With cosmetic dentistry, we utilize a number of dental treatments to improve the beauty of your smile. Cosmetic dentistry can include a variety of techniques, from re-contouring the teeth or gums to placing veneers on a number of teeth. Below are some of the more common cosmetic procedures we perform daily in our office.

Veneers (Empress™) : Porcelain laminate veneers are ultra-thin shells of ceramic material placed over the teeth to close spaces, change color, or straighten the teeth. Veneers are an exciting procedure for anyone wishing to improve their smile.

Porcelain Crowns : Crowns are dental restorations otherwise known as "caps". They are used to restore teeth that have been broken or are at high risk of doing so due to old, over-sized fillings or fractures. There are a variety of materials used to construct these, and by working with the finest laboratories in the country, we are pleased to produce crowns that look and feel like your real teeth.

Bridges : Bridges are constructed to replace one or more missing teeth. The teeth on either side of the existing space are used to anchor the bridge. We are now able to construct beautiful porcelain over metal as well as full porcelain and resin-based bridges to produce the best results for each particular situation.

Tooth-colored fillings : Composite resins and ceramics are not only used to restore decayed areas, but are also used for cosmetic improvements of the smile by changing the color of the teeth or reshaping disfigured teeth. They allow us to combine beauty and strength when filling teeth.

Whitening : Bleaching teeth is one of the easiest and most gratifying procedures we perform in our office. We consider individual wants and needs and offer our patients the choice of accelerated in-office whitening (Zoom™).

Bonding : Dental bonding was one of the first and most promising techniques for "instant " smile enhancement. Dental bonding is not as durable as porcelain veneers, but is still suitable in many cases to correct broken or misshapen teeth.

Recontouring/ Reshaping of the Teeth: In some instances, simple reshaping of the front teeth may produce dramatic results to correct jagged, chipped, or slightly uneven teeth.

Gingival Sculpting: Uneven gums can create a misshapen smile. Teeth may look slanted, or unusually large or unusually shaped. We can correct a "gummy smile" by sculpting them to better frame your teeth.

Post and Core: This procedure is required to rebuild the proper support for a crown when a tooth is damaged to the extent that there is not sufficient support for a restoration like a crown.