A crooked smile can often be one of the most depressing things affecting someone's life. The teeth are often overlapped, tipped forward, rotated backwards and obviously out of place! When you care, it can drive you crazy. Today, there's no reason to suffer with an ugly smile. Modern orthodontics has dramatically changed and patients have many more options than years ago.

           A crooked smile is not a beautiful smile. In many cases, however, the teeth can be moved into their intended positions. Dentists do it everyday. A beautiful smile should fill in the spaces between the corners of the lips and the upper front teeth should fill the space between the upper and lower lips. If you want, tooth whitening can restore or improve your teeth's appearance and the problem will then be that you just can't stop smiling.

           It is even common to see an older adult correcting his or her crooked smile. Invisible braces such as Invisalign have revolutionized orthodontic care. This technique uses clear aligners instead of brackets, bands and wires. There's no metal hardware to be embarrassed about so many adults are reconsidering having their teeth straightened. Even the techniques used with traditional brackets, bands and wires have improved and many orthodontic cases take less than two years to complete.

          Several cosmetic dental techniques can be combined to correct a crooked smile. It is not uncommon to straighten the smile and later use porcelain veneers, tooth contouring and cosmetic gum contouring to finalize and perfect a patient's smile. Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky is an Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist who enjoys helping every patient achieve the right smile. Dr. Padolsky does orthodontics and Cosmetic Dentistry. He loves his patients, loves Dentistry and loves making his patients happy. The dentists at the Atlanta Dental Group PC are dedicated to their patients' good health and well being. You are welcome to join our family of patients. Call 404-874-7428 to schedule your free cosmetic consultation.