If you have a concern with serious teeth stains, or if you have misshapen or even misaligned teeth, then we can help. Cosmetic dentistry allows our team to boost the appearance of your smile, sometimes in just one sitting. In today’s blog, Dr. Robert M. Browne talks about helping smiles with cosmetic dentistry.
Professional Teeth Whitening
Do you have unsightly stains on the surfaces of your teeth? Instead of whitening toothpastes and strips, we can offer dramatic teeth whitening, with professional and long-lasting results. We can choose from an in-office procedure that uses a special light and bleaching gel to break up and remove stains in one sitting. We also have a take-home kit, using custom trays and a bleaching gel to brighten teeth by up to eight shades in a week!
Bonding and Contouring
Our team could also offer repair in only one sitting with bonding and contouring, both of which can take on several cosmetic issues in only one sitting. With dental bonding, we will be able to repair teeth with composite reins, the same gentle and biocompatible material we use in our lifelike fillings. With contouring, we can sand and buff the teeth to reshape them and correct minor esthetic concerns, again in only one sitting!
Veneers and Lumineers
We also have thin restorations that can help reshape the teeth and correct multiple cosmetic concerns at once. Porcelain veneers are very thin restorations that we attach to the front of the teeth, instantly reshaping them and address multiple cosmetic issues at once, making over your smile in some cases. These require us to remove a thin layer of outer enamel to accommodate the new restorations.
But we also have Lumineers, which are much thinner and do not necessitate the removal of enamel to accommodate them, we just apply them directly to your smile.
Orthodontic Clear Aligners
Our team can also take a cosmetic approach to correcting dental misalignment. With orthodontic cleat aligners, we don’t need braces at all. Instead of metal brackets and wires, we will create a series of clear and custom aligners, with multiple sets in the series. You wear a set for two weeks, 20 to 23 hours a day, and then repeat this with the subsequent sets until your smile is even, which could take as little as one year for some patients!
Gum Contouring
If you have a gummy smile that shows off too much gum and keeps teeth appearing short or uneven, then we should reshape the gum line in one visit with a safe and gentle dental laser, removing excess tissues and reshaping the gum line for better symmetry.
Dr. Browne, DDS, Offers Major Improvement
A smile that looks great is possible, and we are ready to help make it happen. To find out more about esthetic dentistry or to schedule an appointment, please call Dr. Robert M. Browne, D.D.S. in Prairie Village, KS at (913) 901-8585.
