Change Your Smile With Help From a Cosmetic Dentist

Imagine if your cosmetic dentist could have a direct impact on the way people view you, improving your social interactions and making it so you always make a perfect first impression. In a sense, that is exactly what a cosmetic dentist intends to do by improving your smile in a number of different ways. Why is a smile so important? The smile is probably the most used of all our facial features. We use it to portray interest, friendliness, competence, and a range of other emotions. We sometimes even smile when we need to pause to think about something before we speak. As such, the smile is an important part of our non-verbal language, especially when it comes to first impressions.

We have found that people make first critical judgments very quickly. In fact, first impressions are usually made within the first 15 seconds, sometimes as quickly as seven seconds, after meeting someone new. In this brief interlude, there is not much for a person to go on, and so the smile becomes of paramount importance. Fifty-three percent of people who were polled in a recent study stated that the first thing they notice about a person is their smile. Eighty-nine percent of the participants reported that a great smile is one of the key elements that makes a person more attractive to them. When you consider how important a first impression is in a situation like a job interview, it becomes imperative that you have a great smile that only your cosmetic dentist can help you achieve.

As a cosmetic dentist, we have a broad range of tools and procedures at our disposal to help you achieve your smile goals. Typically, we will start our relationship with a detailed consultation that will examine the goals you have, do a full examination of your mouth, and set a plan in motion to get you to your perfect smile. It is important to have questions and an idea of where you want to go with your smile as we talk. This allows us to pick procedures, set a timeline, and have a clear understanding of what you want to accomplish. For some things that need correcting, the procedures may take a little longer. An example of this is malocclusion, also known as crooked teeth, which could require braces or even oral surgery to correct, treatments that can last for months to a year or longer. Other treatments tend to be shorter in nature and work faster towards a better-looking smile. Of these, teeth whitening has become increasingly popular, so much so these days, it has spawned a multibillion-dollar, do-it-yourself industry that allows you to even do teeth whitening in the comfort of your own home. Another very popular tool a cosmetic dentist uses to correct stubborn stains, discoloration, damaged enamel, and even small chips and cracks are dental veneers. These ultra-thin pieces of porcelain are quick fixes to a number of issues and can be placed to give you a better-looking smile in one or two visits.

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