What is considered dental cosmetic procedures?
What is considered dental cosmetic procedures? Dental treatments are considered cosmetic when they involve aesthetic enhancements to your teeth. Modern cosmetic dentistry can give you a great smile if you have gaps between your teeth, your teeth are misshapen, misaligned, discolored, stained, chipped, broken, or worn.
Does insurance cover cosmetic fillings?
Dental insurance will usually not cover cosmetic dentistry procedures that have absolutely no medical necessity. But different situations blur the line between medically-necessary dentistry and purely cosmetic dentistry. For example, sometimes a patient needs dental work because he or she was involved in an accident.
Are veneers ever covered by insurance?
Note that veneers are expensive, and the procedure isn’t usually covered by dental plans. Before you decide to get veneers, have your dentist request a pre-treatment estimate from Delta Dental with proper documentation (written and x-ray evidence) to explain why a veneer was recommended.
What is the most common cosmetic dental procedure?
Teeth Whitening
Whitening (or bleaching) is the most popular cosmetic dentistry treatment. The ease of access and relative low cost make it a very attractive option for people looking to improve smile esthetics without undergoing anything too invasive.
