How are your teeth looking these days? Are you totally happy with them and the overall impression they make when you smile? We hope so. If you are not and you find yourself suppressing your grin, or hiding it behind your hand, you are doing yourself out of some great feel-good chemicals and the chance to make new friends.

At Bromley Dental Practice, the cosmetic dentist in Bromley, we can tell you all about what happens when you use your lovely smile to its full advantage. On the inside, your body releases doses of serotonin and dopamine, two natural chemicals that make us feel really good. On the outside, other people see that smile and are hard-wired by evolution to respond to it with a smile and a desire to be your friend in some way. Going for a job interview? Use your smile! At a party full of strangers? Grin at them and turn them into friends.

Of course, if there are things you don’t like about your smile, that’s hard advice to follow. Fortunately, most smile-related issues can be fixed with treatments from the cosmetic dentist in Bromley.

Veneers

These are thin, tooth-coloured sheaths of porcelain that go over the front of your teeth to cover over imperfections such as chips, cracks, discolourations and even mild twists and gaps. They can last for at least 10 years if you look after them well.

Cosmetic braces

Braces designed to be discreet and lightweight, even invisible. They are often used to align mild problems with the most visible teeth at the front of the mouth. Depending on the issue, treatment times vary.

White fillings

You can get your amalgam fillings replaced with white composite fillings that are now as strong and durable as silver. White fillings can be sculpted to give you back the shape of your tooth.

Teeth whitening

An almost instant lift to your teeth is to have them whitened in the dental clinic in around an hour. Whitening removes surface stains and can also be carried out at a gentle pace at home.