Although some people love their smile the way it is, many would like to improve it. Perhaps you have a gap between your front teeth or a tooth that’s thinner or shorter than the rest, making your smile appear uneven. You can change specific aspects of your smile through cosmetic dentistry to make it more aesthetically pleasing.At the office of Raynald Michel DDS, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, we offer an array of cosmetic dental services to meet your unique smile needs.
What is Cosmetic Dentistry?
Cosmetic dentistry is the branch of dentistry that deals with your smile’s appearance. Through cosmetic dental procedures like teeth whitening, crowns, and veneers, Dr. Raynald Michel can improve the color, size, shape, position, or alignment of your teeth to make your smile more attractive and appealing.
Dr. Michel will start by evaluating your smile and assessing the areas you want to improve. We’ll then discuss cosmetic dental options that can help you achieve your smile goals and recommend those we feel would best meet your needs.
Cosmetic dentistry makes use of multiple dental procedures to make your smile the best that it can be. Your choice of treatments will depend on the problems you want to fix. By learning more about the following cosmetic procedures, you can decide which is best for you:
Professional teeth whitening – Teeth whitening eliminates unsightly stains and discolorations to make your smile gleam
Dental bonding – Using a resin tooth-colored material, Dr. Michel can cover minor chips and cracks in your teeth or repair a broken tooth to improve your smile’s appearance
Porcelain veneers – These custom-crafted porcelain shells are bonded to the surface of your teeth to conceal all imperfections and give your smile a flawless appearance
Dental crowns – Crowns are tooth-shaped caps cemented over worn or damaged teeth to restore their youthful, attractive appearance. Crowns can improve the shape or size of misshapen teeth to help them blend in with your smile so that it appears uniform and even
Dental implants – If missing teeth are marring your smile’s beauty, we can rebuild your smile with implants. Implants look, feel and function so much like natural teeth, no one can tell the difference
Braces or clear aligner orthodontics – Orthodontic treatments fix problems with crooked, misaligned, uneven, gapped, or overcrowded teeth to give you the perfectly aligned smile of your dreams
Gum contouring – A gummy smile is one in which excessive gum tissue is exposed when you smile, making your smile appear imbalanced. Through laser gum contouring, your cosmetic dentist can reshape your gums to reveal more of your beautiful teeth, giving your smile a more pleasing appearance