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A smile can be the most eye-catching feature of your face. Even a subtle change
can make a big difference in the way you look and feel. New techniques like
bleaching, bonding,
veneers, and white fillings
allow us to create a beautiful smile with minimal changes to existing teeth.
We also offer Invisalign "Invisible" Braces.
Bleaching
(Whitening) is a very popular procedure in cosmetic dentistry. It
is a simple, effective, permanent technique for obtaining a dazzling, whiter
smile at home in a matter of days.
Bonding
is simply adding a little tooth-colored material to "fill in the blanks."
One of the most frequent uses of the bonding technique is to fill in a gap
between front teeth.
Veneers
are custom, porcelain facings that are bonded to the front surfaces of teeth
to whiten teeth, close spaces, straighten teeth, or repair chipped or worn
teeth. The veneers are only about 1 mm thick (the thickness of a fingernail).
That same thickness is "shaved" off the natural tooth surface so
when the veneer is bonded to the tooth, the tooth doesn't feel or look "thicker".
Caps
(Crowns) are rarely used for cosmetic correction any more, since the
advent of veneers, but in some cases a crown may be necessary for a particular
tooth. A tooth with a bad fracture or a large
filling that is breaking down, or has decay around
it, may be a candidate for a crown instead of a veneer. This patient has veneers
on top, but one of the front teeth had a large filling and had to be crowned.
White
fillings replace silver or gold fillings with a more natural looking
tooth-colored material. Since teeth are translucent, dark fillings cause the
whole tooth to appear darker when viewed from the side. Replacing older dark
fillings with white fillings will keep your smile glowing!
Invisalign
"invisible braces" (which are not really braces at all,
but clear plastic retainers) are a new technique for adults to obtain the
results of braces without wearing braces! This technique, which is effective
only for mild to moderate crowding, utilizes a series of retainers (computer
generated or lab constructed) that are worn sequentially until the desired
correction is achieved.
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