Everyone wants to have a beautiful, breathtaking smile. However, not everyone has the resources for a complete smile makeover. Since the gold standard when it comes to smile makeovers are dental crowns, the price of these porcelain dental works is definitely enough to deter some individuals from correcting their smiles. So if you’re still adamant about giving your smile a makeover but you do not want to break the bank, then here are a couple of alternatives that you can look into:
Teeth Whitening
If the reason for why you want to have crowns is because you want to whiten your stained teeth, then you can have the same end effect without having to worry about the burdening costs of crowns. External stains, or stains which are isolated on the enamel layer of teeth, can easily be lightened or even removed with the help of dental whitening or bleaching treatments. However, if the stain has reached all the way to the inner layers of your teeth, such as the dentin, then you might want to consider veneers or just cough up the money to get crowns but treat it as an investment.
Dental Bonding
Now, if your main motivation for getting a smile makeover is because your teeth has a couple of chips or fractures which are minor and not really that evident, then you might want to go for dental bonding instead of getting porcelain crowns. On top of dental bonding treatments being less expensive compared to porcelain crowns, another reason for why individuals with minor dental problems are better off with dental bonding is because of how less invasive the procedure is compared to porcelain crowns. Porcelain crowns require shaving a significant part of the teeth to be treated, which renders these structures rather weak and vulnerable to infection.
Dental Veneers
The reason for why you would require dental crowns is because the biting surfaces of your teeth have become damaged and worn out, either because of teeth grinding or other facial injuries. However, if the only problem with your smile are minor ones which are isolated to the dental surfaces, then you do not need to worry about using porcelain crowns and you can proceed with just dental veneers. Veneers are thin shells which are cemented to the front surfaces of your teeth. On the other hand, crowns are caps which are fitted over the tooth, therefore providing new biting surfaces for teeth.
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