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Top Dentist Larchmont NY | Eric Spellman DMD
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Best Dental Treatments to Whiten and Straighten Teeth​​​​​​​

Best Dental Treatments to Whiten and Straighten Teeth

Dental Treatments to Whiten and Straighten Teeth Larchmont NY | Eric Spellman DMD | Cosmetic DentistWith over 30 years of experience, our cosmetic dentist, Dr. Eric Spellman, has the knowledge to advise Larchmont patients on the best treatments to whiten and straighten teeth. When it comes to getting whiter and straighter teeth, there are many cosmetic dentistry treatments available. The right dental treatment for you, will depend on your dental goals, how quickly you want the process to take, and the current condition of your dental health.

Traditional orthodontics along with professional teeth whitening can help you achieve whiter and straighter teeth. However, this treatment plan will take some time to complete. On the other hand, cosmetic dentistry treatments, like porcelain veneers and cosmetic bonding, can provide you with instantly whiter and straighter teeth, but they can also have certain drawbacks.

Cosmetic Dentistry vs Orthodontics

If you’re trying to attain a perfect smile with aligned, white, and healthy teeth, orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry share similar goals. Orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry are both branches of dentistry that specialize in correcting imperfections in the smile to help patients achieve their smile goals.

Orthodontics

Orthodontics focuses on fixing misalignments in the teeth and jaws. Besides affecting the way your smile looks, misalignments can also cause facial pain, TMJ, speech impediments, headaches, and even throat and sinus disorders. Most orthodontic treatments can take months to years to complete, depending on your dental health condition and whether you choose clear aligners, like Invisalign, or traditional braces. While orthodontic treatments aren’t a quick solution to a crooked smile, they do offer long-term benefits, like preserving your natural teeth. Orthodontic treatments are a good solution for patients with healthy enamel, suffering from overcrowding, gapped teeth, or bite disorders.

Teeth Whitening After Orthodontics

Professional teeth whitening treatments can help you achieve a whiter, more healthy-looking smile after your orthodontic treatment. However, most patients can benefit from teeth whitening – especially patients who consume a lot of staining substances, like coffee, tea, cola, or tobacco. While orthodontics require patience for straighter teeth, teeth whitening can help you achieve whiter teeth in as little as one appointment for a smile transformation.

Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers are the quickest way to get straight, white teeth. Veneers are a thin layer of porcelain that are custom-created to fit the shape of your smile, while taking the place of the natural tooth enamel. Porcelain veneers are a great cosmetic solution for patients already suffering from enamel erosion, chipped, or cracked teeth. They can be created in any shade the patient wants, and remain stain resistant afterwards. The one drawback for porcelain veneers is that the natural enamel of the tooth will need to be sanded down for the veneer to fit over the tooth, meaning that once a patient gets veneers, they will need to maintain this cosmetic treatment the rest of their life.

Tooth Reshaping and Bonding

Tooth reshaping and dental bonding is an easy way to straighten out small, misshapen teeth at a cheaper price point than porcelain veneers. Teeth reshaping is the most convenient and quickest option for fixing discolored or poorly aligned teeth. During the tooth reshaping process, we will gently remove enamel to improve uneven areas and bite alignment. Once the teeth are shaped down, we will use a composite bonding to fill in chips and gaps, strengthen the enamel, and improve the color of the teeth. If your teeth are already white, we will match the resin to your natural teeth.

After reshaping and tooth bonding your teeth, you will need to make sure you maintain your dental health to keep your smile attractive and healthy-looking. Like most dental restorations, bonded teeth are susceptible to chips and stains. Therefore, you should avoid chewing on hard foods, opening things with your teeth, chewing on fingernails, pens, ice, or other hard materials that could chip your teeth. You can also keep your teeth from staining by avoiding smoke, coffee, tea, and other staining foods.

There are many dental treatments that can help you get a straighter and whiter smile. Want to learn more about your orthodontic and cosmetic dental options? Call our office today.

Different Types of Dental Implants​​​​​​​

Different Types of Dental Implants​​​​​​​

Types of Dental Implants Larchmont | Eric Spellman DMD | Restorative Dentist LarchmontDespite advances in dental restorations, tooth loss remains a very real problem facing much of the U.S. population. In many cases, our adult teeth simply don’t have the strength and durability to withstand decades of intensive use. By the time we reach our senior years, the majority of us will have lost at least one tooth. Luckily, with advancements in dental technology, there are different types of dental implants in Larchmont to even replace missing teeth for patients who are allergic to metal.

Plenty of younger generations have also suffered extensive tooth decay or damage to their teeth that means that extraction or tooth loss was inevitable. Unfortunately, when you lose one or more teeth, it can have a profound effect not only on the appearance of your smile but also on your day to day life. This is because missing teeth can make it very difficult to bite, chew and even speak clearly, depending on where the gaps in your smile may be.

Fortunately, tooth loss isn’t a problem that you have to live with. Dental implants in Larchmont enable patients to have the appearance and function of their teeth restored.

 

What are Dental Implants and How do they work?

Dentists quickly recognized the limitations of some of the more conventional tooth-replacement solutions, such as dentures – which are removable and can be noticeable in your mouth, and bridges – which can damage existing teeth. Dental implants represent an innovative way of replacing single or multiple teeth without any of the compromises experienced by patients wearing bridges or dentures.

They have three components – a titanium post or screw, a connector, and a porcelain crown. The titanium post is inserted into the jaw bone via the gums, where the connector then joins it to the crown, which makes up the visible part of the tooth. When the titanium post is in place, it immediately begins to fuse to the live bone around it, and over the course of several months forms a virtually unbreakable bond that provides the ultimate stability for the dental implant.

Advantages of Dental Implants

There are a number of benefits to choosing dental implants. These include:

  • Strength and durability
  • Enabling the patient to retain a natural-looking smile
  • Permanent
  • Discreet
  • No compromises on what you can eat
  • Easy to clean
  • The highest success rate of any surgically-implanted device

The advantages of dental implants proved so popular that there are several different varieties available, designed so that the solution is available to as many different individuals as possible.

Endosteal Implants

This is the name given to the ‘standard’ design of implants. The location of the titanium posts is pre-determined using x-rays and other technology. In the case of single missing teeth, you will almost certainly need one implant post per prosthetic tooth. However, it is possible to mount an implant-supported bridge of prosthetics onto fewer posts.

Subperiosteal Implants

These are the main alternative to endosteal implants and are usually recommended for patients who have been found to have insufficient healthy bone in their jaw to support a dental implant. The design of these implants is slightly different, in that the implant posts are attached to a metal frame that is inserted under the gum. The gum then heals around the frame, forming a secure base for your restoration and the porcelain crowns can be attached to the implant posts as normal.

Zygomatic Implants

These are the most uncommonly used type of implant but are necessary for some patients for whom the other two varieties are not suitable. Zygomatic implants are used to replace missing teeth in the upper jaw, and the cheekbone is used as the basis for the implant posts. For this reason, the posts used in this type of implant are significantly longer and the procedure may be slightly more complex.

If you have gaps in your smile that are affecting the functionality of your teeth, and perhaps your confidence and self-esteem too, dental implants could be the solution that you have been waiting for. Our experienced team of dental implant specialists would be delighted to help you restore your smile. Get in touch with our team for more information.

 

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