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Crowded Teeth In Alton, Hampshire

If your upper teeth are crowded and you are self conscious about your smile, it can have a very negative impact on your confidence.  This was exactly what a client had who came to Time Dental in Surrey.  After discussing his concerns with our cosmetic dentist Dr Rashid, he discovered that the client was now reluctant to smile which affected him both socially and at work as he regularly met potential customers face to face.  People would say to him that he always looked very serious and he wanted to show them that he was actually a happy person.

On inspection his upper front teeth were mildly crowded and discoloured and his front incisor was shorter than the other.  The options were discussed.  One option could be after tooth whitening using the Time Dental professional tooth whitening system, he could have four veneers on his upper incisors which would help correct the crowded wonky teeth and by lengthening one of his front incisors, restore balance to his smile.  Veneers are made of a wafer thin porcelain laminate. The porcelain veneer is then bonded onto the tooth with a very strong resin cement.  The veneer looks just like a normal tooth and will last many years.  Porcelain veneers can used to lighten teeth, correct mild crowding, change the shape of a tooth and hide discoloured teeth.

Another option was to move the teeth back into position using the Inman Aligner.  This is a removable orthodontic brace that can move teeth in as little as 8-20 weeks.  It is great for mild crowding cases as teeth are not required to be prepared.  After using the Inman aligner the teeth are whitened to a lighter shade using a professional tooth whitening system and composite bonding is then used on the shorter tooth to bring back the balance.  Composite bonding can be used for a number of situations.  In this case composite or white filling was added to the shorter tooth.

The client chose the second option and can now smile with confidence!

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