Smile Makeovers in La Jolla, CA

Are you bothered by the way your teeth look? If you find that you avoid having your picture taken or don’t like laughing around other people, you could benefit from a smile makeover at Harmony Dental Group.

What’s Involved in a Smile Makeover?

A smile makeover is a customized treatment plan where we design how your new smile should look. We take various types of restorative materials and techniques to create a straighter, whiter, healthier-looking smile, depending on how many teeth require attention.

Smile makeovers are both aesthetic as well as functional. It could be that you have multiple missing teeth and need to rehabilitate your bite or that you feel self-conscious about yourself and want to boost your self-esteem.

Common Smile Makeover Treatments

Most smile makeovers involve a combination of various cosmetic and/or restorative treatments to rebuild and enhance your smile. Depending on your needs and concerns, our La Jolla dentist may recommend one or more of the following measures:

• Teeth whitening
• Dental veneers
• Bonding
• Recontouring
• Aligners or braces
• Gum contouring and reshaping
• Dental crowns
• White fillings
• Implants
• Dentures

Professional Teeth Whitening

Whitening is often the first step to every smile makeover because it allows us to establish a bright canvas to work with. After that, any new or updated dental work can be matched to your whiter teeth. Teeth whitening removes discolorations as well as natural stains, leaving your teeth significantly brighter than they were before. You can choose from same-day whitening or a custom take-home kit.

Cosmetic Veneers

For that “go big or go home” Hollywood smile makeover, dental veneers are second to none. Porcelain veneers allow you to drastically enhance your teeth by creating the smile of your dreams. Each veneer is bonded over the front of your healthy tooth, immediately changing what other people see. You can select the exact color, shade, shape, and size of your teeth.

Dental Bonding and Tooth Recontouring

For small, specific areas that need attention, dental bonding or recontouring is a quick and affordable solution. Bonding adds to areas such as small chips or misshaped enamel, while contouring smooths out rough or uneven edges. Most bonding and recontouring treatments can be completed in a matter of minutes, and no numbing is usually required.

Braces or Clear Aligners

Adjusting the alignment of your teeth and how they bite against one another can reduce the risk of worn, flat enamel, or broken dental work. Similarly, adjusting your bite enhances symmetry, which is a key element of every smile makeover. Braces can also be useful if we need to create space to install a dental implant or correct the misalignment that results after losing a tooth.

Dental Crowns

Protective dental crowns repair teeth while also enhancing how they look when you smile. Modern materials like ceramics, porcelain, and zirconia can be matched to your adjacent teeth so that the crown blends right in with them. Crowns are useful for severely worn or decayed teeth, dental implants, after root canal treatment, or when replacing large old silver fillings.

White Fillings

If you have an area of tooth decay, we can use tooth-colored composite to rebuild that space without detracting from your smile’s appearance. Composite fillings match your smile and are minimally invasive to tooth enamel, making them the preferred restorative option over traditional amalgam fillings.

Gum Contouring & Reshaping

An uneven or “gummy” smile can detract from even the most beautiful teeth. Adjusting your gumlines can help teeth appear fuller and more symmetrical, creating a beautiful frame around your enhanced smile.

Dental Implants

Permanently replace your missing teeth with dental implants. Implants are the only dental treatment that looks and functions like anatomical teeth, allowing you to rehabilitate your smile back to almost exactly what it was before (or even better.) Implants are biocompatible, so they fuse with your bone and have an extremely high success rate.

When maintained properly, dental implants can last for the rest of your life. Depending on how many teeth need to be restored, you can choose from options like:

• Single Tooth Implants: An individual implant is topped off with a dental crown to fill in and recreate specific missing teeth throughout your mouth. They are non-invasive to the teeth on either side as the implant stands independently, similar to a natural tooth.
• Implant Bridges: Instead of wearing a removable partial denture, we can pair implants together to anchor a multi-tooth dental bridge in that space. Just two implants can replace up to 3-4 teeth at a time.
• All-on-4/All-on-6 Implants: Replace all of your teeth with just 4-6 dental implants per arch. Since implants are so strong, as few as four of them can support the weight of an entire upper or lower arch of teeth. These “all on” systems are an excellent investment that can make you feel like you have new teeth all over again.
• Implant Supported Overdentures: Overdentures or implant-stabilized dentures clip onto 2-4 dental implants to keep them secured throughout the day. But like traditional dentures, they’re removable at night.

Dentures

Affordable dentures are a fast and economical way to replace all of your missing teeth at one time. Depending on your oral health needs and preferences, you can choose from a few different types of dentures:

• Full Dentures: Sometimes called “plates,” full dentures cover your entire upper or lower arch to replace all of those teeth with a single prosthesis. Full dentures rest directly on top of your gum tissues.
• Partial Dentures: A partial denture only replaces the teeth that are missing and snap into place around the healthy teeth you still have. In some cases, we can add teeth to the partial should another tooth fall out or need to be extracted.
• Implant Dentures: An implant-supported denture like an overdenture or snap-on denture provides added support and comfort throughout the day.

Reserve Your Smile Makeover Consultation Today

Harmony Dental Group offers custom smile makeovers to fit your individual needs, goals, and budget. Contact our cosmetic dentist in La Jolla today to reserve a no-obligation dental exam. Flexible payment options are available, making it easy to afford the smile you deserve. Schedule your next appointment today.

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Questions Answered on This Page

• What’s Involved in a Smile Makeover?
• Common Smile Makeover Treatments
• Professional Teeth Whitening
• Cosmetic Veneers
• Dental Bonding and Tooth Recontouring
• Braces or Clear Aligners
• Dental Crowns
• White Fillings
• Gum Recontouring
• Dental Implants
• Dentures

Related Topics

• Teeth Whitening
• Porcelain Veneers
• Orthodontics
• Dental Crowns
• White Fillings
• Dental Implants
• Gum Contouring
• Dental Bonding
• Dentures

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