Modern, minimally invasive techniques have enabled dentists to aid patients in improving their smile. A beautiful smile illuminates the face and creates a more beautiful, youthful appearance. Treatments varying from tooth lightening to more extensive procedures such as veneering, all serve to beautify one's face. While facial cosmetics is usually thought to be limited to women, men can also take advantage of dental changes to project a more polished, younger, vigorous image.

Dental cosmetic changes begin with a smile analysis. Initiating with a patient consultation to discuss the ultimate goals, the evaluation proceeds to the clinical examination. It is at this time that your dentist will record and evaluate the dental shade, contour, shape, size, proportion, bite and relation to the face. Study casts may be obtained, and digital photographs taken. To fully appreciate the effects of more extensive treatment, a diagnostic, esthetic wax-up may be done. In other cases, the dental photographs can be modified by computer imaging to show what can be accomplished by treatment.

The final decision as to the type of treatment will be based upon the results of the smile analysis and patient desires. Our goal is to provide our patients a comprehensive range of services to enhance their smile. Whatever the ultimate goal might be, there are treatments to achieve it.