When many people receive one or more porcelain veneers to improve their smiles, it’s often because their dentists recommended it to address their specific smile concerns. It isn’t until after they’ve received their custom veneers that they realize just how beneficial they are to their smiles’ appearance and their long-term oral health. Today, we examine a few of the sometimes-surprising things that porcelain veneers can do to improve your smile, and how they help make your smile improvement plan much more minimally invasive. (more…)

Fixing a tooth that’s been worn-down, cracked, or broken can be an important step in restoring and preserving your smile. When it occurs, tooth damage can become increasingly more severe, leading to more problems for your teeth, oral health, bite function, and more. The only way to avoid more serious problems from potentially occurring is to fix the damage to your tooth as soon and as conservatively as possible. This means not only addressing the damage to your tooth’s structure, but also designing treatment that also helps you preserve a maximum amount of your tooth’s healthy, undamaged natural structure. (more…)

Porcelain veneers have become increasingly more popular over the years as a solution for addressing multiple types of cosmetic smile concerns. This is for several different reasons, such as their ability to correct these concerns at the same time, helping many patients minimize their smile improvement plans. However, the benefits that come with improving your smile with one or more veneers can include more than what you can see. With their more conservative nature, veneers may also be exactly what your smile needs to improve its future health and integrity. (more…)

Improving the appearance of your smile can sometimes seem complicated, depending on the specific concerns that you want to address. For example, if your smile is marred by issues that affect your tooth structure, it might seem like improving them can require altering a significant amount of your tooth structure. However, with cosmetic tooth bonding and contouring, addressing a variety of smile concerns can be more convenient and less invasive than many people expect. Today, we examine what that could mean for your smile, both in terms of your treatment and your results for your overall oral health. (more…)

When you develop certain cosmetic concerns with your teeth or oral tissues, the greatest impact can seem like the one they have on your smile’s appearance. That’s why cosmetic dental treatment typically focuses mainly on improving that appearance in an effective but highly conservative manner. Keeping cosmetic dental treatment minimally invasive is a key goal in designing cosmetic smile improvement, and with in many cases, it can help ensure that the problem doesn’t have more serious consequences for the long-term state of your oral health. (more…)

The secret to making cosmetic dentistry a benefit to your smile is creating a treatment plan that not only improves your smile’s appearance, but also helps you restore and preserve your healthy tooth structure. That’s largely because some cosmetic concerns that involve damage and/or malformation to your tooth structure can also have impacts on your oral health. In addition to making the tooth more uniform with your smile, cosmetic treatment should also help it regain its structural integrity. Today, we examine how veneers help strengthen teeth and preserve their structures while also improving their appearance, and why this ability makes them ideal for a wide range of tooth concerns. (more…)

With a consistently good dental hygiene routine and being attentive to your oral health needs, you have a good chance of preventing a lot of things that could potentially threaten your oral health. That includes tooth decay, which leads to cavities and erodes your teeth, as well as gum disease, which destroys the gum tissues and bone structure that support your teeth. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always include the stains that can develop on the surfaces of your teeth over time. (more…)

Once you notice that your smile’s appearance is blemished, you can never really unsee it. Every time you see yourself in the mirror or in a picture, your smile’s imperfections could be the first thing you notice. Fortunately, improving your smile doesn’t have to be complicated, and with the right cosmetic treatment, you can successfully and conveniently correct any blemish that mars your smile. For many patients, and for many different smile concerns, porcelain veneers are often the cosmetic treatment of choice. (more…)

Tooth bonding isn’t exactly as well-known as other cosmetic dental treatments, such as teeth-whitening or porcelain veneers. However, it’s often an ideal solution for correcting a wide range of cosmetic dental concerns, helping patients improve the health, integrity, and appearance of their smiles in a minimally invasive manner. Today, we examine a few ways in which cosmetic tooth bonding can improve your smile, and why we might suggest it as the best choice for your cosmetic dental treatment. (more…)