Professional Cosmetic Bonding Farmington Hills

Cosmetic Bonding with Gentle Touch Family Dentistry is the affordable way to a new smile, and if you are unsure about porcelain veneers, both because of the cost and the fact that they are permanent, it could be time to schedule a complimentary dental bonding consultation with the dental professionals from Gentle Touch Family Dentistry in Farmington Hills. Your Farmington Hills Dentist can determine what cosmetic procedures would be best for your needs, including cosmetic bonding.

If you are a good candidate for cosmetic bonding Dr. Fawaz M. Ahmed will thoroughly examine your teeth and gums to make sure you are healthy enough for dental bonding. If you suffer from tooth decay or gum disease that will need to be taken care of first.

If you are healthy enough for cosmetic bonding, a color will be chosen to match the rest of your teeth. Once a color of resin has been chosen it will be applied to the teeth that are discolored, chipped or cracked. If you have a small space between your teeth, your dentist in Farmington Hills can repair and fill that as well.

During the cosmetic bonding process, your Farmington Hills dentist will etch the surface of your teeth before applying a conditioning liquid. This helps the resin adhere to your teeth. Once applied, Dr. Fawaz M. Ahmed will apply the resin sculpting it into place. After sculpting and once satisfied with the results, your dentist in Farmington Hills will cure or harden the resin with a laser or light. Once hardened your new restoration will be polished to match the rest of your smile.

Dental bonding is just one of the cosmetic dental procedures available from Gentle Touch Family Dentistry in Farmington Hills, and if you would like a cosmetic dental consultation, call or click and schedule your appointment today. 

Professional Tooth Whitening Not Over the Counter

Tooth whitening is the most popular cosmetic dental treatment on the planet, but it can also be the most abused.

According to Gentle Touch Family Dentistry, tooth whitening can lighten your teeth, but you need to be careful if you are using over the counter products.

Gentle Touch Family Dentistry explains that those pastes, gels, strips and mouth rinses that you buy at your local pharmacy do not work as well as professional tooth whitening making it easy for people to use too much or too often. There are horror stories out there including transparent, sensitive, and even blue teeth.

Professional tooth whitening uses strong whitening agents that are prescribed by your dentist. Used along with custom-made bleaching trays, your teeth can be lightened from six to 10 shades.

Unlike over the counter teeth bleaching trays, Gentle Touch Family Dentistry custom makes its whitening trays to fit your teeth. Unfortunately, the over the counter trays are a one size fits all, which could have dire consequences to your teeth and gums.

Because over the counter trays are not made to fit your teeth, you could have leakage causing gum and tooth pain. With professional tooth whitening trays from Gentle Touch Family Dentistry, you can be assured that the whole process will be quicker and easier than those over the counter bleaching products will.

When you schedule an appointment for tooth whitening with Gentle Touch Family Dentistry, your teeth and gums will be checked to make sure that you are a good candidate for professional tooth whitening. If you are given the all clear, your dentist will take a mold of your teeth before sending it off to a dental lab.

Once your trays are ready, your dentist will give you a prescription tooth whitening gel that you will use for 30 to 60 minutes once or twice a day depending on your Gentle Touches instructions. In just a few weeks, you will have a beautiful new smile that you will be proud to show off.

If you would like more information regarding tooth whitening, or any other cosmetic or restorative dental procedure, call orclick and schedule an appointment with Gentle Touch Family Dentistry today.  

Custom Made Mouth Guards for All Sports

Now that the weather has started to warm up and Mother Nature has decided to cooperate, it may be time to schedule an appointment with your dentist for a custom-made sports mouth protector.

These days it is more important than ever to protect you and your family, which means more than elbow and kneepads.

Mouthguards, sports guards, and mouth protectors are all different names that essentially mean the same thing, and according to the American Dental Association is something that everyone should wear, even if you are not participating in a group sport such as soccer or football. Sports guards are a very important part of the uniform whether you or someone you know is involved in gymnastics, mountain biking or skateboarding. Tennis players, racquetball players, surfers, and roller bladders should all wear some type of mouthguard to protect themselves from blows to the head and face.

