Cosmetic Dentistry Something to Smile About
How Cosmetic Dentistry Creates Beautiful Smiles
People oftentimes come to the Lawrence Dental Studio and ask me: how can you predictably fabricate veneers and crowns to change a person’s smile?
I love it when customers ask me questions, that is why I am a dentist in Lawrence, and I am always happy to share how we do with you.
As a cosmetic dentist, I do not work alone. I have the privilege to work with a wonderful group of people who are interested in cosmetic dentistry and together we strive to be the best Lawrence dentist team.
We have developed a straight forward and effective system to achieve great results. What we do is very predictable, and you can have confidence in the result, even before any cosmetic dentist touches your teeth
Here at the Lawrence Dental Studio, and we know that other cosmetic dentists use a similar procedure, we begin by evaluating your current smile from many different views to determine where improvements can be made. Then we take impressions of your existing teeth and fabricate working models. Next, I consult with my lab technician and together we will come up with a design, in wax, that we believe will look great, function optimally and meet your expectations. The goal of any cosmetic dentist is to enhance your smile while improving the function as well. We will then take a silicone impression of the wax-up. With the aid of this silicone form we can temporarily add plastic to your teeth in order to demonstrate how the final crowns or veneers will appear and determine if any changes are necessary.
The next step is to alter your teeth as needed. This is where it sounds scary, you should not worry. Many times we find very little tooth structure will need to be removed and an anesthetic is not required, as it will be painless. With traditional veneers or crowns, anesthetic will be utilized and the teeth will be prepared. The temporaries will be placed to serve as prototypes for your final porcelain veneers or crowns. In this fashion we can truly evaluate how everything will appear in your mouth and face prior to the construction of your final veneers or crowns. Again, we have another opportunity to determine if changes are necessary.
The final step is to bond your porcelain veneers or crowns in place to create that natural beautiful smile you have been wanting. This is usually completed within two weeks of the alteration of your teeth.
By following these steps we have been able to help our clients achieve beautiful, natural and functional smiles in a comfortable and predictable fashion. We take the necessary steps to avoid surprises and assure that you end up with the result that makes all of us smile.
This may sound a little technical and clinical, that is the world of a cosmetic dentist. We will try in these pages to open up this world and clear misconceptions and answer your questions.
Fell free to leave your comments and open up the dialogue.
