When you smile, do you see gaps between your teeth or a receding gum line? There’s no reason to be embarrassed by your smile, because problems like this can easily be corrected with porcelain veneers.
There are several reasons why your teeth might be crooked. Perhaps your mouth is too small for your teeth, causing crowding and shifting of your teeth. It might be that your upper and lower jaws aren’t the same size, resulting in an overbite or an under bite, both conditions that can cause teeth to become crooked or misaligned. Other reasons for crooked teeth include:
- genetics – crooked teeth can be inherited, like eye color or height.
- baby or adult teeth lost earlier than the average
- dental restorations (like fillings or crowns) fit improperly
- jaw is too small to accommodate erupting teeth
- gum (periodontal) disease
- pressure on the teeth and gums from a source such as teeth grinding
- jaw suffers facial injury resulting in misalignment
- mouth or jaw tumors
- prolonged childhood habits: thumb sucking, pacifier use after age three, prolonged bottle use, etc.
Regardless of the reason, crooked teeth cause problems including tooth decay, cavities, and gingivitis. Additionally, crooked teeth can interfere with proper chewing, put undue strain on your teeth, jaws, and muscles, and cause poor self-esteem.
For those with severely crooked teeth, braces,
Invisalign and other orthodontic techniques may be the best bet. If your teeth are slightly crooked, though, your dentist will recommend tooth contouring and reshaping with the application of porcelain veneers.
The contouring and reshaping of your teeth is a relatively inexpensive cosmetic dentistry procedure in which your dentist scrapes off a portion of your tooth enamel (completely painless!) and replaces it with the porcelain veneer.
Porcelain veneers are made from a thin layer of porcelain material (called ceramic laminate) that your cosmetic dentist will affix securely to your tooth to correct color, size, shape or length of your natural tooth. Porcelain veneers can close the gaps in your smile because they are custom made from impressions of your mouth, fitting perfectly and creating a beautiful smile that is straight, even, and whiter looking. Custom-made porcelain veneers are long lasting, durable, and indistinguishable from your natural teeth, making porcelain veneers the perfect solution for your crooked teeth.
Dr. Michael Iott is a well-respected New York City dentist who has the training and expertise to correct your crooked smile with porcelain veneers.
Click here to contact Dr. Iott and schedule your consultation. You’re closer than you think to having the smile you’ve always dreamed of!
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