{"id":867,"date":"2023-05-31T21:06:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T21:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvcompletedentistry.com\/blog\/?p=867"},"modified":"2023-06-13T21:07:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:07:08","slug":"what-is-cosmetic-dentistry-actually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvcompletedentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/what-is-cosmetic-dentistry-actually\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Cosmetic Dentistry Actually?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Often when people think about dentistry, they consider it from the perspective of treating oral health problems. Fillings, braces, and root canals are often some of the first things that come to mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, dentists can do a lot more than just treat diseases as they arise. For one, they can make healthy smiles even more beautiful! This is the realm of cosmetic dentistry<\/a>. If you want to learn more about this field of dentistry, here\u2019s what you should know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is Cosmetic Dentistry?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Broadly speaking, cosmetic dentistry refers to treatments that are primarily used to make your smile look better, as opposed to treating a disease or restoring decayed teeth. Cosmetic treatments can potentially improve your health, like how veneers can protect sensitive teeth, but that isn\u2019t necessarily their main focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While restorative dentistry deals with filling teeth or removing the pain from toothaches, cosmetic dentistry is focused on making your teeth whiter, repairing chips, and bringing the teeth into alignment with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\u2019s Right for Cosmetic Dentistry?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In general, cosmetic dentistry is a great pick for anyone who has something they don\u2019t love about the way their teeth look. That said, cosmetic treatments often depend on the integrity of the tooth for support, and some of them aren\u2019t advisable if you\u2019re suffering from oral health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For that reason, the ideal cosmetic patient is someone who has a fairly healthy smile, or who has treated all of their oral health problems, but still wants to change the aesthetics of their smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common Cosmetic Treatments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If this sounds appealing to you, here are some of the cosmetic treatments your dentist may talk with you about at a consultation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n