Cosmetic Dentistry

Posted: November 23, 2010 Dental porcelain veneers can be used in many ways to correct dental overbite problems and to correct the angulation of the teeth.  The photos show a lady who did not like the protrusion of her teeth, had small lateral incisors that were an odd shape and a discolored front tooth with […]

Cosmetic Dentistry and Your Gums: Short and uneven gumline Laser used to shape the gumline, then porcelain veneers placed There are numerous article about Cosmetic Dentistry and all the ways to whiten your teeth.  The use of whitening teeth or bleaching, dental bonding, and porcelain veneers are all some modalities that can be used.  

When patients present with worn and broken teeth and want a  smile makeover, it is really important to step back and see what has caused the teeth to break and wear in the first place.  There is a reason that these teeth break and wear.  It really does not make sense to restore these teeth

I have written in the past about the advantages and disadvantages of porcelain veneers and dental bonding.  There are many indications for both.  Bonding can be conservatively used to close spaces and for defects or notching of the teeth at the gumline.  The bicuspids have had severe recession and root wear, grafts were completed to

This case is to share how complex cosmetic dentistry cases can be treated to achieve optimal results.  Our patient presented with short and worn teeth that had been restored previously. She was unhappy with the cosmetics, spaces, color, and  not being able to properly bite into her food. Using high tech diode lasers, we completed a gum

A young lady emailed me a question regarding the color of  a tooth. This is a common question that we see so I wanted to share it on this post:     symptoms or concerns:   My right upper front tooth is dead and has turned yellow. I don’t think bleaching will help my tooth and will likely have

We often see patients who come in search of cosmetic dental care who have worn and broken teeth.  Cosmetic Dentistry is wonderful and exciting. There are times, however, when an assessment as to why the teeth were worn and broken should be taken into consideration prior to completing Houston Cosmetic Dentistry.   Why would you restore

Porcelain Veneers: Technology Continues Porcelain Veneers have been one of the best cosmetic dentistry treatments over the past 10 years. Empress veneers allowed the astute and artistic dentists and ceramists to create lifelike and beautiful conservatively. Today, with new ceramics such as Emax we can extend this beautiful esthetic care even more conservatively. Why? Emax