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Make a Better First Impression with Cosmetic Dentistry

June 28, 2015

California Dental Group offers many cosmetic dental services to help you put your best foot forward.

Make a Better First Impression with Cosmetic DentistryDespite our best intentions, humans are still hard-wired to make snap judgments about others based on their appearance and body language. According to clinical psychologists, this judgment process takes just 7 seconds to complete.

So ask yourself:

Do you think you are passing this 7-second test with everyone you meet?

Or is a flawed smile hindering your confidence, making you send out the wrong signals and letting people get an incorrect first impression?

If you are not totally confident in your smile, it’s time to consider cosmetic dentistry. At California Dental Group, we offer a variety of cosmetic dental services that can help you get the smile of your dreams:

Teeth Whitening: Because teeth naturally yellow with age, it should come as no surprise that people subconsciously use the color of your teeth to estimate your age. Don’t risk looking older than your years because of stained teeth! Professional teeth whitening is safe and easy and can improve the color of your teeth several shades.

White Fillings: Because metal fillings can really distract from your smile, you probably want to get them replaced with white composite fillings. Besides being perfectly matched to the color of your natural teeth, white fillings also have the benefit of being mercury-free.

Bonding: If you have chipped a tooth, we can easily correct this minor imperfection using bonding. This involves using a bit of the same white composite material used for white fillings to fill in the chip and smooth it over. This requires real artistry in order to make the bonded material blend in with the natural tooth, so be sure you choose an experienced cosmetic dentist to help you.

Veneers: If you have stained, worn, chipped, cracked, gapped, or misshapen teeth, one option is to simply cover up all your imperfections at once with one cosmetic dental treatment, namely porcelain veneers. Porcelain veneers will look very natural so long as your cosmetic dentist is careful to choose the right size, shape, and color of veneers to suit your natural smile.

Orthodontics: Crooked teeth can be a real problem when trying to make a first impression, especially if you are at an event with food. No matter how careful you are, bits of food seem to somehow always get stuck between your teeth and show when you smile. You can fix this problem by straightening your teeth with orthodontic treatment.

Tooth Replacement: A gap in your smile can be very disconcerting when someone is meeting you for the first time. They will immediately begin to wonder how you lost the tooth, why you didn’t replace it, etc. instead of focusing on what you’re saying. At California Dental Group, we offer bridges as an affordable solution to missing teeth as well as dental implants for a more expensive but also vastly healthier option.

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