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Want a Smile Makeover? Consider These Three Cosmetic Dentistry Options
Imperfect, discolored, or damaged teeth are not uncommon, but it’s easy to feel self conscious about your smile when it’s on display. Many people avoid smiling due to crooked, chipped, gapped, or yellowed teeth, but these are all minor problems that can be readily fixed. With the help of a cosmetic dentist, you can choose procedures to transform your teeth into the smile you’ve always wanted.
At the practice of Dr. Padmaja Yalamanchili in Fairfax, Virginia, Dr. Yalamanchili offers a broad range of cosmetic dentistry options, so you can create the smile you’ve always dreamed of.
What’s included in a smile makeover
A smile makeover is not a one-size-fits-all treatment. When you consult a cosmetic dentist, the focus shifts to your personal preferences and desires.
If you are missing teeth, she may suggest dental implants or bridges to fill the gaps. From there, she can begin improving the appearance of your remaining teeth.
Dental bonding
Chipped, cracked, or discolored teeth can be repaired through dental bonding. Dr. Yalamanchili color-matches the resin to your surrounding teeth before using it to reshape, rebuild, and resurface your tooth until it looks consistent with the others.
Teeth whitening
Yellowing is one of the most common cosmetic complaints, and it’s hard to avoid stains when you enjoy things like coffee, soda, wine, and berries. Dr. Yalamanchili offers in-office teeth whitening treatments that protect your gums while delivering more dramatic results than at-home kits. A bright and sparkling smile can completely change your look!
Veneers
If you are seriously dissatisfied with the appearance of your teeth, you don’t have to have overly invasive dental work to fix multiple imperfections. Dental veneers sidestep this problem by bonding porcelain shells to the fronts of your teeth, covering gaps, chips, discolorations, unevenness, and more. This allows you to design the perfect smile without doing in-depth work on each tooth.
Building your dream smile
Before heading in for a smile makeover, take a step back from the mirror and observe your teeth from afar. This is how most people will see you, and it will give you a good idea where your focus should lie. Are your teeth noticeably yellow or discolored? Crooked? Chipped?
Dr. Yalamachili can help you address these concerns and suggest solutions that suit you. Your smile makeover might include all three treatments, or just one.
To learn more about cosmetic dentistry and discuss ways to improve your smile, schedule a consultation with Dr. Yalamanchili by calling 703-213-5312, or book an appointment online.
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