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Our office specializes in cosmetic dentistry. This unique
aspect of dental care can treat a wide variety of cosmetic
problems while offering a range of options and fees. Creating
or renewing a beautiful smile can easily be accomplished in as
few as two visits. Spaces, gaps, chips, or irregular teeth can
be transformed to ideal proportions and color. Excessively
short or long teeth can also benefit from cosmetic dentistry.
Discolored, stained, or yellowed teeth can be made bright
again. Old metal dental work including gold, silver/mercury
fillings or metal-based porcelain crowns (caps) can be made to
look natural again. Even a smile that shows too much gums can
be reshaped to ideal proportions. How can all this be done?
The following techniques explain how.
Porcelain Veneers
This represents the state of the art in cosmetic dentistry
today. Porcelain veneers are handcrafted to create a beautiful
porcelain covering for individual teeth. They are as strong as
your own natural teeth and can be a permanent solution to most
cosmetic dental problems. They will not discolor over time and
resist chipping or fracture. Porcelain veneers will
successfully treat gaps, chips, excessively small or large
teeth, discolored or "antibiotic" stained teeth, or even
straighten misaligned or crooked teeth in as little as 2
visits.
Porcelain Inlays, Onlays, and Crowns
These bonded restorations contain no metal and are the
ultimate in strength, beauty, and longevity for your back
teeth. They are custom made by Dr. Hartley and his laboratory
technician to precisely fit individual teeth. They can be used
to replace old porcelain crowns, gold work, or any back tooth
in need of repair. Two visits are required. They can last for
decades and look great.
Invisalign
As another option to perfect your smile, we now offer
Invisalign orthodontics. Invisalign is a breakthrough in
orthodontic science that straightens teeth using a series of
nearly invisible, removable, thin plastic trays called
Aligners. Using the latest advances in 3-D computer
technology, Dr. Hartley can diagnose and treat most cases in
about half of the time of traditional braces. Its great for
adults as well as teens. The future is now with removable,
invisible Invisalign orthodontics.
Bonding
Dental bonding is a special resin composite that adheres to
your teeth and becomes as hard as your own enamel. Bonding can
solve many cosmetic problems at an affordable price. Stained,
gapped, chipped or mis-aligned teeth can be bonded to give you
a reshaped smile, usually in one office visit. The color of
the bonding material must match your other teeth so that it
appears natural. This may require getting your other teeth to
a pleasing color first, through bleaching or other services.
Bonding is not a permanent solution. Depending on your oral
habits it can last up to 10 years or more, before requiring a
new treatment.
Cosmetic Recontouring
In some cases of worn or chipped teeth, this technique of
reshaping through micro adjustments could be the answer. Large
teeth can be made smaller and uniformity of all teeth can be
achieved with only a single visit. This procedure when
indicated, can be a conservative and economical solution to
some cosmetic problems.
Laser Gum Reshaping
Lasers provide instant results with painless procedures and
easy healing. Teeth that appear small or short can many times
be "lengthened" by recontouring the gum line using the laser.
This procedure is used to create a perfect, harmonious gum
line in relation to the lips and teeth. Simple, effective and
safe.
Bleaching
We offer the latest in bleaching treatments. Bleaching could
whiten your teeth by removing the discoloration of coffee,
tobacco, and aging. Naturally yellow or darker teeth will
benefit greatly from bleaching! Home bleaching requires an
initial visit to determine if you are a good candidate for
this procedure and for fitting of special custom made trays
for your teeth. These thin, comfortable trays hold a special
gel that usually whitens your teeth over a period of 7-10
days. You can wear them overnight or more often to speed up
the process.
BriteSmile Professional Teeth Whitening
The new BriteSmile professional teeth whitening system offers
the latest, most advanced state-of-the-art technology to
whiten teeth. Combining a gentle, 15% hydrogen-peroxide
whitening gel with a break-through new "blue light",
BriteSmile is able to decrease the completion time for
effective teeth whitening down to just one, one hour visit.
Computer Imaging
Would you like to preview how great your new smile will look?
You can! We can take digital photographs of your face and
smile and with computer imaging, create a new smile. A picture
is worth a thousand words. Why not call for your complimentary
computer consultation to preview the possibilities.
Composite (Resin) Fillings
These tooth colored resin fillings have advanced to
state-the-art status as the material of choice for small
cavities or to replace small existing silver/mercury fillings.
They are not a permanent solution, lasting usually 5 to 10
years. They are beautiful, durable, and take only one visit to
place.
Hygiene/Cleanings
Our expert hygienists use the latest in comfortable care for
your teeth and gums. They are knowledgeable about how to keep
teeth their brightest, and how to maintain cosmetic dental
work for health and beauty. They are also certified laser
therapists for gum disease. This comfortable procedure
represents the latest in non-surgical treatment of gum
problems and provides excellent results. |
