Your smile is the one thing you want to wear every day. With just one smile, you can instantly express pleasure, friendship, sympathy and trust. It’s probably your number one communication asset, and yet many people are embarrassed to use their smiles because their teeth have been dimmed or yellowed by stains. Countless people just like you buy home teeth whitening kits, only to be disappointed with the results. The fact is, some stains just can’t be washed or bleached away, but Frisco cosmetic dentist Dr. Peter Barnett has a solution for you.
Tooth Staining- An Overview
While there is no one “perfect white” for everyone's teeth, you do have a natural healthy tooth color underneath those stains. So how did they get so dingy?
Over time, tobacco products and chromogenic foods, such as coffee, tea and red wine will stain your teeth. The good news is that this type of simple staining responds well to professional whitening procedures, the bad news is that they will reoccur if you don’t modify your behavior. Now for some tougher characters. Medications, like tetracycline and minocycline can discolor your teeth, as can tooth decay and trauma, which cause “grayed out” areas. Your teeth will also naturally discolor with age. But unlike tobacco and food stains, these stains won’t disappear with any amount of cleaning or bleaching because they go beyond the surface of your teeth. These are deep down stains, but that’s where Dr. Peter Barnett and his team of Frisco cosmetic dentistry staff come in.
Introducing Lumineers
Like their predecessors- dental veneers- lumineers laminate your teeth with a thin porcelain shell. Because they are even thinner than veneers, the light refracting through the porcelain gives your laminated teeth the same gorgeous translucence that your naked teeth have, which means that they look even more natural than veneers. But the real innovation is the technique. Veneers require extensive tooth shaving, causing permanent damage to your teeth. In Frisco, lumineers are increasingly popular because they require only moderate etching to bond into place. Lumineers preserve more natural tooth area, and are actually reversible. For deep down stains, Dr. Peter Barnett invites you to come in and check out the possibilities offered by lumineers.
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