We have the desire of presenting ourselves individually to stand out from the crowd. Piercing ears, tattoos piercing on different parts of the body are some instances to attain that. A sparkling smile also helps you to draw people's attention towards you.
Your smile is powerful to build new relations and boost your self-esteem. Consider what will happen if you decorate your teeth? It will offer you a glittering smile.
Dental Jewellery is the approach that will help you to procure such a shining smile. We hope that you may know that. If you are not are of this, scroll down to read this.
What is Dental Jewellery?
Dental Jewellery otherwise known as Tooth Jewellery is an approach involved in Cosmetic Dentistry for smile makeover. It involves bonding a dental accessory like gemstones on the front surface of a tooth.
It is a dental approach applicable only for decorative purposes. You can get a range of jewel stones like crystals, diamond, gems, gold and much more nowadays.
Based on your choice of jewel material, your Cosmetic Dentist will adhere it to the prescribed tooth surface.
What is the procedure involved in Tooth Jewellery?
In earlier days, the process of fixing stones on teeth requires drilling. Then it is followed by adhering the jewel with the help of a bonding material. It has the risk of damaging the enamel or permanently break the tooth. Besides this, the bonded jewel cannot be evacuated.
The advancement of technologies has made this more flexible and reversible as well as other smile makeover treatments.
Nowadays, Dental Professionals do not drill the teeth for this cosmetic dental treatment as they have special glue as a bonding material to bond the jewel. The jewels are generally small in size and have diameter 1.8 mm to 3 mm and their thickness range from 0.4 mm to 0.9 mm.
Beginning with cleaning the teeth, your Dentist adheres the jewel on the tooth surface. It is followed by exposing laser light to harden the jewel.
How do you care your tooth that contains jewel?
In general, the dental jewels are not durable as composite fillings. They can stay or last for 6 months to few years. Your dental hygiene routine determines the durability and lifetime of the jewel stones.
As the stones are minimal in size, they will not impede your brushing and other teeth cleaning routine.
Note:
You should not utilize electric toothbrush to clean your teeth for 24 hours after fixing jewel on your teeth.
In case, if you swallow the jewel stone, don't worry. They don't have any sharp edges or chemical (the stones are made up of acrylic, glass or other metals). Hence they will not harm your health. Your body will excrete the swallowed material as usual.
Similar to teeth whitening, gum whitening and teeth polishing, tooth jewelry also offers you a charming smile by making your teeth glittering.
If you like to bond a jewel on your teeth, visit a Dentist who is specialized in Cosmetic Dentistry.
