Do your teeth have brown or white staining? Has teeth whitening failed to successfully bleach your teeth? Our Dentist may recommend microabrasion. Brown or white staining is usually the result of a decalcification process or of a defect that began during tooth formation. For instance, fluorosis, too much fluoride intake when the tooth was developing, may cause brown staining that is within the tooth’s enamel layer. In most cases, these types of stains noticeably lighten with bleaching, but they are not removed without further treatment.
Microabrasion uses a mixture of hydrochloric acid and pumice, an abrasive. This solution is rubbed onto the surface of the teeth until the outer layers of the tooth enamel where the stains are located are abraded away. A smooth, stain-free enamel surface will remain. Testing has shown that the resulting surface resists cavities than the original.
To perform this procedure, our dentist will first isolate the teeth with a rubber dam to protect your gums from the acid solution. The solution is applied to the teeth and rubbed away manually or with a rubber cub. Once a few layers of enamel are removed, the solution is rinsed away and the teeth are evaluated. This process is repeated until the stain is gone.
To learn more and to schedule your next appointment, contact our dental office today.
If you would like to improve the color, shape, size, or length of your teeth, our dentist may recommend dental veneers. Dental veneers are thin shells that are custom made to cover the front of your teeth to improve their appearance. Our dentist may recommend dental veneers to repair:
• Discolored teeth
• Worn down teeth
• Chipped, cracked, or broken teeth
• Slightly crooked or crowded teeth
• Irregularly shaped teeth
• Gaps and spaces between teeth
Dental veneers can be made from porcelain or resin composite materials. Porcelain veneers resist stains and mimic the light reflecting properties of natural teeth better than resin veneers. However, resin veneers are thinner than porcelain veneers, so less tooth enamel removal is required to prepare for placement. Ask our dentist which veneer material is right for you.
Dental veneers have many advantages. They look like your natural teeth because our dentist selects a shade that matches that of your smile. Our dentist can select a shade that makes your teeth appear lighter. Your gums will tolerate porcelain veneers well, so there will be minimal discomfort after placement.
We encourage you to contact our dental office today to learn more and to schedule your next appointment.
Are your teeth stained? Do you wish for a brighter, more brilliant smile? If your teeth are yellowed with no restorations, our dentist may recommend teeth whitening. Other shades of staining may not bleach as well or at all. Restorations like dental fillings and dental crowns will not react to the whitening product, so they will stand out against your newly whitened teeth. Our dentist offers ZOOM! Whitening and at-home whitening.
ZOOM! Whitening can lighten your teeth up to eight shades whiter in one 45 minute treatment. ZOOM! Whitening is gentle enough for sensitive teeth. You will not have to pass up on teeth whitening. Our dentist will put the bleaching product directly on your teeth and enhance the results using a laser.
For patients who wish to whiten their teeth in the comfort of their home, our dentist provides a custom-made bleaching tray and a gel whitening solution. Wear the tray with the gel solution as prescribed by our dentist. Treatment time is usually several hours a day or during the night for up to four weeks.
We encourage you to contact our dental office today to learn more about teeth whitening and to schedule your next visit.
Dental Bonding & Contouring
Are your teeth chipped, cracked, or misshapen? Do you wish for a more attractive smile? Our dentist may recommend dental bonding. During the dental bonding, our dentist will apply a tooth-colored resin material to your tooth and bond it in place to restore your smile. As needed, our dentist will pair dental bonding with dental contouring. When a tooth is contoured, small amounts of tooth enamel are removed to improve the length or shape of a tooth. Our dentist may perform dental bonding and contouring to:
• Repair decayed teeth
• Repair chipped, cracked, or broken teeth
• Improve the shade of badly stained teeth
• Close gaps and spaces between teeth
• Make teeth appear longer or shorter
• Improve the shape of teeth
• Protect exposed tooth roots
When performing dental bonding, our dentist will first select a shade of composite resin material that will match that of your natural teeth. Your tooth surface will be roughened and a conditioning liquid is applied. These both help ensure for a strong bonding process. The putty-like resin is then applied to your tooth. Our dentist will mold and smooth the material until it is the desired shape. A special light or a laser is used to cure the material and our dentist will trim, shape, and polish the result.
We invite you to contact our dental office today to learn more and to schedule your next visit.
