If your smile is healthy but you are not satisfied with the shade of your teeth, there are effective solutions available to help you smile with confidence. Teeth whitening, for example, is one of the most popular cosmetic dental treatments, as it is convenient and produces real results. But maintaining a bright smile that lasts requires preserving your health. The following illustrates the best ways to not only brighten your smile but to keep it that way.
What Causes Discoloration and How Whitening Treats It
Regularly enjoying heavily pigmented drinks, such as red wine and coffee, can leave your teeth looking dull or even yellowed. Those who smoke cigarettes experience this problem as well. In either case, teeth whitening offers a convenient solution. During this treatment, a special bleach solution lifts the stains from your teeth and increase the brightness of natural enamel by up to four shades, depending on your chosen whitening regimen.
Madany Dental offers both in-office whitening treatments and take-home kits. The Sinsational Smile® whitening method brightens your smile within 20 minutes during an office visit. This program is recommended especially for those who need to improve their teeth just in time for a big event. For those who prefer take-home options, we also provide our patients with Zoom!® whitening trays. This method allows you to bleach your teeth at your leisure without having to work around an appointment.
Porcelain Veneers: A Permanent Solution
Teeth whitening doesn’t work for everyone, unfortunately. Those with intrinsically stained teeth would instead need a more extensive treatment. Veneers are recommended for patients with permanently stained teeth rejuvenate their smiles and even correct physical flaws, such as cracked and chipped. However your teeth have become discolored, or you have experienced minor chips after an accident, porcelain veneers give you a chance to customize your smile.
Madany Dental offers both porcelain veneers and composite bonding, for those who prefer a conservative approach. We work with porcelain because of its resemblance to natural enamel. It is also highly stain-resistant, which is good news for those who regularly enjoy coffee, tea, and wine.
Maintain Healthy Habits
While these solutions are highly effective, they work best as a complement to comprehensive hygiene routines. Regular brushing and flossing, coupled with biannual dental appointments, can help you preserve your smile for years to come.
To schedule a consultation with a cosmetic dentist you can trust, call the office of Dr. Jim Madany today! We proudly serve patients in the greater Troy area and look forward to serving your smile!