Cosmetic
Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic work should look like nothing was done at all. The goal is a result that reads as yours, in your face, at conversational distance.
What this involves
Planning comes first
Before anything is prepared, we look at proportion, tooth position, the line of your lip and how much of your teeth actually shows when you talk. Shade is the last decision, not the first.
Digital scans and photographs let us plan the result and show it to you while it can still be changed. If what you want and what the case allows are different, you will hear that early.
Veneers and bonding
Bonding uses composite material shaped directly onto the tooth in a single visit. It is conservative, repairable, and well suited to chips, small gaps and worn edges.
Veneers are thin porcelain facings made in a laboratory and bonded to the front of the tooth. They hold color and polish better over time and handle larger changes in shape or position. Both have a place. Which one is right depends on how much has to change and how much healthy tooth is there to work with.
Whitening
Whitening lifts staining from within the enamel rather than scrubbing it off. In office treatment works fastest, take home trays give you more control, and many patients use both.
Sensitivity during whitening is common and temporary. Existing crowns, veneers and fillings do not change color, so if you have visible restorations, we sequence the whitening before any replacement work.
Living with the result
Cosmetic dentistry is maintained, not installed. Porcelain resists staining well, composite less so, and both benefit from routine hygiene.
If you grind at night, a guard protects the work. We will tell you what will shorten the life of the result, including the parts of it you control.
Suitability
Who it is for
Adults bothered by chips, wear, spacing or discoloration on the teeth that show.
Patients with older visible fillings or crowns that no longer match.
Anyone who wants a change that stays believable rather than obvious.
The Process
How it works
- 01
Consultation
We talk through what bothers you and photograph and scan the starting point.
- 02
Design
The proposed result is planned digitally and reviewed with you before anything is prepared.
- 03
Preparation
Teeth are prepared conservatively and temporaries let you live with the shape.
- 04
Delivery
Final restorations are fitted, adjusted to your bite and polished.
- 05
Review
You come back so we can check the fit, the tissue and how the result is wearing.
Questions
Common questions
That depends entirely on the planning. Proportion and translucency are what make porcelain read as natural, which is why the design stage happens before any tooth is prepared.
Porcelain is durable, and longevity depends on your bite, your habits and your hygiene. We would rather explain the variables than quote a number that may not apply to you.
It is a different tool. Bonding is conservative and repairable and suits smaller corrections. Veneers handle larger changes and hold their finish longer.
Usually yes. Restorations are matched to your teeth at the shade they are, and they will not lighten later.
Purely cosmetic work is generally not covered. Where a restoration is also restoring function, part of it may be. We check before you commit to anything.
Also Available
Related services
General
Preventive and Hygiene
Regular cleanings and comprehensive exams with the same hygienist, so nothing gets missed between visits.
Implants
Dental Implants
Single implants through full restoration, planned and placed here rather than referred out.
Cosmetic
Clear Aligners
Discreet alignment for adults and teens, mapped digitally before a single tray is made.
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