Cosmetic Dentistry

Your smile is one of the most expressive parts of your face, and should light up the room when you share it with friends and family. We are proud to offer comprehensive cosmetic options for all of our patients, with solutions to fit any budget and smile rejuvenation that allows you to truly have the smile of your dreams! At Downtown Dental Associates, we believe that cosmetic or esthetic dentistry should also be minimally invasive dentistry. This means that the thrust is to preserve as much healthy tooth structure as possible and add to it, as opposed to the old model of removing more of the tooth in order to repair it.

The direction of medicine and dentistry in the 21 st century is the preservation of healthy body tissues. In that spirit, we practice health-guided cosmetic dentistry with a focus on preserving as much of your existing healthy smile as possible.

Some of the most common Cosmetic Procedures are:

Porcelain Veneers

Like tooth whitening, porcelain veneers provide an immediate improvement in the aesthetics of the teeth. Dental veneers are custom fabricated slices of porcelain that are placed over your natural teeth to mask imperfections. Used to treat crooked, chipped, and discolored teeth, the entire porcelain veneers treatment process can be completed in as little as two appointments.

Ceramic Restorations :

Tooth-colored ceramic restorations have revolutionized the dental profession. Teeth with large cavities and unsightly silver fillings can be restored with tooth coloured composite fillings, porcelain inlays, onlays, or partial ceramic crowns.

We create artistic tooth-colored restorations that are beautiful, strong, and conservative. Highly polished and smooth, these restorations reinforce the tooth structure, and can help reduce plaque build-up that causes gingivitis and cavities.

Now, using advanced bonding techniques, those teeth can be restored with lab-made all-porcelain or resin inlays, onlays, or partial crowns.

Contouring and Tooth Reshaping:

We often have patients who want minimal changes to the shape of their teeth, and in addition to Professional whitening, they desire tooth contouring. This procedure is often completed pain free in minutes and offers a solution to uneven edges, small chips and sharp corners. One of our most economic solutions to minor cosmetic deficencies, contouring could help bring you closer to a more beautiful smile!

"Let your smile light up the room!"

Professional Whitening:

Professional Whitening is one of the most popular treatments requested in our office! We offer ZOOM! In-office whitening, as featured on such television shows as Extreme Makeover, as well as a custom take home system that you can use at home with the guidance of your dentist.

With the advances in technology in recent years, we are able to whiten and brighten your smile while maintaining an authentic colour or shade. The perception of the colour of teeth is affected by skin tone and make-up, and so a 'paper' white smile isn't right for everyone. Speak with one of our team members today, and see how we can dramatically increase the radiance of your smile and find the right match for your skin tone and features.

For some patients, whitening is the start to the solution to a brighter more radiant smile. Ask us about your other cosmetic options, including Porcelain veneers, inlays & onlays and composite bonding and fillings.The natural colour of teeth is generally within a range of light greyish-yellow shades.

Your teeth naturally darken with age and their appearance can be affected by surface stains from tobacco products and certain foods or drinks. Many of our patients see the years melt away with smile rejuvenation. We work with you to give you the natural looking smile you've always wanted with the least invasive procedures available.

For more specific information on our various whitening solutions, see our Whitening section.

For definitions or descriptions of terms - click here for our DENTAL GLOSSARY.

Cosmetic Dentistry

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