When tooth issues detract from your smile, cosmetic dentistry services can help you transform your appearance. Your Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV, dentist, Dr. Robin Lobato, offers a variety of services that can renew, restore, and revitalize your smile.
Bonding
Bonding involves adding tooth-colored composite resin to your teeth, then using a special curing light to bond the material to your enamel. If you want to repair a chip or shallow crack, hide a discoloration, close a gap, improve the shape of a tooth, or make a short tooth a little longer, bonding can be a good choice. As one of the least expensive cosmetic dentistry treatments, bonding offers an excellent value.
Veneers
Veneers keep imperfections concealed under a layer of porcelain or plastic. The restorations are only applied to the fronts of teeth, as flaws are most obvious in these areas. Veneers offer excellent coverage for discolorations, minor damage, and other flaws yet are only as thick as a fingernail. The restorations are also used to change tooth shape or length, close slight gaps, or whiten your entire smile.
Teeth whitening
Nearly everyone experiences changes in tooth color due to dental stains. Your daily coffee habit or your fondness for blueberries may cause stain-causing pigments to build up in microscopic pores in your tooth enamel. Eventually, your teeth will look dull and yellow due to the accumulation of pigments. Teeth whitening treatment in the Summerlin, Las Vegas office can help you get rid of those unattractive stains in just one hour. Professional-strength whitening gel bleaches away stains, leaving your teeth many shades lighter.
Dental implants
Dental implants offer the only complete tooth restoration method available. A small titanium post called implant bonds to your jawbone and becomes the root of your new tooth. The implant is added to the bone during minor oral surgery. As soon as the post becomes firmly attached to your jawbone, it's topped with a dental crown, a restoration that looks just like the visible part of a tooth. The result is a brand new tooth that's not only attractive but feels just like a natural tooth.
Do you have a few smile issues you'd like to correct? Call your dentist in Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV, Dr. Lobato, at (702) 877-0500 to schedule an appointment.
