Having straight, nicely rounded teeth is definitely more attractive. The good news is, cosmetic dentistry has several ways to help get rid of that fang look. This includes veneers, reshaping, and contouring.

• Veneers can cover the pointy teeth to enhance its appearance.
• Contours can fill in gaps and chips to reduce the teeth’s pointy appearance.
• Reshaping can make the teeth appear more round and softer.

Not every dentist can do this type of work. You actually need to visit a specialist dentist to reshape your teeth without causing you health risk. Nevertheless, it’s best to find a cosmetic dental office that is knowledgeable in cosmetic dentistry. You may want to talk with them and ask for before-and-after pictures of some of their past clients to give you a good idea about the results.

A nice smile is easier to get than you think. Talk with a specialist dentist, such as ours, Dr. Jason McDowell, at Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa, to determine the best care for teeth and to finally get those rounded teeth instead of pointy ones. We are a Plymouth cosmetic dentistry that offers many types of cosmetic treatments including teeth whitening.

It’s true — many of our past ancestors just accepted the idea that they would have no teeth in their later years. Some of us may even remember seeing teeth floating around in a glass by the bed or when fake teeth could not be located.

Today, adults in their 50s and 60s don’t have to accept bad or no teeth as they age. Advanced cosmetic dentistry has made it possible for most aging adults to keep their own teeth for a lifetime. On top of this, aging teeth can still look beautiful and healthy as well.

Should you consider cosmetic dentistry?

• You don’t have to live with stained, crooked or missing teeth or receding gum lines anymore. Treatments to consider include porcelain crowns, acrylic veneers, advanced whitening, and bonding procedures and implants.
• Start with healthy teeth and gums. More research shows that unhealthy teeth can lead to certain diseases, including heart disease and even Alzheimer’s.
• Decayed or rotten teeth not only look bad but can result in an unhealthy body in later years.
• It is true that you can stall aging for a while with face lifts, Botox and hair coloring, but these don’t last forever. However, if you take care of your teeth, it can last you for the rest of your life.

If you want to keep you youth, look at your teeth. A great healthy white smile–and the confidence that comes with it–is priceless. You will also look like you found the fountain of youth too!

Many cosmetic dentists know that there’s a delicate balance in making a person look younger and also unnatural – with teeth that are too perfect. In fact, teeth should have more shape to them, and different angles, so they don’t look cookie-cut.

Cosmetic dentists, like Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa, work with veneers to make them look more natural. Our Plymouth dental office also offers whitening treatments that will give you natural clean, healthy teeth that are white but not fake. If you need straightening, we also offer Invisilign that is worn like traditional braces without the unattractive metal brackets.

If you want a smile that is natural, perhaps your own smile, make a visit to our dental office. We can guide you through the treatments and suggest ways to make sure you have a smile you are proud of and looks like it belongs on your face. You can make an appointment online too!

Women are more aware of their appearance for interviews and make sure their smile looks healthy and clean. In fact, men are less likely to visit the dentist than their female counterparts, which means their smiles are a bit on the “yuck” side. People look at the mouth often, and a healthy smiles shows their potential hire is confident and can take care of things.

Why are men avoiding dental visits?

Men don’t see a need to go to the dentist because of time or the pure “hassle” of it. Some just don’t have a dentist and maybe a bit on the lazy side to find one. However, studies are showing the economy is helping more men get into the dental chair . . . for cosmetic dental work.

Teeth bleaching, veneers and bonding are requested often by men because they notice the positive effects from a colleague’s nicer smile and learn the winning smile moves them up in the business world. And, we all know that moving up means more money.

With downsizing, lay-offs and company closings all across the country in every industry, men and women need to do anything they can to get a competitive edge. This may mean losing weight and getting better teeth. Employers are pickier these days and considering appearance, whether they admit it or not, as a big factor.

