Finding the Right Dentist Can Help You Create the Perfect Smile

The best dentist and orthodontist offices find a way to connect with their patients beyond the once or twice a year cleaning visits and scheduled adjustments. In some parts of the country, for instance, dentists offices make visits to local schools and daycares to help educate both children and their families the importance of good healthy dental hygiene. In other parts of the country, orthodontist offices join in community and school wide programs to embrace kindness and reward patients for their random acts of goodness.

With a wide range of maintenance and cosmetic dentistry services, there are a number of ways to make sure that you are looking your best and feeling as confident as possible. Dentist offices, for instance, can help their youngest patients make sure that they learn the best dental care habits, while at the same time helping older patients address the possible need for cosmetic work in the future.

Consider some of these facts and figures about the latest dental services that are offered to help people create a smile that will help them look great and feel confident:

• Performed on 5 million Americans each year, wisdom teeth removal is an outpatient procedure.
• Because there is usually only enough room in the mouth for 28 teeth, it is not uncommon for adults to have their wisdom teeth removed.
• Impacted wisdom teeth are the third molars at the back of the mouth that does not have enough room to develop or emerge normally.
• 10% of all U.S. dentists indicate that they place implants. The number, however, is increasing.
• Virtually all adults, in fact the most recent statistic is 99.7%, surveyed indicate that a healthy smile is socially important, according to an American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) survey.
• Many options exist to replace missing teeth but only one, the use of dental implants, provides the feel, function, and appearance of natural teeth.

If you want to have a great smile you need a combination of a regular brushing and flossing habits and scheduled visits to a dental office. With the use of dental implants and other kinds of cosmetic procedures, you can create a smile that will help you feel more confident at your job and in your social life.