If you are into teeth as much as we are at Harley Street Dental Clinic, you will have noticed that a divide between those who have great smiles and those who don’t. Very often it’s a generation thing. If you are under about 35, chances are you will have a great smile. But if you are over 35, you will have grown up during a time when cosmetic dentistry was less available and affordable than it is now.
If looking as young and healthy as you can is important to you, then it might be time to take a trip to the cosmetic dentist in Harley Street.
It’s not just about vanity
If you are older then you might think that having a lovely smile with straight, pearly white, flawless teeth is pure vanity and that might be stopping you investing in appointments with the cosmetic dentist in Harley Street.
Actually, teeth that are straight and imperfection-free are easier to keep free from plaque and therefore likely to last longer. So, in fact, investing in how your teeth look is also an investment in your health.
Here are a few treatments available from the cosmetic dentist in Harley Street that can make your teeth last longer and look better.
Braces
The best way to extend the life of your teeth is to make sure they line up well together along your jawbones. This makes it much easier to keep your teeth clean with brushing, flossing and hygienist visits. Plaque loves to hide in nooks and crannies and the acid it exudes can eat through your tooth enamel to create decay, and also irritate your gums and lead to gum disease. The endgame with both problems is tooth loss, and then you are into a whole new realm of dentistry and expense.
White fillings
Don’t they look great? And what’s more they are better for your teeth. White fillings require far less healthy tooth material to be removed than amalgam, plus they actually bond with your teeth, so there’s no chance of bacteria sneaking in under your filling where it meets your tooth. White fillings can also be sculpted to recreate the bumps and valleys of the chewing surface of a natural tooth.