| Whitening is a
very popular procedure in cosmetic dentistry. It is
a simple, effective, permanent technique for obtaining
a dazzling, whiter smile. We offer both immediate in-office
bleaching and take-home bleaching. |
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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. |
| Enamel
Shaping (Contouring) is the process of shaping
natural teeth to improve their appearance. Shaping can
be used to correct minor cases of crowded or overlapping
teeth, smooth rough edges, or make small adjustments
to the shape of a tooth. |
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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
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| 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. |
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| New
all-porcelain crowns can also be used to replace older
crowns that were made with a metal base. The new materials
more closely resemble a natural tooth and return the
healthy glow to your smile! |
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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! |
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Adult "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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