Cosmetic Dentistry
Teeth Whitening
We can help you get a whiter, brighter smile using the process most suited to your teeth, your schedule, and your budget. Your lifestyle and the aging process can stain and darken your teeth.
You can have a brighter, whiter smile.
Whitening of the teeth is performed for patients who desire a brighter smile. Teeth whitening can be performed to reduce discoloration and staining, or simply to provide the patient with whiter, brighter teeth. People typically have their teeth whitened to improve their appearance. When people have a brighter smile, they tend to smile more often and tend to minimize the appearance of facial wrinkles and give a more youthful and energetic appearance.
Laser Gum Contouring
For patients who have excessive gum tissue, teeth can appear stubby. What you may not know is that beneath that overgrown soft tissue, your teeth are just waiting to be revealed! If you have a gummy smile, we may recommend a gum lift, otherwise known as a gingivectomy.
This simple cosmetic procedure can be performed by soft-tissue laser, which minimizes bleeding and hastens recovery time. We’ll talk with you about your options and what to expect during the procedure, then discuss the outcome you want to achieve. The day of your procedure, we’ll mark your gum tissue, make sure that you’re comfortable with anesthesia or sedation, and then precisely remove the excess soft tissue. After a brief recovery, your new smile will look bold, beautiful, better than you thought possible!
Inlays and Onlays
WHAT ARE INLAYS AND ONLAYS?
Inlays and onlays are highest quality of restoration available. They are fabricated in a laboratory by a specialized technician who ensures a perfect fit. These restorations are ideal if the side or top area of a tooth is damaged or decayed. The decayed or broken tooth structure is shaped and an impression is taken. A small filling is made from the model of the impression. The inlay is then fitted into the tooth and cemented or bonded permanently. Onlays are basically large fillings. When a portion of a tooth’s crown is severely decayed or a cusp is fractured, an onlay may be used to restore the tooth.
WHY CHOOSE INLAYS AND ONLAYS?
Inlays and onlays are the most accurate restorations available to restore teeth. As conventional white filling do not tolerate moisture, inlays are great alternatives in very deep cavities. They also provide flawless shading and shape mimicking a natural tooth. These types of fillings are proven to last much longer than conventional fillings
Veneers
NATURAL-LOOKING AND INDIVIDUALIZED TO YOU
Today there are many options available to you if you want to improve your smile. Among the most effective and versatile of these methods are porcelain veneers.
Porcelain is very life-like when molded correctly by our skilled onsite ceramist. Your smile is custom designed specifically for you. There are even various shapes that can be made; you can choose a smile design that is sporty, natural, or has that “Hollywood look”!
WHAT SMILE PROBLEMS PORCELAIN VENEERS CAN CORRECT
Spaces between your teeth
Broken or chipped
Unsightly, stained or washed-out fillings
Permanently stained or discolored teeth
Misshapen or crooked teeth
Dark, yellow or stained teeth
WHAT ARE PORCELAIN VENEERS?
Porcelain veneers are very thin porcelain facings that are bonded onto the front side of your teeth to change shape, color, size and spacing of your teeth. They have a lifelike appearance with the strength, beauty and durability that only porcelain restorations offer. In addition, they will not discolor or wear like natural tooth enamel. Meticulous records, measurements and photographs are used to evaluate your smile needs and determine what it will take to produce a perfect smile for you.
Dental Bonding
Dental Bonding is a procedure that can be used to make small, cosmetic changes to the front of a tooth. Our dentists use bonding to repair cracks, chips and flaws in teeth or to whiten them for a gentle “face lift” as an alternative to more lengthy cosmetic procedures.
With Dental Bonding, a tooth-colored resin material is applied to the surface of a tooth and hardened with a special light, which ultimately “bonds” the material to the tooth to restore or improve a person’s smile. Dental bonding can be a more affordable alternative to veneers, but porcelain veneers can provide a longer-lasting result.
WHICH CONDITIONS CAN DENTAL BONDING FIX?
Repairing decayed teeth (composite resins are used to fill cavities)
Repairing chipped or cracked teeth
Improving the appearance of discolored teeth
Closing spaces between teeth
Making teeth look longer
Changing the shape of teeth
As a cosmetic alternative to amalgam fillings
To protect a portion of the tooth’s root that has been exposed when gums recede