Although men are still avoiding the drill or the check-ups. However, the cosmetic dental treatments that they are appealed to are encouraging men to take care of the teeth a bit better.

If you need to improve your smile for an upcoming job or just need to see the dentist for a routine cleaning, visit our office at Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa. We are a Plymouth cosmetic dentistry that offers cosmetic dental treatments including teeth whitening. We’ll make sure to get your smile “interview” ready.

With a society focused on physical appearance, it is natural to want nice, white teeth that look healthy. In fact, we all know that healthy looking teeth are a big confidence booster. However, during stressful periods, people sometimes make hasty or wrong decisions. So, what should someone seeking possible dentures do?

If you are considering dentures, you should seek counsel from an honest, passionate, and educated general dentist who may also be an expert in the area of cosmetic dentistry. He or she can advise you of the pros and cons of dentures versus saving your natural teeth.

The Process

• Before getting dentures, you need to have a full examination, a full set of X-rays, and a lengthy examination. But, just because you get dentures doesn’t mean all your dental problems are over. There is a common list of problems associated with full dentures.
• Due to the hard piece of plastic pressed against your delicate gum tissue, you will feel pain
• You will find that your dentures will get loose as the bone and gum underneath shrinks and realigns.
• Be aware of a clacking noise, which can be embarrassing to some people.
• If you are a food lover, dentures may affect the way food taste since your palate is covered by the upper denture.
• You may develop sores in your mouth.
• Dentures often look artificial.
• Your face looks older without them in.

In this age, keeping your natural teeth as long as possible with more cleanings and careful examination by your dentist and hygienist is certainly the way to go. If tooth loss occurs, permanent bridges or dental implants are a more natural option as they are most similar to your original teeth.

Visit an experienced cosmetic dentist, like Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa. We are a Plymouth cosmetic dentistry that can guide you in the right direction in regards to you dental treatments. We strive to make your smile healthy and beautiful.

Good looks, especially white teeth, for events and interviews are important for the stars of film and music . . . and even professional athletes. With white, shiny teeth, they can intermingle well with others and show them that they have grace, sociability and beauty. In fact, if they had yellow teeth, they would be on the gossip magazines as a celebrity who doesn’t know anything about dental hygiene.

With all the movie starts getting their teeth whitened, this treatment is not a trend that will go away. Celebrities are making sure to get their teeth whitened products to look good, but this procedure actually helps them become more confident about the way they look – something they need in the competitive culture they live in.

What is teeth whitening? Also referred to as teeth bleaching, it refers to different cosmetic dentistry procedures for individuals, such as Hollywood celebrities, who simply want to have whiter teeth and look good. Tooth whitening also sends the message, even in Hollywood, that looking great does not mean trying to just be a beauty to everybody with fashion and makeup. It can start with the way we take care of our teeth. With celebrities getting teeth whitening, it helps their fans understand that this is something they can do because the treatment is available from a dentist near them.

Of course, teeth whitening products are widely offered online and in local stores. Just be careful when you purchase teeth whitening products. You cannot compromise your safety, right? Thus, consulting with your cosmetic dentist would be the best thing to do prior to purchasing over-the-counter teeth whiteners which can cause sensitivity and other issues.

So want to look like a million bucks plus promote healthy teeth? Make that smile bigger through cosmetic teeth whitening. You don’t have to be a star to feel and look like one.

Visit us at Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa. We offer many types of cosmetic dental treatments including professional teeth whitening from our SmileSpa! You can even make an appointment online.

Teeth have become a focal point on the face. Dentists can bleach and whiten, lengthen or shorten, straighten or angle the teeth, They can also remove spaces and correct chipped teeth with relative ease. In fact, cosmetic dentistry can be compared to graphic art. It is important for both professions to use line and color as well as being precise with the detail.

When it comes to teeth straightening, there is no need to have a mouth full of metal anymore. Today, Invisalign is a wonderful alternative to getting teeth straight without be embarrassment or the hassle of metal. The process is rather quick and simple and the results are successful.

