Common Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures to Improve Your Smile

Could you benefit from veneers, crowns, bonding or other cosmetic dentistry services? Your Marietta, GA, dentist Dr. James Hutson offers a variety of treatments and services that can enhance your smile.

Dentures, bridges and dental implants offer a solution to gaps in your smile

The loss of one or more teeth can dramatically alter your appearance, but a change in your smile isn't the only consequence of tooth loss. Depending on the number of teeth you've lost, you may find it difficult to speak clearly or chew food thoroughly. Your Marietta dentist can help you fill the gaps in your smile with dentures, bridges and dental implants.

Bonding offers a simple solution to many cosmetic issues

Whether you've chipped a tooth, don't like the shape or want to hide a discoloration or another flaw on your enamel, bonding can help. Your dentist adds soft composite resin, a material made with powdered glass and plastic, to your teeth during the treatment. Composite resin is very pliable and can be manipulated into any shape needed to correct your issue. Curing the material with blue light bonds the composite resin to your teeth and ensures that it's tough enough to stand up to years of chewing and biting.

Crowns strengthen and repair teeth

If your tooth is fractured, cracked or fragile, your dentist may recommend a dental crown. The hollow restorations are shaped liked the part of your teeth visible above your gums. They slide over teeth that have been decreased in size, and offer complete protection for your tooth. Crowns restore the normal height and width of teeth, protect weak or fragile teeth from fracturing, conceal discolorations and even change the length or shape of teeth.

Veneers offer a simple way to make over your smile

Veneers may be thin but the restorations offer an excellent way to conceal flaws that only affect the fronts of your teeth. The tooth-shaped porcelain shells are attached with dental cement and can completely change the appearance of a tooth. Veneers can be used to hide chips, cracks, uneven surfaces and other imperfections; cover slight gaps between teeth; hide discolored teeth; whiten your smile; or alter the shape or length of teeth.

Is your smile in need of a cosmetic dentistry treatment? Call your Marietta, GA, dentist Dr. James Hutson at (770) 424-7525 to schedule your appointment.