Cosmetic Dental Work

1 00:00:06.614 --> 00:00:10.113 I'm a sustaining member in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. 2 00:00:10.114 --> 00:00:13.629 One of my true interests throughout my career 3 00:00:13.630 --> 00:00:19.129 has been cosmetic dentistry and enhancing the smiles of my patients. 4 00:00:19.690 --> 00:00:23.820 Cosmetic dentistry encompasses a lot of different techniques. 5 00:00:23.850 --> 00:00:26.929 It could be something as simple as bonding on one tooth 6 00:00:27.243 --> 00:00:29.970 or removing a patient's old silver fillings 7 00:00:29.971 --> 00:00:32.229 that they no longer like or have decay 8 00:00:32.357 --> 00:00:34.171 and changing them into tooth color fillings, 9 00:00:34.400 --> 00:00:35.928 to a full case of veneers 10 00:00:35.929 --> 00:00:39.043 where we're completely changing and altering the smile for the better. 11 00:00:39.343 --> 00:00:42.699 Here in our practice, we've been doing cosmetic dentistry 12 00:00:42.700 --> 00:00:46.229 with an extreme interest in that for over 30 years. 13 00:00:46.570 --> 00:00:50.042 We have a lot of advanced training in cosmetic dentistry 14 00:00:50.043 --> 00:00:52.380 and the different options available to our patients. 15 00:00:52.500 --> 00:00:53.986 With cosmetic dentistry, 16 00:00:54.500 --> 00:00:57.929 there are so many benefits, most of which is going to be appearance. 17 00:00:58.610 --> 00:01:04.529 But the beauty of cosmetic dentistry is lots of times when teeth are chipped, 18 00:01:04.786 --> 00:01:06.099 when teeth are crooked, 19 00:01:06.100 --> 00:01:09.071 when teeth are misaligned, teeth are discolored, 20 00:01:09.240 --> 00:01:13.157 it usually means there's something else unhealthy going on that's causing that. 21 00:01:13.614 --> 00:01:16.720 The beauty of cosmetic dentistry is if it's done properly, 22 00:01:16.750 --> 00:01:20.480 you could also do things to correct the bite at the same time 23 00:01:20.510 --> 00:01:24.785 so that not only is the net result of better improvement 24 00:01:24.786 --> 00:01:27.743 in the smile and appearance, but also better function. 25 00:01:28.150 --> 00:01:30.914 That's what makes cosmetic dentistry done properly 26 00:01:31.191 --> 00:01:34.060 such a great all-encompassing service for the patient. 27 00:01:34.229 --> 00:01:37.980 When a patient comes to our office for a cosmetic dentistry consultation, 28 00:01:38.543 --> 00:01:42.060 basically it all has to do with the proper diagnosis. 29 00:01:42.771 --> 00:01:47.886 The patient will be receiving X-rays, the patient will be receiving photographs, 30 00:01:48.130 --> 00:01:52.930 we do everything along with impressions so that we could properly diagnose 31 00:01:53.343 --> 00:01:57.214 the correct cosmetic dentistry solution for the patient. 32 00:01:57.520 --> 00:02:00.780 Before we actually do the procedure on the patient, 33 00:02:00.810 --> 00:02:04.599 we do so much diagnostic workup of ourselves as well as in conjunction 34 00:02:04.600 --> 00:02:08.200 with our onsite dental laboratory so that we know that when we're ready 35 00:02:08.201 --> 00:02:10.457 to sit down with the patient, we're going to be able to give them 36 00:02:10.458 --> 00:02:14.680 the result they want quickly, efficiently, and correctly.