Aesthetics / Beautiful Teeth
For many people, white, nicely shaped teeth are a token of physical fitness, proof of their attractiveness and self-confidence. They are a beauty ideal of our times. Whether it’s about selecting your partner or making an impression in your career: it’s only once that you can make a first impression. People who come across as badly groomed often won’t get a second chance. Here we will help you to fulfil your personal (dental) dream. For this, we have developed a 6-step-concept which we will individually tailor to suit each patient in order to achieve an ideal treatment.
Prophylaxis
Healthy teeth your whole life long
Today, focussed prophylaxis can help keep teeth healthy all life long, to a very advanced age. In order to counteract the most important illnesses of the oral cavity like caries and gingival inflammations (parodontitis), effective oral hygiene at home and a healthy diet are important requirements. However, they will normally not suffice. Persistent deposits and bacterial films (plaque) located on hard-to-reach dental surfaces call for additional professional dental cleaning performed in the dentist’s practice.
Bleaching
White teeth without remorse – bleaching in practice, with Zoom
White teeth look nice and help people laugh without a second thought. But although bleaching is believed to be easy, it is also easy to do something wrong. Performed incorrectly, bleaching may damage dental nerves (dental pulp) and the gums (gingiva). That’s why we recommend to have bleaching performed only by experts, in a dental practice. Then it is a very good process to achieve more beautiful teeth. Our bleaching expert Grit Berger has more than 10 years’ experience in bleaching, and is a master at handling even the most state-of-the-art techniques.Read more
Inside or out – where are the dental discolorations located?
Tooth discolorations from the outside (extrinsic discolorations) do not require bleaching but rather professional dental cleaning. Extrinsic discolorations are triggered by eating or drinking substances with a colouring effect (e.g. coffee and red wine). Intrinsic discolorations, however, are the result of colouring substances that have penetrated the tooth from the inside. In order to get rid of these, different bleaching methods may be used. If the teeth are to be whitened a lot, this should take place in our practice. We have a lot of experience in this respect, and we use particularly gentle methods.
Good to know: bleaching does not “drain the colour from the teeth”. Rather, liquids get applied to the tooth which break up colour pigments within the tooth so that oxygen has a better chance of adsorption. The tooth will then reflect more light and thus seem whiter.
As a finish after successful bleaching, an intensive fluoridation will take place. This effectively counteracts a potential temporary hyper-sensitivity on the part of the tooth.
Which results can you expect?
- Greyish-brown discolorations will be effectively reduced.
- Up to 95% improvement for yellowish-brown discolorations.
- Bleaching results are still verifiable after three years in two thirds of the patients.
- Even seven years later, one third of the persons treated still show effects.
Ceramic inlays
Dental inlay: prefect for your smile
The teeth are some of the most important parts of the body. Ideally, they are to last a whole life long. And teeth are subjected to enormous strains: daily usage wears them off, bad dental care and genetic disposition also play an important role. The dream of a brilliant white set of teeth often enough does not conform to reality. Consuming alcohol, caffeine and nicotine may lead to unbecoming enamel staining. A frequent result: yellow teeth and caries. Once caries has set in and destroyed a tooth, it is important to act at once in order to save the remaining dental substance: the caries cavity must be cleaned and hollowed out. The cavity gets filled, and for this, so-called inlays are well-suited. “Inlay” is the term for a special kind of filling. It gets made to measure by a dental technician so that it perfectly fills the respective cavity in the tooth. The inlay gets then directly set into the tooth.Read more
Seven good reasons for ceramic inlays
1. Longevity
A ceramic inlay will last ten to fifteen years on average. In many cases, the ceramic inlay will last even longer.
2. Aesthetical demands
Thanks to its colour and structure, a full ceramic inlay lives up to the most discerning demands. It can be perfectly matched to the look of the remaining tooth. Especially for front teeth, this is a great advantage. Light is also able to pass through the ceramic substance, so the result appears very natural.
3. Stability and pressure distribution
Ceramic is held in high esteem because it is a very stable material. The forces acting on a tooth while chewing can be distributed evenly to the tooth by the ceramic inlay. When used properly, the material will not bend or deform. And since the inlay is bonded into the tooth, it further stabilizes the surrounding dental substance.
