Cosmetic Dentistry Services for All Ages
Overview
People choose esthetic dental procedures/surgery for various reasons—to repair a defect such as a malformed bite or crooked teeth, treat an injury, or just improve their overall appearance. Whatever the reason, the ultimate goal is to restore a natural beautiful smile.
For these and many other reasons, esthetic dentistry has become a vital part of the dental profession.
Common esthetic dental procedures can be performed to correct misshaped, discolored, chipped or missing teeth. They also can be used to change the overall shape of teeth—from teeth that are too long or short, have gaps, or simply need to be reshaped.
Some of the more common procedures involve:
- Bonding – A procedure in which tooth-colored material is used to close gaps or change tooth color.
- Contouring and reshaping – A procedure that straightens crooked, chipped, cracked or overlapping teeth.
- Crowns and Veneers – A procedure in which ultra-thin coatings are placed over the front teeth. Crowns and Veneers can change the color or shape of your teeth. For example, veneers have been used to correct unevenly spaced, crooked, chipped, oddly shaped or discolored teeth.
- Whitening and bleaching – As the term implies, whitening and bleaching, a rapidly increasing procedure, are used to make teeth whiter.
Which techniques should be used to improve your smile? A dental exam will consider many factors, including your overall oral health.
Teeth whitening is one of the most popular and sought after treatments we offer. There are two basic varieties that offer long term, reliable results. They are custom teeth whitening using custom trays, and the other is non-custom teeth whitening. Both options require home wear of whitening trays for at least two weeks. The results are particularly good if you take good care of your teeth and avoid things that stain your teeth in the first place like coffee or smoking.
Like anything else, maintaining you teeth’s whiteness requires touchups from time to time. Another thing to rememberer is that teeth whitening will only brighten natural tooth surface, and not any existing fillings, crowns etc Lastly, if you are prone to having sensitivity on your teeth, you will have to take special precautions before commencing with treatment, and it’s something our team can help you with.
Before having your teeth professionally whitened, it’s a good idea to come in for a complete dental check-up and cleaning. We can ensure your good oral health before providing you with this cosmetic dental treatment.
In the past, people had to put up with less than perfect smiles or face the embarrassment of poorly done cosmetic work.
With modern advancements and technology, we can create smiles that not only function—they look natural and beautiful!
The world is your oyster when it comes to your cosmetic options. You can get whiter teeth on your lunch break just in time for the weekend. If you have gaps between your teeth or a chipped tooth, dental bonding can change the size and shape of your tooth to look just right. If your teeth are crooked, but you don’t want to commit to metal braces, we offer Invisalign clear braces that can correct the positioning of your teeth. Scottsdale Dental Centre, we are here to help you perfect your look.
For dental issues that go beyond dental bonding and teeth bleaching, we can use porcelain veneers to cover the front surface of your tooth. Veneers can hide imperfections such as gaps, misaligned teeth, severe staining, and more. The best part is that veneers can look exactly like your natural teeth, so no one will ever know.
Many dental procedures can help improve your smile, including dental crowns, tooth-coloured fillings, and dental implants.
By using one or a combination of different procedures, we can change the look of your smile. Whether you want a subtle change or dramatic Hollywood smile—we can provide you the look you want. Call your Guelph, ON dental office so we can go over all your dental options.
Healthcare is expensive and paying for dental treatment can be a challenge in may instance, we understand that. We will always explain different treatment options to you and will give you a written treatment plan before doing any procedures.
Having dental insurance can be very helpful, however, it is not designed to pay for all your treatment costs. Instead, it serves as a “coupon” to help you pay for part of the treatment. And although, dental insurance plans are a private agreement between you and your policy provider, we will help you understand your coverage so you are more informed about your coverage.
Our job is to tell you what we see going on in your mouth and then make treatment recommendations based on the information we have. Your job is to tell us how fast or slow you want to go. We have some patients who want us to get as much done as possible in the same appointment. We have other patients who wish to take it slower, treating one tooth at a time.
Ultimately, you are in charge of your oral health. We want to make sure you are completely comfortable with all recommended treatment before we proceed with anything.
How We Help You With Your Dental Plan
We understand Dental Insurance can be difficult to understand. So we have created a complimentary guide for our patients (click here) that will help you find out exactly what sort of coverage you have. Using this guide (click here), you can contact your plan administrator or insurance company and understand the details of your benefits better.
Remember, you are a partner in your oral health. All treatment and care decisions should be made by you and your dentist based upon your actual needs, aside from your dental plan coverage. Your dental plan is not necessarily a treatment plan!
Scottsdale Dental Centre has always maintained the highest order of cleanliness and sterility to protect our patients and staff from spreading illness and cross contamination. So whether it’s coronavirus or the regular seasonal flu, we have always been prepared.
Each treatment room has always had every surface disinfected after every patient. The dental chairs, counters, and all surfaces are wiped down with hospital grade disinfectants after each and every procedure. Every instrument is washed, disinfected, bagged and then sterilized. Anything that isn’t sterilized is disposed of. Each instrument pack has a date stamped barcode on it, and inside the pack is an indicator strip that ensures the deepest portion of the instrument kit achieved the required temperature to be sterile. Every day all sterilizers have a live culture test to ensure they are working properly. In addition to the 3 dental sterilizers we already have, we have always employed adequate manpower to ensure the cleaning and sterilization of all of our instruments.
What about airborne pathogens? We have 2 large ‘Surgically Clean Air’ units stationed around the office that clean and filter the air. These are hospital operating room level HEPA air filters that include negative ion and UV light air purification. Additionally, we have air exchangers that run 24/7 to refresh all indoor air with fresh outdoor air. We have been doing all of these things in the background for years now. We are also now screening all of our patients and ensuring that if they have traveled, have sick family members at home, or are even mildly unwell that they do not come to our office.