Improve Your Smile for Senior Pictures
Achieve a Radiant Smile for Your Senior Pictures
Are you looking to enhance your smile for senior pictures? Not only can this boost your confidence, but it can also improve your overall dental health. It's important to start preparing well in advance for your senior pictures.
At Cedar Grove Dental Group in Cedar Grove and the surrounding area, we offer solutions to help improve your smile for senior pictures. Enhancing your appearance can have a positive impact on your dental health. Contact us today at (973) 857-0567 to schedule an appointment and find out more.
Senior Pictures: Not Just About a Better Smile
Cosmetic dentistry offers more than just aesthetic benefits, despite its name. It involves enhancing the alignment, color, position, shape, and size of the gums and teeth, which can also lead to functional improvements. Correcting issues like misaligned bites not only improves dental and overall health but also increases focus on oral hygiene.
A 2018 study published in the International Journal of Medical and Surgical Sciences revealed that correcting malocclusion can positively impact patients' self-esteem, as well as their ability to speak and eat.
Procedures like bonding, crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers can repair cracked or broken teeth, providing additional support to protect them from further damage. These treatments also promote dental hygiene, leading to improved dental health and overall well-being.
“Despite what the name may imply, cosmetic dentistry has more than just aesthetic benefits.”
Senior Pictures with Clear Aligners
Clear aligners, like Invisalign®, have become increasingly popular in recent years. Many patients find these "invisible braces" to be a more aesthetically pleasing alternative to traditional options. Unlike traditional braces, which use brackets and wires to move teeth, invisible aligners are custom-made mouthpieces made of clear plastic or acrylic material.
One of the advantages of clear aligners is that they are removable, making it easier for patients to maintain good oral hygiene by brushing and flossing effectively. Treatment time with clear aligners varies depending on the individual case, but on average, patients typically complete treatment within 10 to 24 months. It is advisable to schedule a consultation well in advance of any senior photos.
Clear aligners are most suitable for teens and adults with mild to moderate orthodontic issues. Patients with more severe conditions may require traditional braces for more comprehensive treatment. Our experienced team works closely with each patient to create a personalized treatment plan tailored to their specific needs.
“While conventional braces move teeth through brackets connected by wires, invisible aligners use a series of custom-made mouthpieces consisting of clear plastic or acrylic material.”
Senior Pictures featuring Dental Veneers
Dental veneers, also known as dental porcelain laminates, are thin shells that cover the front surface of the teeth to enhance their color, shape, size, or length. They can help with chipped or broken teeth, discoloration, irregular shape, misalignment, wear, unevenness, or gaps. Veneers are a natural-looking option that do not require extensive shaping and can give the appearance of a more symmetrical smile. Porcelain veneers are stain-resistant and well-tolerated by gum tissue.
Getting veneers typically involves three dental appointments. During the initial consultation, the patient discusses their desired results and undergoes an examination to determine if veneers are suitable. The second appointment involves reshaping the teeth and creating a model or impression. In the third appointment, the veneers are bonded to the teeth. The entire process takes a few weeks, including aftercare. It is recommended to schedule the procedure a few months before any senior photos.
“Veneers are a natural-looking tooth enhancement option that do not require any prior, extensive shaping.”
Senior Pictures with Dental Bonding
During a dental bonding procedure, a tooth-colored resin material is applied and hardened onto the teeth to enhance the smile. Dental bonding can address various cosmetic concerns such as chipped or cracked teeth, decayed teeth, discolored teeth, misshapen teeth, and receding gums. It can also help close spaces between teeth or make teeth appear longer. Some patients choose dental bonding as an alternative to amalgam fillings.
Dental bonding is a simple, quick, affordable, and minimally invasive cosmetic dental procedure. It involves minimal enamel removal and typically only requires anesthesia for cavity filling, tooth reshaping, or fixing a chip near the nerve. Cedar Grove Dental Group works closely with each patient to ensure they understand the process. The entire procedure takes about 30 to 60 minutes per tooth and can be completed in a single appointment.
“Dental bonding is one of the simplest, quickest, cheapest, and least invasive cosmetic dental procedures available.”
Senior Pictures featuring Composite Fillings
Composite fillings, also known as resins, are tooth-colored fillings that protect small to midsize fillings from the pressure of chewing. They can be used on front or back teeth and blend in naturally with the rest of the tooth. Compared to metal amalgam fillings, which may contain mercury, composite fillings are considered safer. However, both types of fillings function in the same way.
Composite fillings are a quick and easy cosmetic dental procedure, taking less than 30 minutes per tooth. They bond to the tooth structure, providing additional support, and can be used to repair broken, chipped, or worn teeth.
