As you get older, your smile can suffer damage from aging and your lifestyle choices. By the time you reach the age of 30, you may notice that your teeth are overall worse for the wear.

Instead of living with a damaged smile, you can restore it by undergoing professional treatment. You can benefit when you seek out this type of dental care from an experienced cosmetic dentist.

Teeth Whitening

Lifestyle habits like smoking and drinking coffee and tea can darken your teeth. Your teeth may become yellow with stains that toothpaste cannot lift away. They also may become brown or gray from the nicotine and caffeine that you consume. 

Rather than hide your teeth because of the stains on them, you can go to a cosmetic dentist to have them whitened. Professional teeth whitening is more effective than brushing with toothpaste and rinsing with mouthwash. The dentist uses medical-grade bleach to lift away stains and make your enamel white and healthy again.

Veneers

If you prefer not to have your teeth whitened, you can have them covered with veneers. Veneers are a false front for your teeth that makes them look like they are uniform and perfectly white. Your dentist will shave away a thin layer of enamel so they can attach the veneers to your teeth with a dental bonding agent.

Your cosmetic dentist can fit you for veneers to go over your teeth. Your veneers will be unique to your teeth and look natural when you wear them.

Bridges and Dentures

Finally, when you have gaps of missing teeth or teeth that are entirely rotted and beyond saving, you may want to be fitted for bridges or dentures. Bridges contain artificial teeth that fill in gaps where you have teeth missing in your mouth. They clip onto adjacent teeth and remain securely in place when eating and talking.

Dentures take the place of all of your teeth. You must have all of your remaining teeth pulled and then be fitted with dentures. They act in place of your regular teeth and make eating, talking, and smiling easier and less painful.

These procedures are a few that your cosmetic dentist can provide to you. You can whiten teeth that you stained by drinking coffee or tea and smoking. You can also be fitted with veneers to give your teeth uniformity. You likewise can be fitted for dentures and bridges.

For more information, contact a local cosmetic dentist.