Esthetic dentistry OR Cosmetic dentistry Treatments and Costs
Esthetic dentistry or cosmetic dentistry is a specialty of dentistry that solves problems related to oral health and the aesthetic harmony of the mouth as a whole.
The aesthetic term from the etymological point of view, aesthesis, (aesthetic) derives from the Greek and means perception. Esthetic dentistry as an application of art and science to develop or highlight the beauty in form of smile could be defined.
The historical evolution of esthetic dentistry has followed a path similar to the plastic surgery, which in its early days was considered as a specialty of medicine esnobista and frivolous. Currently, there are studies which looms in getting physical defects can constitute a disease demonstrated psychic and clinically in the individual, which today, in derivative where esthetic dentistry, has the support of the majority of practitioners of dentistry, which joins that adequate functional outcomes are achieved thanks to new materials and techniqueswhich has been setting a necessary plot in modern dentistry.
In Western culture can consider, generically, aesthetic dental patterns represented by a smile expressing clear teeth within a harmonious composition with soft tissues. This does not mean that individuals who understand their aesthetic dental differently there are.
For everything, this should look at all times, the treatments from the personal and subjective point of view of the patient, collaborating with him to fulfil your expectations and wishes for aesthetic purposes.
The smile is one of the most important facial expressions that differentiates humans from the rest of the animals. It is used as part of the language, expressing joy, happiness or pleasure. From the anatomical point of view, the smile can analyze studying each of its components: lips, gums and teeth.
Lips
With the eyes are the most expressive structures of the face. Its shape and its position are controlled by the facial muscles, which can elevate, retract, bulge or descend each lip simultaneously or independently. Gum – Along with the teeth are the infrabuccal portion of the smile. In an ideal situation, the smile, the gingival margin is visible only in the upper arch. A healthy gingiva fits firmly around the necks of dental filling completely spaces pockets below the contact points. Teeth – Aparecen to smile in the upper arcade generally are: central incisors, lateral, canine, first and second incisors premolars. Sometimes you get to see the first molar. Hardly see the middle third of the lateral and canine central incisors in the lower arcade.
The position of the upper lips regarding teeth is important, who are his support and associated muscles. The position of the upper teeth in relation to the form of the arcade may take three geometric categories: square, triangular and ovoid. With regard to the size and shape of the upper teeth, if these seem to be very large or small, very narrow or wide or a disproportionately compared to other facial features, they produce a disharmony in the set. Lower teeth have less importance, because they are less visible than the upper in the smile. However, when the individual talks are equal or more visible than the upper.
Visual perception of the smile
From the point of view of visual perception, the smile should be considered as a unit where the whole is more than the sum of its parts. The principles of visual perception described by Lombardi are organized into several categories: composition – is the relationship that exists between the teeth, its color, texture and position. The aesthetic natural dentition must be orderly repetition of shape, position and color, receiving both the right side and the left as a unit. Another element which should be taken into account in the dental composition is the dominance: a shape, a color or an inclination of a tooth can dominate the overall appearance of the smile. Proportion – The entire human figure can be described in terms of proportional sizes to different parties. When looking at a natural front teeth, while each individual tooth has a shape and a size different, teeth are related to each other and, in turn, face in certain proportion.
Balance
Stability is to match forces opposed.
The balanced compositions include Visual forces equal to both sides of a central axis, giving the sense of stability and permanence. On the contrary, unbalanced compositions giving a sense of bewilderment. Harmony – The parallel in the lines that follow the same direction produces a harmony in the composition.
The most important treatments done in Cosmetic dentistry are visible changes in a very short time.
- The alteration of the smile
- The alteration of one of the components of the whole rupture in the composition.
- The alteration of the aesthetic composition of the smile leads to the need for treatments that patients return his desired aesthetic.
- These alterations can be classified into two:                                                                    a.   Affecting the facial aspects of smile: alterations of facial soft tissue by trauma, Burns, congenital abnormalities, lumps, etc., who are treated with angioplasty or maxillofacial surgery.                                         b.  Those that affect oral aspects, which include dental alterations and alterations peridontales.
Therapeutic possibilities in esthetic dentistry or cosmetic dentistry
Currently, thanks to the technological advances of recent years, are techniques and materials to perform treatments with aesthetic purposes that return to the patient appropriate function and aesthetics. Basically, the treatments available for aesthetic purposes can be classified into the following:
1. Hygiene and prophylaxis treatment.
2 Treatments with microabrasión of enamel techniques.
3 Aesthetic Contorneado.
4 Treatments with whitening techniques.
5 Restorative treatments.
(a) with composite resins.
(b) with porcelain dental.
6. orthodontic treatments.
7. Periodontal treatments.
These treatments are simple, painless and can be performed in a single session without having to wear down the teeth results 100% effective. Some of the causes by which patients can go to these treatments:
- Teeth asymmetries (crowded or uneven teeth that generate an unpleasant appearance despite being healthy and higienizados)
- Along interincisivos (separation between anterior teeth)
- Changes in coloration or teeth pigmented or stained (either by drugs or different infusions such as coffee, tea or mate, and substances such as cigarette)
- Caries of neck (cavities in the tooth area closest to the gum that generates an unpleasant aspect)
- Dental fractures (by shock or by an enfermadad called bruxism)
What are the treatments for these diseases?
Dental whitening: that is one of the most common techniques given its affordability and ease of application by the dentist.
Closure of diastema and correction of dental asymmetries: other techniques frequently used by specialists, but usually requires more work and commitment to dental whitening. Its process is also much more expensive. It is advisable to do this type of work in small or young people who are still developing their teeth.Restoration of neck caries
- Use of aesthetic veneers
- Replacement of amalgam for restorations with halogen light (with pasta that after its use remain the same color of the tooth)
- Reconstruction of fractures
