Cosmetic

The best thing about professional teeth-whitening is that it quickly and conveniently erases even stubborn teeth stains so you can smile confidently again in almost no time. However, not all stains are equal, and while common ones can be stubborn, others can be impossible to erase with a cosmetic teeth-whitening solution. For patients in North Hollywood, there are several different options for addressing concerns that teeth-whitening can’t address, including stains and discoloration that occur within your tooth structure instead of on top of it.

Why Wouldn’t It Work?

Professional teeth-whitening involves the use of a strong but gentle bleaching agent that systematically scrubs away and removes stains from the surface of your teeth. This surface layer, called enamel, is semi-translucent, and when tooth’s structure becomes discolored, then it can show through the enamel and appear as a regular stain at first. However, because it’s underneath the enamel, topical teeth-whitening treatment can’t reach it or erase it. Instead, your dentist will have to recommend a more appropriate cosmetic option. If the discoloration is the result of internal tooth damage or decay, then it may need to be restored with a tooth-colored filling or dental crown.

More Effective Smile Improvements

If the cause of your tooth discoloration isn’t serious (certain medications and genetic conditions can lead to tooth discoloration in the absence of dental trouble), then your dentist might recommend placing tooth bonding or a porcelain over it. Tooth bonding utilizes tooth-colored composite resin to restore the healthy, blemish-free appearance of your tooth. Or, a porcelain veneer, which is a thin shell of customized porcelain, can be bonded to the front surface of the tooth, completely transforming its appearance.

Improve Your Smile in the Way that Works Best

Teeth-whitening can often be the most effective and convenient solution for brightening your smile, but if it won’t work, then we offer a variety of more effective cosmetic options. For more information, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.

Though every patient’s cosmetic smile issues are unique, most of them share the desire to improve them as conveniently as possible. That’s one of the reasons why dentists in North Hollywood, CA, often recommend porcelain veneers for addressing such concerns. With the ability to closely mimic the healthy and blemish-free appearance of your natural teeth, porcelain veneers offer highly lifelike results when improving your smile. However, their appearance isn’t the only reason why modern veneers are popular, and today, we take a look at a few more.

They look just like natural teeth

Veneers are wafer-thin shells that are bonded to the front surfaces of one or more teeth. Because they replace the visible structures of your teeth, it’s important for them to carefully and accurately resemble the color, shade, and light-reflection qualities of your healthy teeth. Dental porcelain, which is semi-translucent and highly customizable, can more closely recreate these qualities than many other dental materials.

They can address a lot of issues

Dentists and patients alike prefer porcelain veneers because of their highly lifelike results, but also because of their ability to address several types of issues. Because veneers are designed to recreate the entire front surfaces of blemished teeth, they’re able to instantly improve their appearance whether the teeth are stained, chipped, cracked, too small, unevenly spaced, or more. Their versatility helps patients who have multiple cosmetic issues enjoy a more attractive smile with fewer treatments.

They’re easy to care for

Once your custom veneers are in place, they’ll blend in almost seamlessly with your smile, which not only makes them mimic healthy teeth but also makes them easier to care for. Good hygiene practices like brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing at least once helps ensure that your veneers and the teeth they support remain healthy and free of blemishes for life.

Find Out if Veneers Are Right for You

Customized porcelain veneers are popular among dentists and patients for several important reasons. For more information, or to find out if porcelain veneers are right for you, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.

Often, we talk to patients about correcting misalignment, but find them hesitant to treat the issue. The problem usually comes down to braces: Few people are eager to wear metal orthodontics for months or years at a time. However, we can offer an alternative with Invisalign®. How do clear aligners fix uneven smiles in Hollywood, CA?

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When your gums aren’t as symmetrical as they should be because they cover more of some teeth than others, their appearance can throw your whole smile off. Fortunately, gum contouring can provide a highly effective solution for correcting a gummy smile by reshaping the line around your teeth. Patients in North Hollywood who wish to optimize their smiles’ appearance through gum contouring can often benefit from more advanced laser contouring, which can complete the procedure in less time and with significantly more precise results.

The Problems of Uneven Gum Tissues

Their appearance is the most obvious concern when it comes to excessive or uneven gum tissues. However, your dentist worries more about the potential complications that could arise with your oral and periodontal health if you don’t correct them. For example, when your gums aren’t even, you can’t clean the oral bacteria off your gum line as easily with your toothbrush and floss. This means the harmful microbes in plaque and tartar can more successfully work their way underneath your gums before you have a chance to stop them.

Contouring Your Smile with BIOLASE®

Because of these potential consequences, contouring your gums not only gives your smile a cosmetic boost, but also improves your ability to properly care for your smile. When you choose laser contouring, those benefits are even more pronounced. Compared to traditional scalpel-based treatment, our specially calibrated BIOLASE® laser produces significantly more precise contouring, which generates more lifelike and cosmetically appealing results. The laser also makes bacteria elimination more successful during your procedure to lower your chances of gum infection or disease following your procedure.

