Having a facial re-shape while sitting in the dentist’s chair is claimed to be the latest technique for those seeking to keep their youthful good looks.
Pioneered in the USA, the Non-Surgical Smile Lift is now available in the UK where, according to the Daily Mail, Dr Mervyn Druian can restructure the face to make it look up to 10 years younger.
Using veneers, widely used in cosmetic dentistry on mis-shaped, chipped or discoloured teeth to provide a whiter smile, he places the thin layers of porcelain over the upper and lower teeth to subtly reshape the face.
“As we age the teeth wear down and the jaw recedes, leading to the facial height [the area between the nose and chin] decreasing and the lower part of the face dropping. All this causes the facial -proportions to change and you get a slackened appearance. Veneers can be used to lift the whole face”, the Mail quotes him as saying.
The treatment has its critics, such as Dr Irfan Ahmad who said: “Having a treatment like this is a serious decision with serious consequences. The irreversible damage done by grinding natural teeth is permanent. It may have a subtle effect on lips and cheeks for someone who has missing teeth, but for the majority of people not affected in this way, you may want to look at alternative treatments before parting with thousand of pounds”.
But Deborah Chester, a 45-year-old London writer, said she was pleased with her new grin, and pleasantly surprised by the changes to her face, which made her look younger.
” My lips were slightly fuller and my face looked more filled out and balanced. It wasn’t a dramatic change, but it definitely made me feel younger”, she told the Mail.
Meanwhile, you may decide to join the hundreds of patients who have sought the expert advice of the cosmetic dentistry team at the Chelsea Dental Clinic about how to improve your smile – and how to maintain good dental health as the years pass by.
DON’T SLACKEN – GET A SMILE LIFT
Invisalign in Chelsea Kensington
Your treatment plan begins with a consultation at Chelsea Dental and Dermal Clinic and during that consultation we will discuss with you the options to treat your particular issue. Once we confirm that your issue can be corrected with the Invisalign system we will write a detailed treatment plan that determines how each of your aligners will change throughout your program. When you begin treatment you will wear each set of aligners in approximately two-week increments. The aligners gently move your teeth into position, and at the end of each two-week period and you move to the next set of custom aligners.
As you progress through the series of aligners, your teeth will begin moving, little by little and you don’t have to wait until you complete treatment to see your smile change-you may start seeing positive changes early in the process. You will have occasional checkups with your dentist often as little as once every six weeks – in order to gauge your progress. And at the end of your treatment, you’ll be showing off a smile you never knew you’d have before you had Invisalign.
Before you schedule your consultation with an Invisalign provider, it’s a good idea to take the self-assessment to figure out if the Invisalign system is for you. Then take the results with you to your initial consultation.
Whisper Thin Veneers
New technologies announced the capability of its E4D Dentist System to mill its exclusive Whisper Thin Veneers from high-strength porcelain. The precision, stability and the sturdiness of the E4D Dentist Milling Centre can provide veneer restorations as thin as 0.2mm!
Dental professionals a chair-side solution like Whisper Thin Veneers maximizes the potential of minimally invasive dentistry while at the same time provides a high strength and aesthetic solution that dentistry hasn’t had before chair-side.
Dental Veneers
A Better Smile
Transform Your Teeth with Veneers and Tooth Whitening.
A Better Smile
Transform Your Teeth Quickly, Easily and Relatively Inexpensively
On TV or at the movies, it seems like everyone you see these days has sparkling white teeth. And it isn’t just happening in Hollywood. From over-the-counter whiteners to more intensive, office prescribed treatments, whiter teeth have never been more accessible to more people.
Many smile seekers begin the teeth whitening process in a dental office, with a treatment like Extreme Whitening. In cases like these, molds are made of a patient’s teeth, which they fill with a gel and wear on the teeth overnight for a period of a few weeks. At the conclusion, the dentist will perform a sealing procedure and offer advice on how the patient can maintain their dazzling new smile.
Another solution to the quest for the ultimate smile is ever quicker and simpler. Porcelain veneers and crowns provide this transformation quickly and almost permanently (properly cared for, they should last at least fifteen years).
Porcelain veneers are thin porcelain facings that are permanently bonded to the outer surfaces of teeth. They can change the colour, shape and alignment of teeth, resulting in an entirely new smile. Porcelain crowns are very similar, the principal difference being that crowns cover more tooth structure, and are used when a substantial amount of a tooth has been lost. The appearance of both porcelain crowns and veneers are nearly identical, as is the result a more beautiful smile.
Porcelain veneers and crowns can be completed amazingly quickly usually in only two or three dental visits. During the first visit the teeth are prepared and temporary veneers/crowns are placed. But don’t be frightened by the word temporary. Constructed to the patient’s specifications, these temporary veneers look so natural patients occasionally mistake them for the final product!
The final product, which is placed on your next visit, are veneers about 0.3mm to 0.5mm in thickness. They appear lifelike, transmitting light like natural teeth. At the same time, they possess the strength, beauty, and durability only porcelain restorations can afford. After these new veneers are bonded in place, a follow up visit is made in a week, and voila! The patient has a new, beautiful smile.
Possibly the best thing about porcelain veneers and crowns is that they do more than whiten teeth. They can also address a myriad of other dental dilemmas, including:
Crooked teeth
Crowded teeth
Chipped or worn teeth
Diastemas (spaces between the teeth)
Permanently stained or discolored teeth
In some cases, porcelain veneers and crowns can even be used as an alternative to braces and other orthodontic treatment.
Porcelain veneers can do wonders for your smile for much less money that you’d imagine.