Fact: Your cosmetic dentist has more than one way to fill in your missing teeth. There are the dental bridges, partial or full, permanent or temporary, but there are also newer techniques such as dental implants that are gaining in popularity. Dental implants can be looked at as a "prosthetic tooth", and have more than proven themselves a good choice for their comfort and stability.

Fact: You can look healthier as well as younger when you work with your cosmetic dentist for the perfect smile makeover! Not only will your dentist work with you and your choices, but many of these choices make your smile look brand new by using state-of-the-art techniques and materials to give your teeth that healthy appearance. Your Cosmetic Dentists in Grand Rapids, Drs. Conlon and Vincelj, know where to start in working with you and your smile makeover they know that a team approach works best.

Fact: It's not just about teeth whitening! For sure! There are many other high tech procedures that can help you along your path to that white, perfect smile. There is cosmetic bonding, a technique to use natural-looking materials such as resins or porcelain, to cover a stained or cracked tooth, for example. Porcelain veneers can be obtained to cover your problem teeth, in a color of porcelain that matches your other teeth and enhances that just-like-new appearance! Porcelain veneers also give your teeth added strength.

Fact:There is much YOU can do to keep your teeth white and in good shape! We can't do much about the aging process, which can be a significant factor in teeth staining and discoloration. What we do know, and can do, is realize the discoloration potential of regular smoking and coffee and tea drinking. You may need special products that are available for teeth whitening, in conjunction with your dentist's recommendation, and you may well need your teeth professionally cleaned more often than twice a year. Regular brushing on your own, however, can also make a dent in that discoloration. Also you can lessen your intake of tea and coffee!

The Facts are that you need to make your appointment to talk to the Dental Associates of West