A female dentist Dr | Laura Bridges Can Enhance Your Smile

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Cosmetic Treatments

Dental Bonding

Porcelain Veneers

Inlays and Onlays

Teeth Whitening

DENTAL BONDING Dental bonding is an alternative to teeth veneers and can be used as a restorative procedure for teeth that are chipped, cracked, discolored or misarranged. At Bridges Dental in Lithia dentist provides gentle, personalized dental care that improves oral health and creates beautiful smile, while focusing on you and your comfort.

HOW DOES DENTAL BONDING WORK? The tooth is prepared for dental bonding by lightly etching the surface and applying a bonding liquid. Once the liquid sets, a plastic resin is applied and sculpted into the desired shape by the dentist. Once set, the resin is trimmed, smoothed and polished to a natural appearance.

PORCELAIN VENEERS WHAT ARE TEETH VENEERS? Bridges Dental is proud to offer Lumineers. Lumineers are porcelain veneers are thin shells of ceramic that bond directly to the front surfaces of the teeth. They are an ideal choice for improving your smile and have become increasingly popular due to their simplicity and versatility.

HOW DURABLE ARE PORCELAIN VENEERS?

Dr. Laura Bridges will ensure that your veneers are crafted from the highest quality porcelains and are bonded with the most advanced and proven materials available. With proper care, porcelain veneers will brighten your smile for well over a decade.

INLAYS & ONLAYS Inlays and onlays can be made of porcelain, gold, or composite resin. These pieces are bonded to the damaged area of the tooth. An inlay, which is similar to a dental filling is used inside the cusp tips of the tooth. An onlay is a more substantial reconstruction, similar to the inlay but extending out over one or more of the cusps of the tooth.

CONSIDERATIONS FOR INLAYS AND ONLAYS Traditional fillings can reduce the strength of a natural tooth by up to 50 percent. As an alternative, inlays and onlays, which are bonded directly onto the tooth using special high-strength resins, can actually increase the strength of a tooth by up to 75 percent. As a result, they can last from 10 to 30 years. In some cases, where the damage to the tooth is not extensive enough to merit an entire dental crown, onlays can provide a very good alternative.

WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF TEETH WHITENING? It’s safe, quick, and inexpensive. Just let us know at any appointment if you would like to whiten your teeth. You can lighten only your upper teeth or both the upper and lower, depending on how much you show when you talk and smile with our well experienced female dentist in Brandon.

KEY BENEFITS OF TEETH WHITENING • Corrects brown, yellow and spotted tooth staining

• Corrects brown, yellow and spotted tooth staining • Is a near-permanent solution for a “dull” smile, restoring brightness and brings a smile alive