River Oaks Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic dentists use their expertise to improve your smile by addressing issues affecting the appearance of your teeth and gums. Cosmetic dental treatments include the following: 

• Cosmetic dental bonding: Your cosmetic dentist can repair and conceal chips or cracks with composite resin. Composite bonding is also used to address discoloration, which can occur because of your diet, lifestyle habits, age, pregnancy, and medical treatments.
• Cosmetic gum reshaping: Your cosmetic dentist may use gum reshaping to remove excess gum tissue or to replace missing gum tissue. Gum reshaping improves your appearance and is also a treatment option for periodontitis.
• Dental implants: Your cosmetic dentist can replace missing teeth with dental implants. It is worth considering River Oaks dental implants if you have missing teeth because they can last for decades. First, your dentist connects a post to your jawbone. Then, your dentist attaches the artificial tooth to the post. Since jawbone strength is crucial for dental implants, you may need treatment to strengthen your jawbone first.
• Invisalign® braces: Braces move teeth to their ideal positions. It typically takes up to 18 months to straighten teeth or eliminate gaps. Invisalign® is a popular treatment option because Invisalign® is almost impossible to see and removable. Removing the appliance makes cleaning the appliance and your teeth easier during this time.
• Porcelain and composite fillings: Fillings can protect teeth from further damage and keep cavities from spreading, helping you to save your tooth. Porcelain and composite fillings are two types of fillings you can consider. It’s easier to match porcelain and composite fillings to your teeth, making them more visually appealing than metal fillings.
• Porcelain crowns and bridges: Crowns sit over your tooth and are an effective way to conceal damage and strengthen a weak tooth. Bridges fill in spaces after tooth loss. They’re a non-invasive option for those who want to replace missing teeth.
• Porcelain veneers: Your cosmetic dentist can apply porcelain veneers to conceal tooth damage, such as cracks or discoloration. They go over the front of your tooth.
• Teeth whitening: One of the simplest ways to improve your smile involves improving the color of your teeth. Teeth whitening is a non-invasive option if you want to remove stains from your teeth to enhance their appearance.

We also offer smile makeovers, which combine multiple cosmetic dental treatments to improve your smile.

Cosmetic dentistry treatments improve your appearance and provide oral health and personal benefits. 

Appearance

Improving your smile is a primary benefit of cosmetic dental treatments. These treatments can eliminate gaps between teeth, straighten teeth, repair chips and cracks, conceal damaged or missing teeth, replace missing teeth, and improve the appearance of your gums.

Health Benefits

Gaps between or missing teeth can compromise one’s ability to chew food correctly. In severe cases, this can cause malnutrition and severely impact one’s health.

Cosmetic dentists also provide treatments designed to strengthen your jawbone, which protects your teeth and health.

Personal Benefits

Preventing tooth loss, replacing missing teeth, eliminating gaps, and straightening teeth are crucial for communication. Your teeth play an essential role when producing sounds. Having correctly positioned teeth without gaps enables you to communicate clearly.

Retaining or restoring your ability to communicate and improving your smile can increase employment opportunities.

Treatment options for correcting the shape of your teeth include the following: 

• Composite dental bonding: Dental bonding can include adding composite resin to compensate for chips and restore teeth to their original size and shape.
• Cosmetic gum reshaping: Altering the appearance of your gums can make your teeth appear bigger or smaller. For example, your teeth may look smaller than usual if you have excess gum tissue. Your cosmetic dentist can correct this by removing the excess tissue.
• Invisalign® braces: Invisalign® changes the shape of your smile by adjusting the position of your teeth, which can change how much of each tooth people can see.
• Porcelain crowns and bridges: Crowns are like a coat worn over your tooth, changing its appearance and shape. Bridges replace missing teeth, changing the shape of your smile.
• Porcelain veneers: Your cosmetic dentist can use these covers to alter your tooth’s shape and size.