Cosmetic Dentistry - Porcelain Crowns | Smile Makeovers | Invisalign | Implants | Bonding

A smile can be the most eye-catching feature of your face. Even a subtle change can make a big difference in the way you look and feel. New techniques like Zoom whitening, Porcelain veneers, White fillings, Porcelain crowns, Invisalign® and Laser Periodontal Therapy allow us to create a Healthy, Beautiful Smile. Sometimes, Dr Hood will combine several cosmetic procedures, in what is called a Smile Makeover, to better acheive the Smile of your Dreams. Listed below are some of the cosmetic procedures that Dr. Hood currently offers.

Teeth Whitening is a very popular procedure in cosmetic dentistry. It is a relatively easy and effective technique for obtaining a dazzling, whiter smile, in about an hour.

Veneers are laboratory fabricated, porcelain facings that are bonded to the front surfaces of teeth to whiten teeth, close spaces, straighten teeth, or repair chipped or worn teeth. The veneers are less than 1/2 mm thick (the thickness of a fingernail).

Enamel Shaping (Contouring) is the process of shaping natural teeth to improve their appearance. Shaping can be used to correct minor cases of crowded or overlapping teeth, smooth rough edges, or make small adjustments to the shape of a tooth.

Bonding is a procedure where tooth-colored composite resin material is placed to "fill in the blanks."

Porcelain Caps (Crowns) are rarely used for cosmetic correction any more, since the advent of veneers, but in some cases a crown may be necessary for a particular tooth. A tooth with a bad fracture or a large filling that is breaking down, or has decay around it, may be a candidate for a crown instead of a veneer. This patient has veneers on top, but one of the front teeth had a large filling and had to be crowned.

White fillings replace silver or gold fillings with a more natural looking tooth-colored material. Since teeth are translucent, dark fillings cause the whole tooth to appear darker when viewed from the side. Replacing older dark fillings with white fillings will keep your smile glowing!

Dental implants have been used successfully for many years. The implant itself is a post that is surgically placed in the jaw. A prosthesis (artificial tooth) is then attached to the post. Dental implants involve cooperation between a specialist and our office. The surgical phase of treatment is completed by the specialist, and the restorative phase is completed at our office.

Invisalign Adult "invisible braces" (which are not really braces at all, but clear plastic retainers) are a new technique in cosmetic dentistry for adults to obtain the results of braces without wearing braces! This technique, which is effective only for mild to moderate crowding, utilizes a series of retainers (computer generated or lab constructed) that are worn sequentially until the desired correction is achieved.

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Laser Periodiodontal Treatment Purple, swollen infected gums can be healed, without surgery using the patented LANAP procedure. LPT is about as easy as erasing a blackboard — there’s no cutting and no suturing and compared to traditional gum surgery, There is much less discomfort with LASER PERIODONTAL THERAPY