ACM - A beautiful smile says health, happiness and attractive!
Cosmetic Surgery Article December 2005
Attractiveness!” Many people, unfortunately, are unhappy with the appearance of their smile. For some, it may be simply the colour of the teeth, whilst for others, it maybe due to missing teeth, crowded teeth or worn and misshapen teeth. Of course, often we see that it is a combination of several factors. The end result, however, is an often prematurely aged and unattractive smile and hence, a person who is reluctant to show their teeth and make expressive movements, such as smiling and laughing.
The smile, as many studies have shown, is the major factor contributing to overall facial attractiveness, and we know that an attractive face is the most important factor in body image. Hence the importance of an attractive smile can never be underestimated. Today, with new exciting techniques in cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry, a beautiful smile is achievable for most, if not everybody! Whether your teeth are discoloured, misshapen and worn, or even missing, the options are available to you today, to achieve a life-like, beautiful smile and at the same time achieve a long-term solution, with minimal maintenance needs.
With the latest in metal- free ceramic solutions, crowns or caps, need never look opaque and dead, with dark lines around their edges, and red and inflamed gum tissue !With these new technologies, we can achieve beautiful, lifelike and natural looking teeth, with pink, healthy soft tissues around them! Discoloured and worn teeth that are otherwise intact may be made beautiful again, often utilising a combination of tooth whitening procedures and ultra-thin customised ceramic veneers. Missing teeth, that have historically been replaced with dentures or fixed bridge work, can now be reinstated to health, function and attractiveness utilising the latest in dental implants.
Utilising cutting- edge computer aided surgery and design, whether it be a single tooth missing, several teeth or indeed all teeth missing, dental implants can provide very attractive, highly functional and most importantly fixed replacement, to missing teeth. Indeed in most cases today, we can utilise immediate placement and immediate loading of implants whereby we can remove a failing tooth or teeth, placed the implant/s and connect replacement teeth to the implant/s, all in the same visit! Age, is not a barrier to implant treatment, with our youngest patient aged 17 and with our eldest patient, 87! This treatment does not require hospitalisation and is generally done under local anaesthesia only, and in our own facility! Indeed, with our new computer designed and guided-surgery, a patient can attend wearing, for example, a full upper or lower denture, and, within approximately an hour, have all implants inserted and replacement teeth connected to the implants, without any stitches and with only minimal discomfort. Many of our implant patients have then, returned to work or gone on to have lunch or dinner that same day!
Indeed, it is a wonderful time to be contemplating cosmetic or reconstructive dental procedures. Never before have techniques and technology being better equipped to fulfil the aesthetic and functional needs of our patients. Further, with no-interest financing options, these procedures are now obtainable for everybody! We look forward to welcoming you to the Macquarie Street Centre for aesthetic, implant and reconstructive dentistry, and discussing with you, how you to, can achieve that beautiful smile you have always wanted!