These days, is seems like just about everyone is trying to look a little bit younger. There are plenty of creams, salves, and surgeries that advertise age-reversing effects, but there’s one area of your appearance that you may not have thought much about: your teeth.
Your smile can undergo noticeable changes as you get older, and if you want to take years off your appearance, a little bit of cosmetic dentistry may be able to help you. Here’s are a few examples of treatments that can turn back the clock.
Teeth Whitening
As you’ve gotten older, you may have noticed that your teeth have started to become a little bit discolored over time. This might have something to do with having a little bit too much coffee or red wine, but it’s also a natural part of aging.
If you want to appear a little bit younger, professional teeth whitening may go a long way. These treatments are easy, painless, and can give you a much more youthful-looking smile.
Direct Bonding
If you’ve been around the block a few times, there’s a good chance that your teeth have picked up a couple of chips or cracks. Even having a little bit of your tooth missing can completely change the way that your smile looks and could age your appearance.
Direct bonding is remarkably fast, easy, and can completely erase all kinds of damage. By using a tooth-colored composite resin, your dentist can patch up small issues within a single appointment.
BOTOX
You’re probably aware of the way that BOTOX can paralyze the facial muscles, reducing the presence of wrinkles and giving you a more youthful appearance. What you may not know is that many dentists have also trained in the use of BOTOX for aesthetic purposes.
Dentists specialize in the teeth and mouth, but as a part of that are experts in the overall anatomy of the head and neck. BOTOX is a popular aesthetic treatment, but it also happens to have some health applications in treating chronic jaw issues, which is part of the reasons that dentists study its use.
If you’ve even considered getting BOTOX for aesthetic reasons, you might try talking to your dentist and see if they could be able to help you.
About the Author
Dr. Wael Kassem has been in dentistry for 15 years, and he still loves coming to work every day and being able to help people. He is a detailed-oriented person with an eye for aesthetics, and he finds it enormously satisfying to be able to be able to channel those skills into providing his patients with excellent oral health. Dr. Kassem received his degree from Temple University and has studied extensively with the American Academy of Facial Esthetics.
If you have any questions about cosmetic dentistry, he can be reached at his website or by phone at (856) 818-9998.
