Dental Terms & Procedures

• Bleaching (Teeth Whitening): The procedure of brightening or whitening colored or stained by an 1-day power bleaching at the cosmetic dentist or by an at-home whitening system.

• Bonding: An enamel-like resin is bonded to the teeth's surface, formed to an ideal shape and then hardened and polished.

• Bridges: A bridge carries new crowns to fill an empty space in the mouth

• Composite Resin: Tooth-colored filling material made of resin which contains silica or porcelain particles.

• Crown: A cap which replaces a missing part of the tooth. A crown covers much more than a veneer.

• Dental Implants: To replace missing teeth an anchor is implanted into the jaw which then can carry a new crown after the anchor has healed.

• Porcelain: Ceramic tooth-colored material. Very robust and perfect for natural looking teeth.

• Porcelain Veneers: A very thin, custom-made veneer which is bonded to the front of a tooth. Minimal invasion. Long lasting tooth whitening solution. Alternatively there are cheaper composite resin veneers.

• Orthodontics: Crooked teeth can be straightened with braces. Today there are almost invisible and more comfortable braces which can also be removed.