Mouth protectors are worn to protect the upper teeth, but can be custom made to fit the lower teeth as well, especially if you are someone you know wears braces or has a dental bridge.

There are three types of mouth protectors available. Stock mouthguards, boil and bite mouthguards and custom-made mouthguards. Whichever you choose, it should be comfortable, tear-resistant and resilient.

Stock mouthguards are the least expensive and are ready to wear. However, stock sports mouthguards can make it hard to breathe and talk, and often don’t fit as well as they should.

Boil and Bite mouth protectors are a step up from stock mouthguards and come pre-formed, but the shape can be altered by boiling before placing them into your mouth for a more customized fit. Follow the directions carefully to avoid a mouthguard that doesn’t fit as it should.

Custom made mouthguards are designed for you by your dentist and will give you the best protection and fit. After your dentist makes an impression or mold of your teeth, the custom-made mouthguard will be made to fit over the impression. Most amateur and professional athletes prefer custom-made sports mouthguards even though they are more costly.

Your dentist recommends that you replace your mouthguard every season because it can become less effective and wear down. It is extremely important to replace a child or adolescents mouth protector because their teeth and mouths will continue to develop over the years.

Schedule your appointment for a custom made mouthguard and keep you and your family safe this spring.

Tooth Whitening can make a Difference in your Life

If tooth whitening has become an obsession, you need to schedule an appointment with your dentist. People who constantly try new over the counter whitening products such as gels, toothpastes, strips and other whitening kits could be bordering on Bleachorexia. Dental specialists call people who can’t get enough of tooth whitening, Bleachorexics.

Although you probably won’t have to check into rehab to cure yourself of Bleachorexia, there are some things you can do to help keep your whitened teeth white.

Seeing your dentist for professional whitening is the most effective and quickest way to lighten your teeth. The American Dental Association explains that the products that your dentist uses are a lot stronger than what you will find at your local pharmacy. If you are bleaching at home, make sure you choose a product from the ADA approved list.

Schedule an appointment with your dentist to see if you are a good candidate for professional tooth whitening and what types of tooth whitening procedures are available. Unlike those over the counter whiteners, the custom made bleaching trays and the gel prescribed by your dentist will get your teeth much whiter and will cost you less in the long run. Just ask yourself how much you have paid for tooth-bleaching products in the past and you will quickly realize that professional tooth whitening is more economical.

If your dentist has deemed you a good candidate for tooth whitening, you can either opt for in-house whitening, which takes about an hour with immediate results, or the less expensive procedure, custom made trays that you take home with results in about 4 to 6 weeks.

Chair side whitening will give you dramatically whiter teeth in sixty to ninety minutes. During the procedure, your dentist will apply up to 35% hydrogen peroxide bleach followed by heat or light to speed up the whitening process. Depending on the person, you may need more than one appointment with your dentist for this type of tooth whitening. You may experience some temporary gum irritation or tooth sensitivity after in office tooth whitening.

Home Tooth Whitening in the comfort of your own home, but supervised by your dentist is also available. After your dentist makes custom-made bleaching trays, you will be given a tooth bleaching gel, along with a hydrogen peroxide gel to use at home. It has a lower concentration than what is used for patients having in office tooth whitening, but you will still see better results than you would from strips or gels from the local pharmacy. All you have to do is wear the gel-filled trays at night or a couple of times during the day for white teeth in four to six weeks. You may experience some tooth or gum sensitivity that will cease once you stop whitening.

Keep your teeth white with a white diet meaning cut down on red wine, coffee, tea, and spices such as cumin, curry, and turmeric. Think of your teeth like the whites in your washing machine and treat them as such. If you do enjoy these types of foods, make sure that you brush or at least rinse after eating or drinking.

If you are showing signs of Bleachorexia, schedule an appointment with your dentist for tooth whitening today.