4. Perfect fit
Since the cavity the inlay is supposed to fill is precisely measured and calculated, it fits perfectly. The dental technician prepares an individual inlay which exactly fits the cavity. Thanks to the properties of the ceramic material, the adhesive link to the remaining tooth will feature a very tight rim.
5. Usage for side teeth
Thanks to its individually shaped surface, the dental inlay ensures a perfect delimitation towards the adjacent teeth. The gap between the teeth where caries often originates can thus be closed. Thanks to its specific material properties, the ceramic inlay is able to completely compensate for the tension occurring in the lateral dental area.
6. Health risks
Using ceramics as an inlay material has led to no health issues so far. Even allergic reactions can be excluded as a rule. Ceramics is regarded by scientists and practitioners alike as a highly compatible material.
7. Advantages compared to a gold inlay
Ceramic inlays are bonded with the remaining tooth. Even very thin dental walls may still be maintained thanks to the stabilizing function the ceramic fulfils. During preparation, ceramic inlays go easy on the remaining tooth, since ceramic has about the same hardness and material properties as the human tooth. A ceramic inlay thus gives the tooth back a piece of its naturalness.
Veneers
Veneers, also called facing shells, ceramic shells or covers, are very thin, individually made ceramic facets which get permanently bonded to the visible surface of frontal teeth, or less frequently the side teeth. The aim is to achieve a visually attractive improvement of the dentition or of individual teeth.Read more
Applying a veneer is one of the mildest forms of dentist intervention, and it leads to astonishing results.
Conventional veneers
Conventional veneers constitute the majority of veneers used in Germany. They differ from non-prep veneers in that they are prepared by a dentist. The teeth need to be prepared slightly before application.
As a rule it is necessary to remove a minimal amount of dental substance by abrading about 0.3 to 1mm of the outer surface under local anaesthesia. It is to be noted that not the entire tooth needs abrasion, but only its outer surface.
Non-prep veneers
“Non-prep” denotes a procedure without prior preparation, i.e. without affecting the dental substance. Especially in the area of the frontal teeth and their aesthetics, non-prep veneers are able to achieve aesthetical corrections quickly and painlessly. As a rule, all that’s needed is a short appointment to take a mould. So this method is even well-suited for fearful patients. Since no preparation is necessary, these veneers can also be used for children (e.g. following a dental trauma or dental fracture). Moreover, they are an appropriate solution for patients whose dental substance is undamaged but does not live up to their own aesthetic expectations.
Advantages of veneers
- Aesthetical optimisation of individual front teeth or the entire set of front teeth.
- Possibility to whiten all teeth.
- Closing unattractive gaps in the frontal area.
- Modelling teeth in order to achieve a new outline of the dental curve.
- Permanent dental bleaching.
- Making teeth longer or wider.
- Above-average longevity.
White fillings
Plastic fillings (composite fillings) are used to treat caries defects in the front and side area. They have the same colour as the surrounding teeth. When still mouldable (plastic), they get inserted into the cavity where they harden chemically by polymerization.Read more
In doing so, they enter into a micro-mechanical bond with the dental substance (dentin adhesive system).
Invisalign – the invisible brackets
Normally, misaligned teeth get adjusted when a teenager. Often, however, the teeth move again to an undesirable position later, and adults then may long for straight teeth again. This is when a correction with invisible brackets comes into play.Read more
The Invisalign treatment is performed by means of a row of nearly invisible, removable bars (aligners) which gets replaced by a different set of aligners every other week. Each aligner gets individually custom-made for your teeth. By changing the aligners, your teeth get moved step by step closer to the desired final position which your dentist pre-planned for you.
But that’s not all: a virtual 3D treatment plan (ClinCheck®-treatment plan) shows the sequence of treatment steps which your teeth go through during the treatment process. So you can see in advance how your teeth will look like in the end. Based on the ClinCheck results, your individual, transparent aligners get custom-made for you.
If you want to obtain a smile that positively heightens your appearance, then Invisalign is right for you. There are a number of treatment options, but no other is quite as comfortable as Invisalign.
Invisalign will change your smile without changing your everyday life.
