Dental aesthetics is a branch of dentistry that includes several domains, subdomains, and dental services: orthodontics, preventive dentistry, prosthetic dentistry, odontotherapy, implants; all gathered with a well-defined purpose: to have not only healthy teeth but also beautiful, to have a smile that produces only positive emotions.
Dental aesthetics is an area that concerns not only the current society, but it was in old times, even times before our era a field that aroused the interest and curiosity of societies. If in the old times the instruments were rudimentary and non-performing, potentially hazardous, today technological progress allows us to use high-performance tools that can detect any slight disturbance from normal clues. And yet, the fact that dental aesthetics is a constant concern for society is a definite thing. Even during the period when there was no profession of a dentist, where dental health was only an area of interest but not official, people were able to take care of their oral cavity.
Let’s find out how you could get and how to get now a beautiful smile.
Tooth whitening
Tooth Whitening is the procedure that provides the immaculate appearance of the teeth that we all want. At the moment, in dental aesthetics, dental bleaching is the most sought-after procedure by patients. And this is because, basically, it’s the last stage that everyone’s going through to have that nice, cinematic smile. Tooth Whitening is not necessarily a procedure that you can only accomplish in the dentist’s office, although this is the recommended method. There are various ways you can get to an immaculate smile, starting with toothpaste for whitening, gels, but if you want to get to real results you should choose the professional products, available only at the dental office.
Toothpaste
Any toothpaste helps to clean the tooth surface, the spots that appear daily. Although brushing is recommended, ordinary toothpaste only helps maintain cleanliness and a relatively small tooth whitening. Whitening toothpaste has a high efficiency compared with ordinary toothpaste. This is due to the chemical agents that are present in the composition of , typically polishes. However, these pastes do not contain carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide which, in fact, have the effect of bleach, not only polishing the tooth surface – real effect of substances can be used only by professionals.
Our Ancestors did not use the performing techniques we know and we use today. However, they are the ones who intuit the use of gel and toothpaste. They blended various herbs or powders to receive a paste they applied to the teeth. These plants were not randomly chosen, they have the role of cleaning and polishing agents, currently being used. The Recipes varied from one region to another, from one civilization to another. Thus, a typical Roman paste was the mixture of salt, pepper, sage, and mint that was applied with the help of the fingers. The Romanian space did not remain behind, using salt, ash or baking soda thanks to their antiseptic and bleaching properties.
The actual toothpaste appeared in the nineteenth century in the United Kingdom, the addition of fluoride occurred in the United States, in the twentieth century.
Whether you opt for special whitening toothpaste, ordinary toothpaste to achieve a noticeable whitening effect, your dentist must be present in the process. It Is also important its involvement, as tooth whitening can increase dental sensitivity, which implies extra care measures of the teeth, which are prescribed by your doctor
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Dental facets
It Is considered that dental facets are the ones that bring the maximum results for a beautiful white smile. They correct the small inconveniences and make the teeth look imperfect. The dental facets have a non-aggressive action on the teeth, as they do not take place in the internal structure of the tooth. They are practically half-crown, replacing the removed enamel from the anterior face of the front teeth.
The dental facets are very thin ceramic structures that alter the shape, the color of the teeth by gluing. Exactly, they stick to the external surface of the tooth that acts on the shape, the color of the teeth, but also moves the teeth if they are wrongly positioned, for example unaligned. Before the facets are glued to the surface of the tooth, the tooth enamel is polished by the doctor. If you do not want the natural enamel of the teeth to be polished, currently, the No prep technique is practiced in most dental clinics- it involves sticking the facets without invasion, without premeditate grinding.
Dental Facets are recommended if you identify yourself in the following situations:
- Your teeth have on the anterior surface of the enamel cracks, which color over time and create pain or tenderness;
- Shape problems of the teeth. If your tooth does not have the right shape, it is too large, small or disproportionate;
- Unsightly dental colorations. They occur following the administration of medications or preparations with aggressive action on the enamel, leading to the occurrence of stains;
Dental Apparatus
Orthodontics also has its place well established in dental aesthetics, this area being one of the first steps towards a beautiful smile, the holding of righteous and well-aligned teeth. To reach this result, various dental appliances are proposed by the orthodontist, depending on the lifestyle, budget, and preferences.
Dental appliances have always been a point of interest to our ancestors, starting from the Egyptians and completing with the unique constructions that appeared before the dental apparatus, dated in the 19th century.
The Egyptians used parts of animal intestines to surround the teeth, similar to the way in which the Orthodontic arch today is used by the orthodontist to close the spaces between the teeth. And if you ask yourself what the dental bridge is and where it appeared, you must know that the Greeks have intuitively used the dental bridge, still in Antiquity; And the Etruscans (founding people of Roman civilization) used gold pieces at the funeral of women, for the purpose of closing the spaces between the teeth, so that they would be buried with beautiful teeth.
It was considered that the year 1979 was the moment of glory of Orthodontics, then defending the soldering technique with an adhesive of the pokers, the use of stainless steel, as well as other attempts to modernize the device recognized in 1900. However, after that date, simultaneously with technological advances, dental apparatus evolved in the same way in geometric progression or even exponential progression. This has been achieved by invisible, sapphire or ceramic appliances that we use today to straighten tooth defects.
If you want to have a perfect smile, with perfectly aligned teeth, properly positioned, then the braces are the first step you need to make. And If you’re looking for an orthodontist in Chisinau, Imperial Dent comes with the best specialists in the field. Tooth whitening, facets are already used when you have the biggest corrected drawbacks (usually with the help of a personalized dental device).
Dental Implants
It has become a trend for some patients to ask for and wishes to restore teeth at low prices, a complete or partial restoration of teeth. Dental Implants are the optimal solution in this case, especially when a cheap dental implant (or at least one accessible, if not a premium implant) is much easier to find compared to the years passed. Dental Implants align the surgical part of dentistry and dental esthetics. By direct surgery on the oral cavity, soft tissues are altered, so that the implants that the doctor secures fit perfectly. The composites used at the moment provide not only the correct form but also shades similar to those of the natural teeth.
In this way, dental implants will render your teeth healthy, easy to use, but also with the desired look.
Dental aesthetics is a vast area, which manages to gather so many dental services, which at first glance seem completely separate. This area demonstrates the old-fashioned inclination of human society to teeth not only healthy but also beautiful. Technological progress has radically transformed this area, making it more accessible and efficient. And if you want to enjoy a smile like the Hollywood one, right in the Republic of Moldova, the dental clinic in Chisinau Imperial Dent is always ready to help you. Reach out to specialists of our clinic, who provide advice, professional treatment, and aesthetic result.
