Usually when we have problems with our teeth we go to a periodontist or to an orthodontic and treatment may take between eighteen months and two years. There is however a quicker and more effective way, cosmetic dentistry. Here are the advantages of two of its products: porcelain crowns and porcelain laminates:

- First of all porcelain does not change color when exposed to dental bleach.

- Porcelain laminates lasts, when is properly maintained, in excess of 10 years

- Porcelain laminates or crowns can give lip support when they are built out with bulk because it does not interfere with function and local biology.

- Almost everybody have a problem with spaces between teeth. An excellent solution to this problem is porcelain laminates or bonding

- Another advantage of porcelain laminates is the fact that having teeth prepared for laminates is a painless, two-visit procedure. Local anesthesia can be given to highly sensitive patients, but is usually not necessary.

Frequently people choose porcelain laminates over bonding because laminates look more realistic, do not stain, feel more natural, and are stronger. Another reason is that bonding lasts 3-5 years, depending on wear and tear; meanwhile porcelain laminates lasts in excess of 10 years, when properly maintained.

Other advantages of cosmetic dentistry are confidence, strength, longevity of your teeth and the speed that is far more convenient over the usual methods. The main advantage of cosmetic dentistry is that the new materials and techniques make possible the conservation of the tooth structure, now only the damaged tooth structure may be removed. No need to grind the tooth down to a stub anymore. Cosmetic dentistry provides strong, long lasting materials and they are also more aesthetically pleasing while also avoiding the use of mercury, that can be found in traditional metal fillings.