Pinay brings US cosmetic dentistry to RP

Hawaii and Los Angeles - trained Filipino dentist has brought the US cosmetic dental technology to the Philippines and is now spreading its health benefits and restoring the youth and self-confidence of her many patients, both local and foreign.

Dr. Cecile Infantado does it in her clinic at the 3rd floor of Dusit Hotel Nikko at the Ayala Center in Makati City, where people with various unsightly dental problems com for treatment.

Such problems, according to Dr. Cecile, include chipped tooth, cracked or discolored enamel, uneven length of incisors, edge-to-edge bite, ugly fillings, gaps or big spaces in between teeth, old and leaking crowns, and even teeth that have shortened due to wear and tear over the years.

According to Dr. Cecile, these dental disfigurement can have harmful effects on health, appearance, personality and self-esteem, especially in such inevitable cases as the shortening and darkening of the teeth as we age. The gradual shortening of the teeth eventually makes a person lose the vertical height of the lower third of her face, making her look a lot older than her age. The darkening of the teeth has the same unpleasant and undesirable effect.

Thanks to the so called Computer Aided Design (CAD) and the Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), both in-office systems that enable esthetic and long-lasting restorations to be completed in a single appointment.

CAD and CAM ensure the natural and life-like appearance of the restored and improved teeth.

Cosmetic dentistry highlights the finer details and life-like appearance of tooth restorations. For example, our tooth by nature is poly-chromatic in color. Thus, cosmetic dentistry uses different shades of dental composite to simulate the natural color gradient of a tooth, including its hue, transparency and opaqueness.

Dr. CEcile acquired her expertise in Hawaii and later at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She is a member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Among its members, Dr. Cecile is the only one practicing in the Philippines.

article from Manila Bulletin by Pinky Concha-Colmenares