{"id":40,"date":"2019-03-14T22:52:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T22:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2019-03-14T22:52:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T22:52:25","slug":"how-a-cosmetic-dentist-can-improve-your-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/how-a-cosmetic-dentist-can-improve-your-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"How A Cosmetic Dentist Can Improve your Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cosmetic dentistry refers to any type of dental treatment that is done electively to enhance the appearance of your teeth, bite, gums, and smile. A bright and beautiful smile can boost your self-confidence, especially if you have been concerned about the state of your teeth or gums for a while. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re unhappy with your smile and believe that it&#8217;s time to get a makeover, then your cosmetic dentist can help you come up with an appropriate treatment plan to transform your smile. Some of the common cosmetic treatments include:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Teeth whitening or bleaching <\/li><li>Straightening crooked teeth <\/li><li>Improving or correcting misaligned bites<\/li><li>Filling unattractive gaps between teeth<\/li><li>Replacing missing teeth with bridgework, dental implants, or dentures <\/li><li>Repair chipped, cracked, or broken teeth <\/li><li>Repair tooth infections and cavities <\/li><li>Change the shape and size of worn down teeth<\/li><li>Replace old, worn out dental appliances <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Personalized Cosmetic Treatments <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A smile is unique to each person. During your consultation, your dentist will create a digital smile preview of the likely results using special software. The process involves adding an image of your current smile and manipulating the data depending on the necessary procedures &#8211; like veneers, implants, Invisalign, or bonding. The system then produces a realistic full-color image of the likely results. Cosmetic imaging increases your chances of satisfaction with your custom treatment plan. &nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular cosmetic dentistry procedures include:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bleaching &#8211; Teeth whitening treatments, including in-office bleaching and at-home teeth whitening procedures can address the discoloration or teeth staining to give you a dazzling, white smile.<\/li><li>Teeth Bonding &#8211; This involves applying tooth-colored plastic putty to fill gaps between teeth, whiten them, and correct minor cases of decay.<\/li><li>Crowns &#8211; Crowns are placed over damaged teeth to create a normal appearance and repair misshapen, fractured, or discolored teeth.<\/li><li>Porcelain Veneers &#8211; These refer to thin layers of porcelain bonded over the front surface of teeth to improve uneven surfaces and correct unevenly spaced, crooked, chipped, discolored, or oddly shaped teeth.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Only a personal consultation with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/services\/cosmetic-dentistry-in-oxnard-ca\/\">cosmetic dentist in Oxnard, CA<\/a> will help to determine the best cosmetic treatments to help you achieve your dream smile. <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cosmetic dentistry refers to any type of dental treatment that is done electively to enhance the appearance of your teeth, bite, gums, and smile. A bright and beautiful smile can boost your self-confidence, especially if you have been concerned about the state of your teeth or gums for a while. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/how-a-cosmetic-dentist-can-improve-your-smile\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How A Cosmetic Dentist Can Improve your Smile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41,"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions\/41"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.safe-dentalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}