University specialization base at the Medical University - Plovdiv
University specialization base at the Medical University - Plovdiv
Cosmetic dentistry is the art and professional sense of making cosmetic adjustments to the shape, size, and color of teeth. Cosmetic dentistry in Specialized Dental Clinic Bushkalova (Megadent § MDC Aesthetics) – we offer a choice of options for a brilliant smile – veneers, crowns or whitening. Sometimes the corrections needed to make your smile more beautiful, elegant and attractive are imperceptible. We will show you clearly what and how we can improve the aesthetics of your teeth. We will restore the golden proportions of your teeth so that you have the self-confidence and confidence when communicating, and have the freedom to smile.
This is the most modern and unique technique for recovery in need for a crown on one of the front teethOnly a non-metal ceramic crown can provide aesthetics that give the comfort of a confident and free smile.
Veneers are the most long-term solution in cosmetic dentistry that can completely change your smile and your self-esteem. Veneers are fine dental ceramic tiles that permanently change the shape, color, size and arrangement of teeth. Our philosophy of placing veneers is that with only a minimal, extremely gentle filing of the teeth, it is possible to achieve a good, functionally durable result.
The style of work at Bushkalova Specialized Dental Clinic has adopted the experience of leading aesthetic dentistry clinics in the USA: Rosenthal Institute and New York Smile Institute - undisputed leaders in placing veneers.
In aesthetic dentistry, the production of dental crowns is practiced mainly by two methods - threshold crowns and thresholdless crowns. In the past, thresholdless crowns have been the choice of many dentists because of the easier fabrication method and the idea that less of the tooth is filed. Unfortunately, technology does not allow the production of thresholdless crowns that fit exactly on the tooth. That is why this type of crowns easily retain food under their edge, which leads to inflammation of the gum and is a prerequisite for the development of caries under the crowns.
Moreover, this inflammation is associated with the development of periodontitis, bone loss and eventually the loss of the tooth itself.
In modern aesthetic dentistry, the only method of making crowns is threshold filing. By means of this filing, a small step is formed around the tooth, and subsequently the fabricated crowns fit perfectly along the contour of the tooth. This allows the patient to clean their teeth easily, which prevents food from getting stuck around the crowns. Threshold crowns are not traumatic to the gum. Their production helps to avoid local inflammation around the tooth, which leads to the development of periodontitis.
Threshold crowns can be of different types depending on the material from which they are made. They can be conventional metal-ceramic crowns, zirconium crowns, all-ceramic crowns, Cerec crowns, etc. Regardless of the material, the crowns must be threshold, due to numerous clinical requirements and better biocompatibility.
Changing the color of the teeth takes place within several clinical procedures, each of which lasts about an hour. The procedure is painless. A whitening gel is applied to the teeth, which is colored and activated with a special lamp. One visit is all it takes to enjoy white and beautiful teeth completely harmless.
Tooth discoloration is within a few weeks while you are at home and resting. Whitening is done by pre-made and fitted individual silicone splints and whitening gel to use at home. After completing the procedures, you receive instructions on how to maintain the achieved effect.
Bonding is a modern aesthetic solution for changing the appearance of teeth using special composite materials. In some cases of small defects in the front teeth, bonding is the tool of choice over veneers. Ask your cosmetic dentistry specialist which method is best for you.
The bonding (composite or photopolymer veneer, built directly or indirectly with the participation of a dental laboratory, as well as cosmetic corrections of the front teeth with photopolymer/photocomposite/composite) is an aesthetic procedure that achieves the natural restoration of dental defects related to disorders of the shape, color and relationships of the teeth in a few visits (even just one) at an affordable price. This method uses photocomposites as a building material, and this can be done in one or two visits. In the first case, after preparing the tooth surface, the photopolymer is applied in layers and modeled in the dentist's office and the patient leaves with a completed case. In this way, various problems can be restored: a broken tooth or part of it; distances between the teeth; irregular shape - differences in size or shape compared to the surrounding teeth; changed color; extensive caries; dental disorders as a result of bad habits, etc.
The secret of retention in these cases lies precisely in the bonding or adhesive – the system that connects the tooth and filling. In recent decades, adhesive dentistry has developed rapidly in this area of bonding. This is also due to the lasting aesthetic results after the treatment. The adhesive (bonding agent) enters the pre-prepared tooth surface (through etching – acid treatment of enamel and dentin, which roughens them a thousandfold and thus increases their holding contact surface) and binds to it chemically, and subsequently to the photopolymer on top. This is followed by curing – the polymerization of the material with the photopolymer lamp (with ultraviolet light), which takes place in seconds.
The composite material is available in different "colors" and shades, which allows the complete individualization of each tooth compared to the others.
The advantages of the method over the indirect method are the number of visits and the cost of treatment. The disadvantage is the difficult manipulability and not so perfect and lasting aesthetic effect (compared to pure ceramic/pure porcelain).
In the two-session method, the teeth are prepared, then a silicone impression is taken and sent to the laboratory, where an accurate model is cast and the bonding is modeled on it in a similar way to the above, but in a more accessible environment - dryness, manipulability, different points of view etc. In the next visit, the structures are cemented with bonding systems containing the components of the direct method – these are called resin cements. This method is more labor intensive.
Bonding is an aesthetic procedure with considerable durability - about 10-15 years, after which a possible revision is recommended. This is much shorter than ceramic crowns and veneers, but also more affordable.
The type of gum or the so-called pink aesthetics is extremely important for the beauty of the smile. Compliance with the proportions in the length of the teeth and the presence of a strong symmetrical crown is a mandatory condition for a successful smile design. At MEGADENT, this is done completely painlessly with modern diode and CO2 lasers. In aesthetic dentistry, laser contouring has a predictable result and is most often combined with porcelain veneers or crowns.