Cosmetic Dentistry
Transform Your Smile with Our Cosmetic Treatments
Veneers
Veneers are thin, custom-made shells crafted of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the front side of teeth. They are an ideal choice for improving your smile and have become increasingly popular due to their simplicity and versatility.
- Applications: Perfect for treating discolored, worn down, chipped, misaligned, uneven, irregularly shaped, or gapped teeth.
- Advantages: Provide a natural tooth appearance, gum tissue tolerates porcelain well, porcelain veneers are stain-resistant, and the color can be selected to make dark teeth appear whiter.
- Procedure: Involves buffing and shaping the tooth to prepare for the veneer, followed by bonding the custom-made veneer to the tooth’s surface.
Bonding
Bonding is the application of a tooth-colored composite resin to repair a decayed, chipped, fractured, or discolored tooth. Unlike veneers, which are manufactured in a laboratory and require a customized mold to achieve a proper fit, bonding can be done in a single visit.
- Applications: An alternative to, or replacement for, amalgam or silver fillings.
- Advantages: Bonding is among the easiest and least expensive cosmetic dental procedures and can be shaped and polished to match the surrounding teeth, offering a natural appearance.
- Procedure: The composite resin is applied to the tooth, shaped, hardened with a curing light, and then polished.
Teeth Whitening
- Applications: Ideal for patients who have stained teeth due to coffee, tea, other dark beverages, cigarettes, medication, or aging.
- Advantages:Fast and effective way to enhance the appearance of your smile, with options for in-office treatment for immediate results or at-home treatments for convenience
- Procedure:Involves applying a whitening product directly to the teeth, using a laser or light to activate the whitening agent for faster results.
Other Cosmetic Treatments
Botox
Botox injections are used not only to reduce the appearance of facial wrinkles but also to treat conditions such as TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorders and excessive sweating. In the context of cosmetic dentistry, Botox can complement the aesthetic outcomes of other procedures.
- Applications: Smooths wrinkles around the mouth and forehead and can be used to adjust a “gummy” smile.
- Advantages: Non-surgical, minimal discomfort, no downtime, and results can last several months.
Dermal Fillers & Juvéderm
Dermal fillers are used to plump up areas of the face, reduce wrinkles, and provide a smoother, more youthful appearance. They can also be used to enhance the lips, making them fuller and more defined.
- Applications: Ideal for enhancing facial contours, reducing the appearance of fine lines around the mouth, and adding volume to the lips.
- Advantages: Immediate results, minimal downtime, and a non-invasive way to achieve a more youthful appearance.