Types of Dental Services and When to Go for Them

Your smile is one of your most notable features, and being unhappy with it can affect your self-esteem and overall happiness. Fortunately, dentists have an array of tools and services they can offer to restore the beautiful smile you yearn for. Whether dental bonding or tooth extractions, you can seek various dental services for an improved smile. Here are a few to get you started:

Dental Bonding

Dental bonding is one of the most practical procedures you can go for if you crave a better-looking smile. It’s a cosmetic procedure using a tooth-colored resin (usually a durable plastic material) to reform your teeth’ appearance. The resin is applied and hardened with a special light to close gaps, repair chips, or change a tooth’s shape and color. 

Finding the perfect dental bonding solutions can be challenging, especially for children with special needs. A special needs pediatric dentist can help in these instances. They’ll repair decayed, chipped, or cracked teeth while maintaining empathetic, personalized care for every special needs child. Go for a dental bonding service if you need a reversible, cost-effective solution to tooth decay and chipping.

Teeth Whitening

If your natural teeth aren’t as white and bright as you want them to be, you may consider medical teeth whitening for fast, satisfactory results. A tooth whitening procedure can involve bleaching, ultraviolet (UV), light therapy, sanding down strains, and using hydrogen peroxide to brighten teeth.

If you notice your teeth are starting to turn yellow, it’s time to schedule a teeth whitening procedure. Teeth yellowing is usually due to the continued erosion of the enamel, which exposes the underlying yellowish dentin.

Root Canal Therapy

The root canal contains your tooth’s blood vessels, nerve tissues, and other cells, making it the most sensitive part of your tooth. Root canal therapy is a tooth internal treatment procedure that aims to save your dying tooth from being extracted. In the earlier days, when this procedure wasn’t so much harnessed, internal tooth problems always meant the tooth had to be removed. 

However, with the advancement of root canal therapy, badly decaying or infected teeth can be repaired and the tooth’s health reinstated. If you or your loved one has suffered tooth decay, you may have to schedule a root canal treatment, which is especially important for adults past teeth growing age.

Tooth Extractions

Tooth extractions are probably the most dreaded tooth care procedure, but they are necessary for improved oral health. Dentists use anesthesia to numb the area before the procedure starts, making the tooth extraction process less painful than many perceive it to be. Since this procedure involves the removal of the entire tooth from its socket, one may wonder if it’s necessary to have it done. A dentist can recommend a tooth extraction if you have:

• Sustained a severely fractured tooth from an accident
• Severe tooth decay
• Severe gum disease
• Tooth luxation or other dental injuries

Once recommended, tooth extractions should be done as soon as possible by a qualified dentist to help restore your oral health and give you back your beautiful smile.

Your smile is a significant part of your identity, and you shouldn’t let your teeth hinder you from fully embracing your true identity. Going for the right dental service when needed helps you regain your confidence and pursue your goals fully.

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