with your smile? Perhaps you have crooked, misshapen or discoloured teeth?

At Briarmeads Dental Practice in Leicester we help our patients transform their smiles into something that they can be proud of through our smile designs. Using a variety of techniques including tooth whitening, orthodontics, crowns, bridges and veneers we can deliver a result that will delight you.

You may have heard some of the terms or seen them in the press and wondered, “what does that mean?” We hope that this brief guide will go some way to answering your questions.

Bridges

Bridges can be best described as mountings for artificial teeth that are attached at one or both ends to natural teeth. They can be used to replace one or more teeth. When missing teeth are replaced with a bridge, the adjacent teeth require crowns in order to support the replacement teeth. Visit the Crown & Bridge page to find out more.

Veneers

Veneers are thin pieces of porcelain shaped to fit over your teeth thus covering any imperfections and delivering a ‘perfect smile’. They come in many shades and are very long lasting. Visit our Veneers page to find out more.

White Fillings

If you have unsightly ‘black/silver’ amalgam fillings these can now be replaced with white fillings. They are long-lasting, natural looking and are very strong. They are also the ideal option if you are at all worried about the potential risks of mercury.

Crowns

A crown is an artificial cover used to replace missing portions of teeth. The crown ‘caps’ a tooth in order to restore or improve the shape, size and appearance of the tooth. Crowns are increasingly used in cosmetic dentistry where there may be used to cover badly shaped or discoloured teeth. A crown will also increase the strength of the remaining tooth. Visit our Crown & Bridge page to find out more.