Cosmetic Services
You may have seen the dramatic smile makeovers on
television on shows and wondered—could someone
do that for me? The answer is yes!
You deserve a beautiful smile—and with modern
cosmetic dental techniques it’s easier and more
affordable than ever to have one! We’ll
analyze your smile and suggest the dental treatments
that can make you look and feel wonderful!
All-Porcelain Crowns, Onlays and Inlays
When your teeth require restorations, porcelain crowns,
onlays and inlays are an attractive choice. Restorations
done with porcelain have a translucent, natural appearance
that keeps your smile looking great.
A crown covers and encases the entire tooth and is
the most durable, strongest, most long-lasting way
to restore a tooth with extensive damage. Onlays
are used for large restorations. They restore the area
inside the cusp and extend over one or more sides of
the tooth. Inlays are used to restore the area
of tooth inside the cusps. They require far less drilling
and preparation of the tooth than a metal filling.
Full Mouth Reconstruction
Sometimes patients come to us with multiple problems—their
teeth are severely worn, they’re having problems
with their bites, or they may even be suffering from
headaches related to TMJ difficulties. Using a
combination of restorative treatments (crowns, veneers,
implants, whitening, etc.) we can completely restore
their mouths. After we’re finished, these
patients can chew and speak without pain—sometimes
for the first time in many years! They have a
reason to show the world their new, beautiful smile!
Tooth-Colored Restorations
In our office, we use bonded ceramic composite restorations
instead of silver amalgam fillings, which contain 50%
mercury. We feel that these tooth-colored composite
restorations are safer for our patients—and they
look much better too! Composite fillings seal
the teeth better, insulate against hot and cold better,
and if they wear down they can be repaired easier.
Porcelain Veneers
If you have chipped, stained, discolored, unevenly
spaced, or even slightly crooked front teeth, we may
recommend porcelain veneers, which can quickly provide
you with a dazzling smile. These wafer-thin pieces
of porcelain are permanently—and painlessly—bonded
to your teeth; the whole process can be completed in
just a few appointments.
Whitening
Tooth whitening is safe, effective and long lasting—a
great way to brighten your smile. We can provide a
custom home tooth whitening kit, or, for faster results,
we can do in-office whitening. We’ll be glad
to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each
type and which may be right for your particular situation.
Bonding
Dental bonding could be a good alternative if you're
embarrassed about your smile because of decayed, disfigured
or discolored teeth. We can bond a composite resin
(a mixture of microscopic ceramic and glass particles
dispersed in a plastic resin) to your teeth to change
their appearance. The bonding material comes in
a wide range of shades and can be molded and sculpted
to create almost any shape or contour.
Bridges
If you are missing a tooth, a permanent bridge can
often be made to replace it. We make bridges that
look and feel natural and stay in permanently, allowing
totally you to chew and speak normally. A fixed
bridge will also prevent teeth from shifting, and stabilize
your bite.
Dentures & Partial Dentures
We work very hard with you to ensure that your natural
teeth will last a lifetime. Still, there are times
when patients lose all or a substantial number of their
teeth because of decay, illness or accident. If
this has happened to you, we can provide full or partial
dentures that will enable you to look and feel great. You
may also want to consider dental implants (link here)
to keep your dentures in place.
Dental Implants
Dental implants offer a solid, secure, and aesthetically
pleasing foundation for a replacement tooth or teeth.
An implant is special surgical grade titanium post
that is inserted surgically into the jawbone below
the gum surface. As the bone bonds to the post, it
forms a secure base to which your new teeth can be
attached.
With implants, full and partial dentures and even
individual replacement teeth can feel more comfortable
and function more like your natural teeth.
Recontouring
Sometimes we can improve the appearance of a tooth
by removing a small part of the enamel to change its
length, shape or surface. It’s a quick and
painless way of making a big change.
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