Smile Makeover Edmonton - Dental Design Concepts

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Give yourself the smile you deserve

Are you unhappy with the appearance of your smile? Prosthodontists are experts in comprehensive smile makeovers and dental rehabilitation. By utilizing the latest procedures like porcelain veneers, crowns, bridges and dental implants, we can transform your smile to be whiter, brighter and more aesthetically pleasing.

Our team takes a holistic approach to evaluate your desired results and develop a customized treatment plan. Whether you need a minor cosmetic enhancement or a full mouth reconstruction, our goal is to restore both function and beauty to your natural grin.

YOUR SMILE OUR SPECIALTY

A smile makeover is comprehensive cosmetic dental treatment designed to restore and beautify your smile. It addresses issues like crooked, uneven, discolored, chipped, fractured or missing teeth. Gaps between teeth can also be closed. This can be accomplished with crowns, bridges, porcelain veneers, dental implants or even dentures. By identifying your specific concerns, we can create a customized treatment plan to enhance your smile.

WHAT DOES A SMILE MAKEOVER CORRECT?

There are a lot of considerations in designing a smile. It is an opportunity to re-create or rejuvenate your smile. Prosthodontists have specialized training in diagnosing and treatment planning the requirements for creating your smile.

A new smile should look natural and this is accomplished by having the appropriate length, shape, color, translucency and position of the teeth in harmony with the lips and face. As cosmetic dental specialists every detail is analyzed and no detail is too small.

BENEFITS OF A SMILE MAKEOVER

IMPROVED APPEARANCE

A brighter, whiter, straighter smile enhances your overall facial aesthetics and attractiveness.

BOOSTED CONFIDENCE

Achieving a nicer smile makes you feel more self-assured when interacting with others through smiling, laughing and talking.

PREVENT FUTURE ISSUES

Properly restoring teeth now protects your natural teeth from damage long-term while also improving oral health.

LASTING VALUE

Cosmetic dental work like porcelain veneers and dental implants can remain beautiful and natural-looking for many years. With adequate home care and maintenance it offers an excellent return on investment.

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Our Treatment Process

Consultation

Your experience begins with a dental examination and radiographs. This initial appointment is an opportunity to discuss your concerns, answer your questions and begin to formulate a vision for your smile rejuvenation. A fee proposal for the treatment will also be presented.

Diagnostic Records

At this appointment, impressions and photographs of your teeth will be obtained. These records will be used to design and create your smile. Depending on the complexity of your situation, a digital preview of the smile design can be presented or a physical mock-up can be completed to help visualize the changes. This is also another opportunity to discuss and answer your questions. For more complex treatment a written report will be provided outlining the different options, rationale for the recommendations, timeline as well as sequencing of treatment.

Execution

Sometimes supplemental procedures will be required to create a good foundation for your new smile. This could involve gum lifting or grafting, orthodontic treatment, root canal treatment, extractions and dental implant surgery. Afterwards, your teeth will be prepared as necessary for crowns, porcelain veneers or bridges and interim restorations will be placed on teeth and dental implants. This will begin to show you the potential of the esthetic outcome. At this point you can “test drive” your new smile and start to confirm that our vision and expectations are being met.

Design Review

At this appointment we will review the length, shape and overall esthetic appearance of the interim restorations and make modifications as needed. A duplicate of these interim restorations will then be made to use as a guide for making the final restorations.

Final Placement

The restorations, whether they are crowns, porcelain veneers, dental implant crowns and/or dental implant bridges will first be tried in your mouth and fitted. After your approval is obtained the restorations will be permanently inserted.

Our Treatment Process

Consultation

Diagnostic Records

Execution

Design Review

Final Placement

Experience the difference at Dental Design Concepts

All treatment will be completed by a Prosthodontist. As a specialist in dental prosthetics we do not do fillings, surgery, root canal treatment or orthodontics. Our mindset, clinical practice and time spent on continuing education is dedicated exclusively to prosthodontics. Prosthodontics is our passion.

Our practice is unique in that all restorations are manufactured in our in-house dental laboratory. We limit the number of units completed in our laboratory to ensure that our dental technicians have the time and attention required to fabricate your crowns, bridges and porcelain veneers to the highest quality. It is our belief that detailed execution and customization can only be achieved in an environment with such intimate collaboration.

OUR Smile Makeover Portfolio

PASSION FOR PERFECTION

Frequently asked questions

What are some common smile makeover treatments?

Every smile makeover is unique depending on your concerns, expectations and tooth display when smiling. Often times treatment could involve the upper four, six or ten front teeth but could be as complex as treating the entire dentition. Our goal is to be as minimally invasive as possible by preserving tooth structure and treating as few teeth as possible, depending on your needs. Porcelain veneers are a very common procedure in our smile makeovers. It is possible that a combination of crowns, veneers, bridges and dental implants could be recommended. The key to a properly executed smile makeover is to have a customized treatment plan.

How long does a smile makeover take?

If only porcelain veneers, crowns or bridge are involved then treatment could be completed in three to four weeks. If supplemental procedures, especially those involving surgery are required, then the timeline could be prolonged by three to twelve months or more.

Do I need to see other dental specialists?

Prosthodontists are experts in rebuilding damaged with porcelain veneers or crowns and replacing missing teeth with bridges, dental implants or dentures. Other treatments such as surgery, orthodontics and root canal treatment require a different skillset. If you require these additional procedures, then we would work with experts in those fields to provide you with the optimal result.

What kind of maintenance is required?

All prosthodontic treatment has a limited lifespan. In order to prolong the life of your investment then meticulous home care and professional dental cleanings and recare appointments are recommended. Destructive habits such as teeth grinding or clenching need to be controlled and avoided.