Cosmetic Dentistry 

Someone’s smile is one of the first things people notice when they meet another person!  Candidates for cosmetic dentistry are as varied as each individual.  Some patients…

  • did not have the benefit of routine dental care as a young person, 

  • sustained an injury that led to discoloration of a tooth, 

  • chipped a tooth that shows when smiling, 

  • are simply dissatisfied with their own smile - for whatever reason.

COSMETIC DENTAL TREATMENTS

Today, there are area-specific treatments to overall solutions for cosmetic dentistry.  Now more than ever, procedures are available at a variety of price points.

VENEERS

Veneers are usually a two-step preparation & seat, high accuracy impression, and made in-house by our skilled lab technicians to the preferred shape and shade.

  • Only a fraction of a tooth must be removed; just millimeters in most cases

  • Natural-looking appearance; advanced porcelain material do not appear “fake” and offer improvements that tooth enamel cannot 

  • Durability; porcelain veneers last longer than dental bonding, commonly called composite alternatives, and do NOT stain over time from typical coffee, wine, soda, and tobacco products

  • Tooth-colored fillings

  • Porcelain/Zirconia crowns

IMPLANTS 

Implants are used to replace a decayed tooth is extracted and a replacement tooth is substituted to maintain the harmony of the surrounding teeth and to prevent continued bone loss.  The body can resorb the bone around the tooth due to no longer having stimulus from the decay, however, the porcelain crown on top of the implant (after 4 to 6 months of healing) will  keep offer years of more confident smiles - and prevent other medical and dental issues in the future. 

Dental implants versus other options?

  • Unlike dentures, partials or even bridges, implants prevent the bone from being resorbed.

  • Implants offer a solid natural-feeling tooth that does NOT need to be removed while eating and will NOT “move” while chewing.

  • Implants stabilize one’s bite which keeps the other natural teeth from moving and shifting.

  • Implants are easy to clean and generally indistinguishable from a natural tooth.