19 E 2nd Ave,
Lexington, NC 27292
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Je, meno yako yana madoa ya rangi ya kahawia au nyeupe? Je, kuna njia gani ya kupiga rangi meno yako ambayo imeshindwa? Daktari wetu wa meno aweza kupendekeza upasuaji mdogo wa meno. Kwa kawaida, rangi ya kahawia au nyeupe hutokana na mchakato wa kuondolewa kwa chokaa au kasoro iliyoanza wakati wa kuumbwa kwa jino. Kwa mfano, fluorosis, ulaji wa fluoride mwingi sana wakati jino lilikuwa likikua, waweza kusababisha rangi ya kahawia iliyo ndani ya tabaka la enamel ya jino. Katika visa vingi, aina hizo za madoa hupungua kwa kiasi kikubwa kwa kuchanganywa, lakini haziondolewa bila matibabu zaidi. Microabrasion hutumia mchanganyiko wa asidi ya hydrochloric na pumice, abrasive. Mchanganyiko huu hutiwa kwenye uso wa meno hadi tabaka za nje za enamel ya meno ambapo madoa yanapatikana zinapoondolewa. Sehemu ya juu ya enamel yenye usafi na isiyo na madoa itabaki. Uchunguzi umeonyesha kwamba uso unaotokezwa hupinga mashimo kuliko ule wa awali. Ili kufanya utaratibu huu, daktari wetu wa meno kwanza ataweka meno mbali na bwawa la mpira ili kulinda meno yako kutoka kwa suluhisho la asidi. Suluhisho hilo hutumiwa kwenye meno na kufukuzwa kwa mkono au kwa kutumia kijiti cha mpira. Mara tu tabaka chache za enamel zinapoondolewa, suluhisho hilo huosha na meno huchunguzwa. Utaratibu huo hurudiwa hadi doa hilo litakapotoweka. Ili kujua zaidi na kupanga miadi yako ya pili, wasiliana na ofisi yetu ya meno leo. Ikiwa unataka kuboresha rangi, umbo, ukubwa, au urefu wa meno yako, daktari wako wa meno anaweza kukupendekeza upasuaji wa meno. Vipande vya meno ni vipande vidogo vya ngozi vinavyotengenezwa kwa ajili ya kufunika sehemu ya mbele ya meno yako ili kuboresha sura yake. • Vipande vya meno vyaweza kutengenezwa kwa kutumia vifaa vya kuunganisha meno, kama vile: • Vipande vya meno vilivyoharibika au vilivyovunjika; • Vipande vya meno vilivyofinyangwa; • Vipande vya meno vilivyofinyangwa; • Vipande vya meno vilivyofinyangwa; • Vipande vya meno vilivyofinyangwa; • Vipande vya meno vilivyofinyangwa; • Vipande vya meno vilivyofinyangwa; • Vipande vya meno vilivyofinyangwa. Vipande vya kauri hupinga madoa na huiga mwangaza unaorudisha mwangaza wa meno ya asili vizuri kuliko vipande vya utomvu. Hata hivyo, vitambaa vya utomvu ni vyepesi kuliko vitambaa vya kauri, kwa hiyo inahitajiwa kuondolewa kidogo kwa enamel ya meno ili kutayarisha kuwekwa. Uliza daktari wetu wa meno ni vifaa gani vya veneer vinavyofaa wewe. Vipande vya meno vina faida nyingi. Kwa sababu meno yako yanaonekana kama ya kawaida, daktari wako wa meno huchagua rangi inayofanana na ile ya tabasamu yako. Daktari wetu wa meno anaweza kuchagua rangi ambayo hufanya meno yako yaonekane nyepesi. Matumbo yako yatavumilia vizuri vitambaa vya kauri, kwa hiyo kutakuwa na usumbufu mdogo baada ya kuwekwa. Tunakuomba uwasiliane na ofisi yetu ya meno leo ili kujifunza zaidi na kupanga miadi yako ya pili. Je, meno yako yametiwa madoa? Je, unataka tabasamu nyangavu zaidi? Kwa mfano, ikiwa meno yako yamekuwa na rangi ya manjano bila kurekebisha, daktari wako wa meno anaweza kupendekeza uponyaji wa meno. Huenda rangi nyingine zisipate rangi nzuri au zisipate rangi nzuri. Vipodozi kama vile fillings na mataji ya meno haitafanya kazi kwa bidhaa ya whitening, hivyo watasimama nje dhidi ya meno yako mpya whitened. Daktari wetu wa meno hutoa ZOOM! Whitening na nyumbani whitening ZOOM! (Zoom) Whitening inaweza kufanya meno yako nyeupe hadi rangi nane katika matibabu moja ya dakika 45. ZOOM! (Zoom) Kupaka rangi meno ni jambo la upole sana kwa meno yenye hisia-mwenzi. Si lazima uachane na uponyaji wa meno. Daktari wetu wa meno ataweka bidhaa ya kung'aa moja kwa moja kwenye meno yako na kuongeza matokeo kwa kutumia laser. Kwa wale wanaotaka whiten meno yao katika starehe ya nyumbani, daktari wetu wa meno hutoa maalum-kufanywa bleaching tray na gel whitening ufumbuzi. Vaa tray na suluhisho la gel kama ilivyoelezwa na daktari wetu wa meno. Kwa kawaida matibabu huchukua saa kadhaa kwa siku au usiku kwa muda wa majuma manne. Tunakuomba uwasiliane na ofisi yetu ya meno leo ili kujifunza zaidi juu ya whitening meno na kupanga ziara yako ijayo. Kuunganisha Meno na Kufanya Mipangilio Meno yako yamechakaa, yamevunjika, au yameharibika umbo? Je, ungependa kuwa na tabasamu yenye kuvutia zaidi? Daktari wetu wa meno aweza kupendekeza kutia meno ndani. Wakati wa kuunganisha meno, daktari wetu wa meno ataweka resini ya rangi ya meno kwenye jino lako na kuunganisha mahali pake ili kurudisha tabasamu yako. Kama inahitajika, daktari wetu wa meno ataunganisha kuunganisha meno na kuunda umbo la meno. Wakati meno yanapopangwa, kiasi kidogo cha enamel ya meno huondolewa ili kuboresha urefu au umbo la jino. • Kuunganisha meno na kuunda mipaka ya meno: • Kurekebisha meno yaliyoharibika, kupasuka, au kuvunjika • Kuboresha rangi ya meno yaliyoharibika vibaya • Kufunga mapengo na nafasi kati ya meno • Kufanya meno yaonekane marefu au mafupi • Kuboresha umbo la meno • Kulinda mizizi ya meno iliyo wazi • Wakati wa kufanya kuunganisha meno, daktari wetu wa meno atachagua kwanza rangi ya nyenzo ya mchanganyiko ambayo itafanana na meno yako ya asili. Uso wa jino lako utachakaa na kioevu cha kurekebisha hali kitatumiwa. Yote mawili husaidia kuhakikisha mchakato wa kuunganisha wenye nguvu. 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