What is a Tooth Contouring?

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Cosmetic contouring (also known as odontoplasty or teeth reshaping) is a simple procedure that removes some of your enamel to change the form of your tooth or teeth. The goal of cosmetic contouring is to alter your teeth' shape, length, or appearance to improve your look.

 

Our Doctors accomplish this by using a drill or laser to remove enamel from your teeth. Enamel is the hard outer layer of your teeth that protects the vulnerable inside of your teeth, so this procedure is limited by your individual tooth structure as not to expose your tooth to risk or potential damage.

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An attractive quality of this procedure is that it’s usually quick, painless, and requires no recovery period. Typically, your our Doctors can complete it in a single visit without using a local anesthetic.

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What Are the Benefits?

While dental contouring can offer many benefits, cosmetic contouring is the type that is only meant to improve your appearance. With that said, this procedure may offer other perks, even if you’re mostly focused on improving the look of your smile. Whether or not these apply to you will depend on your individual health history and the structure of your enamel.

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Benefits of contouring may include:

• Improving your appearance by altering the shape or size of your teeth

• Fixing cracked, chipped, crooked, or improperly aligned teeth

• Improving damage from grinding your teeth (also known as bruxism)

• Making it easier to clean the areas between your teeth

This procedure is often combined with dental bonding to add material to your tooth and increase its volume or shape

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