Age can impact your body in a lot of ways including your oral health, and these changes can leave you feeling embarrassed or self-conscious about your appearance. No one wants to look older than they feel! Fortunately, your dentist can restore a much more youthful smile with cosmetic dentistry. If you’re curious to learn how, keep reading to learn about 3 ways that growing older impacts your teeth, and how your dentist can reverse the clock!
Change #1: Weakened Enamel
Did you know that tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body? Though it’s incredibly durable, it can’t escape the effects of time. Natural wear and tear throughout your adult life is bound to thin this protective outer layer which leaves your teeth in a more vulnerable state. They’re much more likely to chip or break if you bite into something too hard or have an accident.
Your dentist can use cosmetic bonding to reshape and recover them. This quick and non-invasive procedure involves applying a small portion of tooth-colored composite resin over your pearly white. Then, it’s sculpted into its ideal shape and hardened with a special curing light. During this process, the material bonds with your tooth so that it provides additional strength to shield it from injury.
Change #2: Staining
No matter how rigorous your dental hygiene routine is over the years, after a lifetime of consuming ingredients that stain your teeth, they’re bound to look somewhat drab and dingy. While you might be tempted to experiment with over-the-counter whitening kits or pastes, these often contain cheaper bleaching agents that are abrasive. Often, patients end up with tooth sensitivity without even getting the outcome they hoped for.
Your dentist, meanwhile, has access to professional-grade whitening ingredients and instruments that can remove years’ worth of discoloration in a single appointment. If you don’t have an extra hour to spare, ask your dentist if they provide take-home kits. They can send you home with the same high-quality solutions and customized trays for effective results that won’t cause discomfort.
Change #3: Sagging Skin
You might think it odd that your dentist can provide Botox services, but it’s not uncommon. Tooth loss often accompanies old age and can deteriorate your jawbone to the point that your cheeks begin to look sunken and wrinkly. Even if you’re unable to afford replacements like dental implants, which can prevent this process, your dentist can smooth your skin with Botox injections. This solution blocks certain chemical signals from nerves that cause your muscles to contract, causing them to relax instead. As a result, the skin sitting over them also eases which reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
With so many incredible solutions, it’s easy to see why millions of adults have turned to cosmetic dentistry to restore a more youthful smile!
About the Practice
At Elwood Avenue Dental, two dentists work together to provide people of all ages with high-quality, comfortable oral healthcare services, including cosmetic dentistry. Whether you have yellowed teeth and require a whitening treatment or have chips or cracks and are interested in veneers or dental bonding, they can help. They use state-of-the-art dental technology so that you’re sure to get the most efficient and accurate results possible. You’re welcome to request a consultation appointment on the website or by calling (918) 299-2298.