Cosmetic Dentistry - Esthetic Dentist

MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION!
A great smile says so much about you. Beautiful teeth make you look younger, healthier and more attractive. Ask us about a Cosmetic Consultation and let us help you design the Smile you’ve always wanted.

Whether your teeth are crooked and irregularly shaped or stained and worn, beautiful solutions are available to help transform your smile. Many smile makeovers can take a minimal number of appointments. It’s that easy!

The goal of esthetic dentistry is to transform an average smile into a terrific smile. To accomplish this goal, we analyze ever aspect of a smile and then correct the problem.

What makes a beautiful smile?

Terrific smiles have several things in common:
• The teeth are straight, not crooked.
• The teeth are evenly spaced with no gaps.
• The teeth are white, not stained or dark.
• The top teeth show when you smile, but not the gums.
• The gumline is smooth, not uneven.
• The edges of the top teeth smoothly follow the curve of the lower lip.

All of these problems can be solved with esthetic procedures, so even if you weren’t born with a beautiful smile, you can still have one. Here are a few of the ways that we help you create the smile of your dreams.

Porcelain Veneers: For beautiful and natural-looking teeth
Have you ever wanted to close the spaces between your teeth, lengthen small, chipped or misshapen teeth or whiten stained or dark teeth. Then Porcelain Veneers may the solution for you. A veneer is a thin shell of porcelain that is bonded to a tooth to improve its color and shape. A veneer generally covers only the front and top of a tooth. When teeth are chipped or beginning to wear, veneers can protect them from damage and restore their original appearance. In as few as two appointments, you can have the smile of your dreams. Call us for a Cosmetic Evaluation to see if Porcelain Veneers are right for you.

Invisible Braces are Here!
Braces used to be the only way to straighten teeth affected by malocclusion or a bad bite. But now, we have a system called Invisalign that allows us to straighten your teeth without using the brackets and wires of traditional braces. Now you can wear braces without anyone knowing it! Whether your teeth are crowded, too far apart or have shifted since wearing braces, Invisalign can help

The patented Invisalign system uses a series of clear, removable aligners to gradually reposition teeth. We’ve chosen to offer the Invisalign system because the aligners are more visually appealing than braces. They are virtually invisible! They’re also removable, which makes it easier to clean your teeth after eating. The aligners are smooth and comfortable, and they don’t irritate your gums, cheek, or tongue. The Invisalign system also eliminates an allergic reactions that you may experience to metal.
After an initial examination, Dr. Burks will decide if Invisalign is right for you.

Zoom! Whitening

As seen on “Extreme Makeover”. ZOOM! Whitening makes it possible to achieve a whiter, brighter smile – right here in our office.
Feel good and look great with a brighter smile ….in about an hour! More and more patients are enjoying the benefits of “instant” whitening. This is a great first step towards the smile you’ve always wanted.

A special light is shined onto the teeth after they have been coated with a whitening gel. The light works with the gel to release oxygen. The oxygen penetrates the outer enamel layer and then the dentin layer of the teeth, bleaching away stains and discolored areas.

Power whitening is a safe and effective technology that can help give you a beautiful new smile, all in one appointment.

Dental Implants
If you are missing any teeth with unsightly spaces or shifting teeth, then Dental Implants may be solution that you are looking for. Dental implants are titanium cylinders that are placed in your jaws to serve as artificial tooth roots. Crowns or bridges can then be placed on the dental implant and the result is practically indistinguishable from your natural teeth and fits so securely that you won’t even notice it when you chew and speak. In essence, an implant is the next best thing to your natural teeth. If you’re interested in replacing a missing tooth with an implant, we will perform a thorough evaluation to determine whether your health and lifestyle make you a good candidate for this kind of restoration.

Beautiful, Life Like All Porcelain Crowns

Tooth-colored crowns, up till now, were made of both porcelain and metal, but thanks to newly available technology, they may now be made entirely of porcelain. In the past, tooth colored crowns were always built upon a metal core. That was the only way they could have enough strength to withstand the tremendous biting forces that are exerted on all of your teeth. That metal core is what creates the dark blue line at the edge of many crowns or the dark area on the top of the crown.

Recent breakthroughs in adhesives, combined with the development of stronger porcelain materials, allow us to make crowns entirely out of porcelain. All porcelain crowns maintain a translucency that makes them hard to tell from natural teeth. Without metal, the problem of a dark line at the edge of the gums is eliminated. This allows us to place the edge of the crown above the gumline, and that’s healthier for your tooth and gums. It’s also healthier for you if you happen to have a metal allergy. When you want to improve your smile, all porcelain crowns are a beautiful and natural looking choice. Ask us for more information regarding All Porcelain Crowns.

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