When updating your smile, you don’t want it to be at the expense of your gums or overall mouth functionality and health. While some may claim that beauty is pain, that doesn’t have to be the case!
Ace Dental Centres considers long-term oral health as one of many priorities when planning and performing cosmetic dentistry treatments, such as implementing Invisalign or installing veneers or implants.
With this in mind, here are five areas that the Ace Dental Centre team focuses on when coordinating cosmetic dentistry treatments:
1. Examining gum and bone health
A crucial first step when planning cosmetic dental procedures is ensuring a solid base. In this context, this means making sure that the existing teeth, bones, gums, and surrounding tissue are in optimal health and strong enough to support your desired aesthetic goals while ensuring long-term results.
2. Considering how moving the teeth to appropriate positions can improve the force load
Typically, when teeth are misplaced, the tooth is put under uneven pressure, intensifying the biting force on one spot. This additional pressure can cause negative consequences, including tooth breakage or prolonged gum issues, which could result in the tooth having to be removed.
Ideally, cosmetic procedures produce long-term results and benefits. As such, it’s crucial to investigate and pinpoint any potential issues surrounding the bite and consider how readjusting teeth positions can impact both top and bottom teeth alignment and the overall healthy bite force between the jaws.
3. Establish a natural-looking shape, colour and size to suit the particular patient
When it comes to cosmetic dentistry, there’s no singular ‘proper’ approach. Treatments must be altered and personalized to the individual patient to suit their particular needs and desired outcomes. The Ace Dental Centre team always ensures that the look of the implant, veneer, bridge, or porcelain crown is to the specific patient’s liking.
4. Exploring the best options for replacing a tooth
Particularly when replacing teeth, it’s imperative patients know all the possible treatment options, as there are many factors to consider when determining the best approach. With this in mind, all Ace Dental Centre patients receive input on every possible option available.
5. Teaching patients how to properly maintain their results
Taking care of your teeth and having cosmetic work done is an investment. As such, patients need to know how to take care of their new smile to ensure the results last as long as possible while preserving optimal results.
The team at Ace Dental is here to equip you with all the tools and knowledge you need to maintain your smile, including when to schedule a check-up to visit again!