A smile is one of the first things we notice about another person. It can be an empowering asset to be able to smile with pure confidence. The greatest highlight for our team at Victoria Dental Group is when we see the life-changing transformation of self-confidence and joy that accompanies our smile makeovers and full mouth reconstructions. Making life-long healthy smiles a reality is our true passion and calling.
You may want to improve the aesthetics of your smile, or/and to restore function to your mouth. Victorian Dental Group can help you find the best options to suit your aspirations and health needs. A Smile-Makeover primarily restore the aesthetics of a smile, whereas a full mouth reconstruction addresses functional and aesthetic concerns.
A Full Smile Makeover can include treatments such as teeth whitening, dental veneers, and dental crowns to improve the aesthetics of teeth. You can view more information on these below. If you have missing or worn teeth, check out our mouth reconstruction page for more information on replacing missing teeth.
Crooked, overlapping, or gapping teeth can be straightened through orthodontics and/or porcelain veneers.
Teeth that have become infected, painful, and/or impaired can be assessed for treatment to return their health and aesthetic appearance.
The colour of teeth can be improved by Scaling & Polishing, Teeth Whitening procedures. Discoloured or defective fillings can be replaced with natural tooth coloured restorations.
Due to tooth wear (attrition, abrasion and erosion) or breakages, recontoured teeth can restore the natural shape of your smile. Subtle changes to the tooth structure can affect the appearance of a tooth. E.g. a wider tooth can look shorter, and a narrower tooth can look longer. How the surface of the teeth are contoured can affect the way light is reflected, and the overall appearance of the teeth
Treatment for shorter teeth may include reshaping and lengthening the teeth via veneers, dental crowns, implants or a dental bridge. Tooth size is critical to your natural aesthetics and your desired outcome. For example, long, square teeth on a round-faced individual can provide a slimming effect for the face.
By restoring missing or decayed teeth, your functional bite can be restored. This can have dramatic improvements to speech, eating, chewing, and can reduce associated symptoms of a misaligned bite – such as headaches, pain and sensitivity.
Naturally, what is involved in your own smile makeover will be suited to your individual needs and aspirations for your smile. Here are some of the treatments that can be carried out during a smile makeover:
STEP 1: CREATING A HEALTHY FOUNDATION AND SAVING YOUR OWN TEETH WHERE POSSIBLE
A first priority involves maximising the health and retention of your own teeth, and where possible and stabilising any gum or dental health concerns prior to the recreation of your smile. In some circumstances, if the nerve of the tooth is diseased, Root canal treatment may be required. In a healthy tooth, the tooth is able to be prepared for a new tooth structure.
THIS MAY INCLUDE:
In the event that a tooth that is being restored has an infected nerve, root canal treatment may be required. This allows for the root of the tooth to be retained. The surface area of the tooth is then able to be recreated with a tooth coloured filling, dental crown or dental veneer.
When tooth roots are healthy they are able to be prepared by smoothing away the upper surfaces of the teeth in preparation for placement of a new Dental Crown or Dental Veneer.
When teeth cannot be saved or repaired, these may need to be extracted and removed to create space for placement of a new tooth structure.
STEP 2: RE-CREATING YOUR TEETH
Once your mouth is in a stable and healthy condition, the re-creation process can begin by replacing missing teeth, and/or recreating and redesigning tooth structures.
Victorian Dental Group has a number of treatment options available to reach your desired results, clinical needs, and budget.
THIS CAN INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
The placement of a Dental Implant involves inserting a titanium structure into your mouth. A Dental Implant Restoration is then carried out where a Dental Crown is placed on this structure. Dental implants are amongst the most permanent solutions for returning the structure and function to your mouth.
An Implant-Retained Denture involves the placement of implants in the jaw and a denture that is made to snap on to these implants that will help stabilize and retain the denture.
With a Dental Crown, you retain your own healthy tooth root. The biting and aesthetic surfaces of the teeth are then restored with a custom made porcelain tooth structure that fixes any structural and functional flaws to the tooth.
Dental Veneers are very thin porcelain covers that are bonded to the front surfaces of teeth. Porcelain veneers are used to correct several cosmetic flaws such as stained teeth, mildly crooked teeth, teeth with gaps between them. We work closely with renowned dental ceramists to customise the shade of the veneers to fit your smile beautifully.
A Dental Bridge can replace missing teeth via a number of different options and configurations to suit your needs. A Dental Bridge utilises the surrounding teeth as anchor points to support the replacement and placement of the missing tooth area.
A denture is a prosthetic device that can be inserted and removed for cleaning. Removable Dentures are highly versatile and can be custom made to replace gaps in the teeth (partial-denture), or replace all teeth.
This article is designed to be for information purposes only and does not substitute or replace the advice of a registered health practitioner. Always seek the advice of your dentist or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment. Please view the site Disclaimer for more information.
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