Cosmetic Dentistry For Your Wedding and Ever After

Having your teeth expertly polished, whitened or even straightened and fixed for your wedding is becoming more and more popular. Here are some points to consider about cosmetic dentistry for your wedding and why you’ll enjoy the benefits of it ever after.

Feeling better about your smile can work wonders for your confidence. People with discoloured, uneven or missing teeth often feel less attractive and may consciously hide their teeth behind closed lips when they smile.

Your wedding day and those everlasting wedding photos are often just the incentives you need to get your coffee-stained teeth transformed into the pearly white sparklers of a film star. Replacing old crowns or having veneers fitted or even using your wedding planning time to wear a brace to straighten uneven teeth will ensure you have a confident and dazzling smile on your wedding day, and it will do wonders for your confidence for the rest of your life. If wearing a brace for a long time doesn’t sound like your cup of tea then there are new alternatives such as discreet dental aligners, removable appliances which can straighten teeth often in just weeks rather than months! Cosmetic dentistry doesn’t come cheap and some procedures can cost hundreds, even thousands of pounds. If your smile is ruining your confidence though, it may be worth saving up for.

Tooth whitening

If you smoke, drink tea, coffee or red wine then chances are your teeth may not be as white as they used to be. Having your gnashers whitened is a simple procedure that many stars of stage and screen have done regularly. The difference between shiny white healthy looking teeth and discoloured yellow or tea-stained choppers can be amazing. You can buy home-whitening kits or go to a professional for recommended expert treatment. Just investing in a whitening toothpaste can sometimes make all the difference by taking teeth a shade or two lighter in just a couple of weeks of regular use.

Fight the fear

Fear of the dentist affects about one in four of us so if just the thought of the dentist’s chair makes you anxious, you are not alone. Choosing an understanding dentist is the first step. If you’ve been avoiding going to the dentist and can’t remember the last time you had a check up then your wedding could be the catalyst to overcome your fear and get the smile you’ve always dreamed of. Ask around for a recommendation or contact a few local dentist surgeries to ask if they have any dentists who are particularly good with nervous patients. Rest assured they will have come across many a nervous patient in the past. Much of the anxiety surrounding dentists is the fear of the unknown. It’s good to remember that whatever treatment the dentist recommends for you won’t be done there and then. The initial consultation is always just a look at your teeth and a chat about how you look after them. If you do require some treatment then you can go away to think about it and have a chance to ask questions about how it could be done. One of the biggest misconceptions about dentistry is that dental treatment is painful, which it often isn’t. There are pain relief options available if you’re not willing to take the risk however!

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