Feeling Down During the Holidays? Cosmetic Dentistry Can Help

Whether you suffer from damaged, cracked, or discolored teeth, dental flaws can have a huge impact on your self-esteem. During the holidays especially, it can be daunting to strike up a conversation with someone new when you’re in your head about your appearance. With cosmetic dentistry, you can improve your confidence by transforming your damaged teeth into beautiful pearly whites. Read on to learn about treatments for aesthetically pleasing smiles and how they can benefit you this holiday season.

Cosmetic Dental Treatments

Cosmetic dentistry is an umbrella term for a variety of services that prioritize improving the look of your teeth and gums. However, that doesn’t mean that they can’t also optimize your oral health as well. Just like any other feature, your smile can have a large impact on your self-confidence, which is why many people get treatments to erase and conceal flaws.

Teeth Whitening

Professional teeth whitening from a cosmetic dentist uses high-quality, concentrated ingredients that offer fast, safe, and reliable results. After a single office visit, you’ll be able to enjoy a visibly brighter smile free of concentrated surface stains caused by certain foods, drinks, and bad oral habits. Unlike store-bought kits, the ingredients used by your dentist are approved by the American Dental Association, meaning they have been extensively researched and tested.

Invisalign Clear Braces

If you’re suffering from minor orthodontic issues such as crowding, bite problems, and misalignment, Invisalign clear braces are a virtually unnoticeable solution that eliminates the need for cumbersome-looking and uncomfortable metal brackets and wires.  

Direct Bonding

Small chips and fractures in your teeth can cause people to zero-in on the imperfections your smile is laced with rather than its overall beauty. Direct bonding is a fast and cost-effective treatment that uses a custom-selected composite resin to repair dental damage.

Improve Your Confidence

Cosmetic dentistry can improve confidence while optimizing your oral health. When your teeth feel and look healthy, you’ll want to let them show more often. Plus, many studies have shown that your mental wellbeing is connected with your physical health, which means that taking care of your teeth and gums can make you a generally happier person.

The longer your teeth have been around, the more they’ll show it. Bad oral habits such as smoking and teeth grinding can drastically impact the appearance of your smile and make you look older than you actually are. With cosmetic dentistry, you can reduce the signs of aging and restore your youthful appearance by concealing imperfections that have developed over the years.  

The holiday season is in full swing. Don’t let sunken self-esteem due to your damaged and flawed smile keep you from putting yourself out there and making new connections. Instead, visit your cosmetic dentist to learn what treatments they offer that can help you achieve the smile that you’ve always dreamed of having.

About the Practice

At West Hartford Dental Group, we offer the services of three experienced dentists that understand how much of an impact a damaged smile can have on a patient’s self-esteem. That’s why we offer a large menu of cosmetic services, including porcelain veneers, metal-free restorations, direct bonding, teeth whitening, and Invisalign. For questions or to schedule a consultation for one of these treatments, visit our website or call 860-233-0552.