Countryside Dental: Brighten Your Smile for the New Year

We all make New Year’s resolutions. Lose weight. Pick a new hobby. The list goes on. For 2017, would you like your smile to look bright and beautiful? Sure, it may look dingy and yellowed now, but could that change? Sure, it can with cosmetic dentistry services from Dr. Natalya Nagornaya, your dentist in Buffalo Grove. Dr. Nagornaya and her staff really love transforming less than perfect smiles so their patients look good and feel great.

Common Smile Problems

As a cosmetic dentist in Buffalo Grove, Dr. Nagornaya encounters many patients who have healthy teeth and gums. However, they are dissatisfied with the appearance of their smiles. Their aesthetic concerns generally focus in three areas:

• Tooth color–stains from dietary choices, smoking and aging and/or dark metal (amalgam) fillings
• Tooth shape–chips, cracks, pits, congenital malformation, uneven tooth length
• Tooth alignment–gaps, mild overcrowding

While these defects may not sound overly concerning, many individuals simply stop smiling or cover their teeth when laughing and speaking in public. The result is loss of self-confidence and the inability to project their true personality.

Superior Smile Solutions

When a patient asks Dr. Nagornaya for suggestions to refresh his or her smile, the process starts with an oral exam, some X-rays and a discussion of smile goals. These aesthetic dentistry consultations are easiest when smiles are free of decay and gum disease.

Then, the dentist may suggest one or more modern treatments to create that attractive, yet natural-looking, set of teeth. Aesthetic services may be employed singly or as a comprehensive plan depending on patient desire and budget.

Offered treatments can include:

• Tooth-colored fillings to repair decay or replace existing amalgam fillings, particularly at the front of the mouth. A skillfully applied acrylic and glass (composite resin) restores decay with minimal removal of enamel. The finished restoration is tooth-colored and very durable.
• Porcelain veneers These thin shells of tooth-colored ceramic also are called instant orthodontics. They disguise the front side of chipped, cracked and heavily stained teeth and can cover gaps and mild overcrowding, avoiding costly and complex orthodontic correction. After some enamel preparation, these custom-made laminates are bonded permanently in place for a look that lasts for years.
• Opalescence Boost teeth whitening In just about one hour, discolored teeth brighten safely right in the dental chair. The dentist uses a special hydrogen peroxide gel combined with enamel-strengthening potassium fluoride. It lifts out organic material, leaving smiles whiter by several shades. A safe at-home version is available, too, for qualified patients.

Can Your Smile Change?

For 2017, yes, it can! Learn Dr. Nagornaya can do for your smile aesthetics and self-esteem. Contact Countryside Dental in Buffalo Grove. We even have Saturday appointments for your convenience.