Enjoying a healthy and beautiful smile is something that modern technology is allowing professional oral healthcare providers to give to their patients. This technology is improving constantly and this access to better resources and materials enables dentists to be able to provide their patients with a better standard of care than was known in previous decades.
An added benefit is that dentists are no longer needing to depend on other companies as often to supply materials or create dental fittings, which means that the waiting periods that patients once had to experience for treatments such as veneers, crowns or onlays are now much shorter.
For example, in the past when a patient needed to have a routine treatment of placing a crown on a damaged tooth, there would be a long time between initial identification of the issue and the final resolution. Moulds would need to be taken, which could be very uncomfortable. A temporary crown was then fitted until the permanent one was returned completed from a laboratory.
Three or more appointments were then required, whereas it can now be streamlined down to one. A cosmetic dentist in Harley Street is eager to help their patients using advanced methods, and the latest technology and resources.
How are crowns fitted now?
The innovative Cerec eliminates the hassle of messy moulds and lengthy waiting times. A digital photograph is taken of a tooth and a Cerec creates a tooth within thirty minutes. Depending on the situation, a dentist can identify, create and fit a mould all in the single scheduled appointment.
What else like this is available?
It can be shown that pretty much all aspects of dental care have been fine tuned and advanced over the decades.
Traditional braces for example are often still used, however they have been upgraded and continual research enables for a faster and more comfortable treatment time for wearers. Fixed braces are still one of the best ways in which a dentist is able to work with complicated cases where the orientation of a patient’s teeth, or their bite, are severely misaligned. However, materials have improved allowing a patient more options when it comes to brace style, and methods have been studied and revised which enables that shorter treatment times can be enjoyed.
Keeping on the theme of straightening teeth, other devices have surged in popularity over the years as well. Invisible, removable and lingual devices have come on to the market which give people several options to choose from, so that they are able to correct their smile in a way that they are more comfortable with.
Several years ago, veneers were strictly for celebrities and quite unknown in local dental practices. These days, everyone has the option to quickly, and discreetly, hide and protect a damaged or stained tooth with a dental veneer.
And finally, advances in lighting strength, in scanning technology and in magnification tools enable dentists to identify issues during the very early stages. This can reduce the amount of restorative work that needs to be done on teeth and enable preventive care to be more of a focal point in dental care. This can allow patients to enjoy their natural teeth for longer during their lives.
