Cosmetic Dentistry Brookline, MA
When you’re happy with your smile, you’re able to greet the world confidently, both personally and professionally. Concerns about your smile can undermine that confidence. If you’d like to correct imperfections in your smile, cosmetic dentistry from Coolidge Corner Dental can transform your look and your outlook with innovative treatments designed to create the smile you’ve always wanted.
Some of the reasons people are unhappy with their smiles include stained teeth, gaps, irregular gum lines, damaged or missing teeth, and misalignments. Dr. Samuel N. Ustayev, DMD, your Brookline, MA dentist, can help you achieve a healthy, aesthetically pleasing smile with a range of cosmetic treatment options. Read on to learn more about some of the cosmetic dentistry treatments we offer or call our office today at (617) 277-1112 to schedule a cosmetic consultation with Dr. Ustayev.
Cosmetic Dental Services
Bonding
In this procedure, composite resin is shaped and bonded to the tooth’s surface to repair minor chips and cracks, cover discolored enamel, close small gaps between teeth, reshape undersized, crooked, or misshapen teeth, and rebuild areas where enamel erosion has taken place. Bonding is convenient, cost-effective, and minimally invasive. Learn more about dental bonding here.
Bridges
A dental bridge may be used to replace missing teeth, help maintain the shape of your face, and alleviate stress on your bite. A bridge replaces missing teeth with artificial teeth and literally bridges the gap where one or more teeth may have been. Your bridge can be made from gold, alloys, porcelain, or a combination of these materials, and is bonded onto surrounding teeth for support.
Crowns
Crowns are a cosmetic restoration used to strengthen a tooth or improve its shape. Crowns are most often used for teeth that are broken, worn, or partially destroyed by tooth decay.
Dental crowns are "cemented" onto an existing tooth and fully cover the portion of your tooth above the gum line. In effect, the crown becomes your tooth's new outer surface. Crowns can be made of porcelain, metal, or both. Porcelain crowns are most often preferred because they mimic the translucency of natural teeth and are very strong.
Dental Implants
Dental implants are natural-looking and functional replacements for lost teeth. A screw-like post is implanted in the jawbone, where it fuses with the bone over several months to act as the tooth’s “root.” Once the post is secure in the jaw, a replacement tooth, usually in the form of a crown, is fixed in place.
Implants do more than make your smile complete again; they also help prevent the jawbone underneath the lost tooth from shrinking and stop nearby teeth from shifting out of place. Dental implants can be used to replace one or more teeth and even to support a set of dentures. Learn more about implant dentistry here.
Inlays/Onlays
Inlays and onlays are a type of indirect restoration, where your dentist fabricates the restoration outside of your mouth and cements it into place. A direct restoration, most commonly fillings, are placed immediately into a prepared cavity in a single visit.
Inlays and onlays are used in molars or premolars, when the tooth has experienced too much damage to support a basic filling, but not so much damage that a crown is necessary. An inlay is used when the cavity rests between the cusps, whereas an onlay covers one or more cusps, as well as the area in between. A crown replaces the entire outside area of the tooth above the gum line.
Invisalign Treatment
Coolidge Corner Dental offers Invisalign treatment as an alternative to traditional metal braces to help you straighten your smile discreetly. Invisalign uses a series of clear thermoplastic aligners that are custom made to fit over your teeth. These aligners look similar to whitening trays and each aligner is specifically designed to shift certain teeth throughout the course of your treatment. Through Invisalign’s advanced computer technology, we determine which teeth need to move in order to achieve the proper smile.
Invisalign aligners are also removable which makes it much easier to eat and drink as well as brush and floss your teeth. You won't have to worry about avoiding certain foods, getting food stuck in brackets, or having to alter your hygiene routine to account for metal brackets and wires. Invisalign offers a more comfortable and convenient experience while still effectively straightening your smile.
Teeth Whitening
Coolidge Corner Dental offers several teeth whitening options, including in-office bleaching and take-home bleaching. In-office whitening treatments use a higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide than over the counter whitening products. During in-office treatments, our dental professionals will monitor you to ensure that the light and heat does not damage your teeth. If you’re not ready to commit to an in-office treatment just yet, there are at-home whitening devices we offer that use both light and gentle heat to accelerate whitening.
GLO Science teeth whitening systems are the only at-home devices that were dentist-designed to use the right amount of light, heat, and hydrogen peroxide to whiten teeth safely, effectively, and quickly from the comfort of your home. These devices bring the mouthpiece to an ideal temperature that accelerates whitening without damaging teeth, and feature a built-in timer to ensure a perfect application every time.
Veneers
A dental veneer is a thin, translucent, durable porcelain shell which is custom-made to cover the front of a damaged tooth. Like bonding, veneers can restore the appearance of teeth with chips, cracks, and stains, can close small gaps between the teeth, and can reshape misshapen or slightly misaligned teeth. Learn more about veneers here.
