Category: Cosmetic Dentistry

Your Diet Plays A Part In Maintaining Your Oral Health

The choices you make regarding your diet can have obvious effects on your overall health, but certain foods and drinks can also have particular effects on your oral health. Items that are acidic, contain high amounts of sugar, or tend to be stickier can cause problems for your teeth. Darker beverages can stain your teeth,… Read more »

Porcelain Veneers Can Give You a New Smile

In today’s image-conscious world, appearance plays a large role in the majority of dental work performed. No surprise, considering a healthy, confident smile can make you look younger and more attractive compared to an embarrassed or hidden smile (common behaviors of those with poor oral health). Regardless of the many maladies that can diminish your… Read more »

The Advantages of Cosmetic Dental Bonding

Many people have nearly-perfect teeth, but feel that one or more small blemishes prevent them from total happiness with their smiles. That discontent can prevent them from smiling as often and as brightly as they otherwise would, preventing them from enjoying the many benefits of a smiling demeanor. Luckily, you don’t have to go to… Read more »

An Invisible Way to Straighter Teeth with Invisalign®

Perhaps it isn’t the fact that crooked teeth can mean trouble for your dental health, but rather the way they make your smile look that prompts you to want to straighten them. If so, then you may wish for a more discreet way to straighten them than with conspicuous metal braces. Fortunately, Invisalign® clear braces… Read more »

Teeth Whitening Methods to Rid Your Smile of Stains

Teeth-whitening has become one of the most frequently-requested cosmetic dental procedures today, which should be no surprise considering teeth stains are the most common cosmetic dental blemish. In fact, your teeth can stain simply from eating and drinking, and while there are measures you can take to help protect your smile’s pride, chances are your… Read more »

4 Tips to Care for Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers are a handy little cosmetic restoration that can hide a wide range of cosmetic smile problems. Veneers are crafted from dental porcelain and, once bonded to your tooth, are extremely strong, resilient, and beautiful. However, veneers can still suffer from chips, breaks, and staining if you don’t take proper care of them. Use… Read more »

Teeth Whitening Solutions for Every Smile

For an industry that currently generates billions of dollars in annual revenue in the U.S. alone, teeth whitening has humble beginnings in ancient folk medicine. Documents survive from both ancient Rome and ancient Egypt describing powders and potions designed to remove dark tooth stains and restore a youthful whiteness. These day, teeth whitening has been… Read more »

Porcelain Veneers: Durable And Resilient?

Have you taken a look in the mirror lately and felt completely disheartened by the appearance of your smile? Not only do you feel unhappy with the color of your grin but also that there are what feel like a thousand other esthetic imperfections causing you concern. If you feel this way, it may be… Read more »

What To Expect: Receiving Porcelain Veneers

Patients who have long lamented the appearance of their smiles will find that porcelain veneers address a wide variety of esthetic imperfections. Don’t like the uneven staining on your teeth or feel embarrassed by minor chips and cracks? Veneers will cover them. Wish you could find a way to fill spaces between teeth and customize… Read more »

How Invisalign May Work For You

You may have some idea of what to expect from Invisalign treatment. For instance, you may know that it does not rely on the use of brackets and wires like traditional braces. However, we often find that patients’ knowledge about this orthodontic treatment tends to stop there. Fortunately, Invisalign can offer patients a long list… Read more »