3 Ways to Reshape your Smile Without Braces

reshape smileRoyal Oak and Birmingham, MI

Having a winning smile that you’re proud of doesn’t have to take years or cost a fortune to achieve. Bright, dazzling smiles of straight, white teeth aren’t reserved only for Hollywood celebrities — and they don’t always require traditional metal braces! A beautiful smile is as close to you as your Royal Oak cosmetic dentist at Hartrick Dentistry! Let’s take a look today at different ways our cosmetic dentist can reshape your smile without braces.

Dental bonding

Cosmetic bonding uses composite material, which is also used to fill cavities, to address multiple aesthetic dental issues, including chips, cracks and small fractures and misshapen teeth, unwanted gaps between teeth and minor crowding and crookedness. Our cosmetic dentist in the Birmingham area brushes the composite material over the affected tooth, then cures it, shaping and polishing it to match surrounding teeth in color, shape and size. This is an affordable, durable and long-lasting restoration that will reshape your smile in as little as one visit to our cosmetic dentist’s office.

Veneers

Crafted from the highest quality dental porcelain, veneers are wafer-thin tooth coverings that adhere to the front surfaces of teeth to look like natural teeth but hide imperfections such as minor crookedness, gaps, cracks, breaks, chips or discoloration. Our cosmetic dentist in Royal Oak will start by using X-rays and digital impressions to have a veneer custom-crafted to match the surrounding teeth. Once the veneer is ready, the dentist will scrape a bit of tooth enamel off the tooth that’s to be covered, which makes a veneer a permanent restorative treatment.

Invisalign

For patients who want a perfectly straight, gorgeous smile but don’t want to achieve it with traditional metal braces, Invisalign is a great option. Clear aligner orthodontics like Invisalign are quickly replacing braces as the premier way to straighten teeth, especially for young adults who don’t want the awkward metal brackets and wires — or the frequent adjustments — that accompany traditional braces. Hartrick Dentistry is an Invisalign provider in Royal Oak, and we help most of our patients achieve the results they want in 12-18 months, which is half the time it usually takes braces. (Treatment will vary depending on the severity of the case.)

Cosmetic dentist in Royal Oak and Birmingham, Michigan

Do you wish you could change something about your smile? If so, you’re certainly not alone! If you’re looking for ways to reshape your smile into one that you can be proud of, call our Royal Oak cosmetic dentist at Hartrick Dentistry at (248) 712-1149, or contact us online to schedule a consultation today.

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