Why Visiting a Cosmetic Dentist Can Improve Your Outlook on Life

If you are looking for a reason to visit a cosmetic dentist and improve your smile, keep reading. There is scientific evidence to show that smiling can actually improve your life, or at least how you feel about it.

It's all about the science.
Yes, improving your smile is something that can make you feel better about yourself. Improving your self-esteem should not be underrated since this can influence how you interact with others. However, there is much more going on from a scientific perspective every time you smile.
Smiling releases the molecules that allow your neurons to communicate with each other. Called neuropeptides, they allow you to feel happy and excited or sad and depressed. Smiling releases positive neuropeptides, also known as dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins. There are serious emotional, mental, and physical benefits associated with doing so. The list is long and includes:

• A reduction in stress.
• The ability to lower your blood pressure and reduce your heart rate.
• Reduction in any pain you are experiencing, just like if you were taking medication.
• Increased feelings of happiness and overall well-being.
• Improvement to your mood.

As a cosmetic dentist, we know that when you smile, you also look more attractive and friendly to everyone you encounter. This can naturally lead to benefits in your social and professional life. This is because when you see a smiling face, it activates your orbitofrontal cortex, and you can actually feel happier or rewarded because you saw someone smile. When you combine the fact that smiles are contagious, every time you smile, you are helping others feel better as their brain releases endorphins.
Scientifically, smiling can actually make your life and your world a better place.

Visit Our Office If You Don't Like Your Smile

If the appearance of your smile is preventing you from wanting to show off your pearly whites, visit our cosmetic dentist office. When you smile, the world around you improves and so does your mood. However, many people are afraid to smile because they don't like having missing teeth, gaps in between them, stains, etc. We can correct all of these things and more using modern cosmetic dentistry solutions, from dental veneers to crowns, dental implants, and even teeth whitening. We can:

• Close gaps in between your teeth. This can be done using dental bonding or by placing dental veneers or crowns on your teeth.
• Replace missing teeth. We can use dental implants or dental bridges as a secure way to replace missing teeth that are more durable and natural-looking than dentures.
• Remove stains. If your teeth are stained or discolored, we can remove the stains and whiten them using our advanced teeth whitening solution. Gentle yet effective, this is an excellent way to improve your smile and also make you look younger.
• Create a uniform smile. If you have teeth that are longer than each other or your smile does not look symmetrical, we can help correct it.

Find out which of these solutions would work best for your smile; visit our office today.

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Learn How Oral Surgery Can Benefit You

Oral surgery can be used to fix a number of conditions. Some of these conditions include tooth loss, impacted teeth, and any number of other conditions that specifically require us to perform surgery in order to correct the problem. It is important to note that an oral surgery is a surgery, just like any other operation you may need to have on the body. There will be a required time that you spend in our practice or hospital, you will need to take time for recovery and for healing, there will be a level of discomfort, and in most cases, we use local or general anesthesia to ensure your comfort during the oral surgery itself. The reason why we make sure people understand these elements of surgery is because it is easy to confuse a general dentist visit with an oral surgery procedure before you come in. You will need to be prepared for surgery and all of the steps that come after it, in order to ensure that it is successful and that you recover quickly.

We Can Surgically Remove Your Wisdom Teeth

One of the most common oral surgery procedures performed is done on the wisdom teeth. Most people are familiar with the term, impacted wisdom teeth. Your wisdom teeth are also called your third molars and are typically the last set of teeth to develop in your mouth. Very often, these teeth emerge from the gum line, and the jaw is simply not large enough to make room for them. When this happens, they fail to emerge properly or emerge in an improper alignment, which results in them being trapped or impacted between the jawbone and the gum tissue. This condition can lead to infection of the gum tissue around the wisdom tooth, swelling, pain, and permanent damage to the nearby teeth, bone, and gums. It can also lead to the formation of cysts and tumors that destroy part of the jawbone. It is highly recommended that if you have impacted wisdom teeth, you have the oral surgery necessary to remove them. It is not just wisdom teeth that can become impacted, but other teeth, such as the cuspids and bicuspids, can also become impacted and will need oral surgery to be removed.

We Can Replace Your Missing Teeth

Another frequent use for oral surgery is to replace missing teeth.  Dental implants can be surgically placed and this is the most secure, durable, and natural way to replace missing teeth because it gives you a new root along with a new tooth.  As such, you can eat your favorite foods, smile with confidence and not worry about your new teeth becoming loose. Dental implants look so natural that you will not be able to tell the difference between your new teeth and your old ones. Since they are taken care of the exact same way, there is no additional effort required either.
Call today to learn more about the types of surgical procedures available to you from our clinic.

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