If you are considering cosmetic dentistry, whether it is getting veneers, repairing chipped teeth or maybe getting your teeth whitened, consider visiting our Plymouth family dental office, Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa. Our office is inviting, and we have a staff that specializes in cosmetic dentistry. Visit us online to take a tour and review all the treatments. You can also make an dental appointment online! We hope to see you soon.

What is dental bonding?

Dental bonding is a procedure in which a tooth-colored resin material is applied and hardened with a special light – this ultimately “bonds” the material to the tooth to restore a person’s smile.

Other things that dental bonding takes care of include:

• Repair chipped or cracked teeth.
• Improve the appearance of discolored teeth.
• Close spaces between teeth.
• Repair decayed teeth.
• Make teeth look longer and change shape of the teeth.
• An alternative to amalgam fillings.
• Protect a portion of the tooth’s exposed root.

Dental bonding is among the easiest and least expensive of cosmetic dental procedures. Unlike veneers and crowns, which are customized tooth coverings that must be manufactured, bonding usually can be done in a single office visit unless several teeth are required to work on.

Another advantage is that a small amount of tooth enamel is removed. Also, unless dental bonding is being performed to fill a cavity, anesthesia is normally not required.

There are some disadvantages though. Although the material used in dental bonding is stain resistant, it does not resist stains as well as crowns. Bonding materials do not last as long nor are as strong as other restorative procedures and can chip and break off the tooth.

If you are confused on the type of cosmetic dentistry you need to get, consider talking with the staff of Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa. We are a Minnetonka cosmetic dentist office that works with different types of treatment, including professional teeth whitening, and can steer you in the right direction.

The reason behind this is that teeth are never “locked” into a certain position. However, the best chance of having teeth that stay perfectly still is to have them well aligned. This can happen in a couple of ways: By being born with them that way or by having them properly straightened by an orthodontist. The truth is unless retainers are worn all the time, including those born with a perfect bite; everyone is prone to teeth shifting.

Although there are many factors that relate to the alignment of the teeth, you need to consider how they line up in the space between the tongue and the cheeks. Over time, the balance between the forces of the tongue and the forces of the cheeks and lips tends to change, just as the rest of our muscles and skin change with age. In many, that leads to crowding or spacing of the front teeth.

Front tooth crowding is not ideal, it is relatively common, and is therefore somewhat “normal.” But left unchecked, this crowding will continue and can lead to some pretty serious bite, tooth and gum problems. Most family dentists can see this coming and recommend treatments such as monitoring the teeth to make sure they don’t progress to the point of harm. Sometimes patients may have to get realignment the teeth or maybe braces such as Invisilign.

Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa can help you get you teeth in perfect condition — straight and white.

The Invisalign system is pretty remarkable. It combines advanced 3-D computer graphics technology with 100-year-old science of orthodontics. Invisalign aligners are designed to move your teeth in small steps to the desired final position prescribed by your family dentist or orthodontist. Each aligner is precisely calibrated and manufactured to fit your mouth at each stage of the treatment plan

What are the steps?
Your first step is to visit a dental office to determine if Invisilign is right for you. After sending precise treatment instructions, Invisalign uses advanced computer technology to translate these instructions in a sequence of finely calibrated aligners — as few as 12 or as many as 48.

Each aligner is worn for about two weeks and only taken out to eat, brush and floss teeth. As you replace each aligner with the next, your teeth will begin to move gradually — week-by-week until the final alignment prescribed is attained. Then you’ll be smiling like you never have before!

To ensure the best possible results, only a dentist who has been trained and certified by Align Technology can diagnose and treat using Invisalign. Invisalign is not intended for children and is not appropriate for every adult.

If you are in the Minnetonka area, contact Wayzata Dental & SmileSpa. We offer Invisalign and provide the very best dental treatments for teeth whitening and cosmetic dentistry.