Learn if Laser Gum Contouring Is Right for You

A gummy smile doesn’t have to be a lifelong nuisance, especially with the help of laser gum contouring. For more information, or to find out if laser gum contouring is right for you, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.

Porcelain veneers aren’t unique in the fact that they can improve your smile’s appearance. There are several cosmetic treatments that could accomplish that, depending on your smile’s specific concerns. What makes porcelain veneers especially beneficial is that they can address several different types of smile issues at once, saving you from having to undergo multiple treatments to improve your smile. For patients in North Hollywood who wish to improve their smiles in the most minimally invasive manner, porcelain veneers are often the most effective option.

Discoloration that Teeth-Whitening Can’t Erase

Most teeth stains develop on the surfaces of your teeth, which makes them targets for cosmetic teeth-whitening to erase. However, some forms of discoloration develop within your tooth structure, and the topical solution used for teeth-whitening can’t reach them. Instead, your dentist might suggest placing one or more porcelain veneers over your teeth, which can instantly restore their youthful, blemish-free appearance.

Marred Areas of Your Tooth Structure

Things like chipped edges and light cracks in your tooth’s surface may not seem like a big deal at first, but before long, they can become significant enough that your tooth may have to be crowned in order to save it. Before it grows that severe, a chipped or marred tooth may be restored and preserved with a lifelike porcelain veneer, which restore its appearance as well as its long-term structural integrity.

Minor Cases of Tooth Misalignment

When teeth appear crooked, it’s often because one or more of them are only slightly misaligned, or their structures are malformed, making them asymmetrical. For such minor cases, an appropriate number of porcelain veneers may be used to correct these issues and your smile’s overall contour without the need for orthodontic braces or Invisalign aligners.

Find Out if Veneers Can Fix Your Smile’s Appearance

Porcelain veneers have the unique ability to address several mild to moderate tooth concerns at once, and with highly lifelike results. For more information, or to find out if veneers can fix your smile’s appearance, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.

There are a few possible reasons why your gum line isn’t as even as it should be. Known as a gummy smile, the excess gum tissues covering one or more of your teeth can dramatically impact your smile’s appearance, though many patients hesitate to correct it because they aren’t sure how. Fortunately, your dentist offers an innovative, minimally invasive, and highly precise method of fixing your gummy smile – laser gum contouring.

Why Should You Address It?

The biggest reason patients seek to fix their gummy smiles is appearance. When you aren’t confident in your smile’s appearance, you’re less likely to show it and your self-confidence can suffer. However, there are practical oral health reasons for correcting a gummy smile, as well. For example, when your gums aren’t evenly spread over your teeth roots, they’re harder to keep clean of harmful oral bacteria and food particles. That means your risks of gum disease are more likely, as are your risks of losing teeth to the disease.

Why Are Lasers a Better Option?

Traditionally, gum contouring has been a minor surgical procedure involving the careful trimming of your gums with the use of a scalpel. However, we can perform most gum contouring procedures using the advanced BIOLASE® Epic X laser. Compared to conventional surgery, the laser produces more precise (and therefore more esthetically pleasing) results, and the process is significantly more comfortable. Most patients don’t require sutures afterward, which means the healing process is also more comfortable and involves a much lower risk of infection.

Ask Your Dentist About Laser Gum Contouring

With laser dentistry, you can finally fix your gummy smile in a comfortable and non-invasive manner. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.

Porcelain veneers haven’t been around as long as many other dental treatments, such as crowns and bridges. Yet, since they were first introduced, veneers have quickly become a frequent go-to solution for improving a wide variety of cosmetic and other dental health issues. However, the best thing about porcelain veneers isn’t the fact that they’re popular – it’s why they’re popular. As a highly lifelike yet conservative cosmetic treatment, veneers can effectively transform your smile in a comfortable and minimally invasive manner.

They look realistic

One of the biggest advantages of porcelain veneers is the porcelain itself. Not only is it made to mimic the color and shade of your teeth, but it also mimics their texture and light-reflecting abilities. This makes them one of the most realistic cosmetic dental options, even when you need multiple veneers placed.

They’re conservative

In addition to what they’re made of, veneers are also preferable compared to crowns and other more extensive treatments. Veneers are super thin, and to accommodate them, your dentist only has to sculpt a small amount of enamel from the fronts of your teeth. This means you can preserve a maximum amount of your healthy tooth structure as well dramatically improve your smile.

They work

The best thing about veneers, however, is that they work. Because they replace the visible structures of your teeth, veneers can successfully correct a large variety of issues, including tooth discoloration and visible damage to your tooth structure. This means you can create a complete makeover for your smile with just a few custom-designed veneers.

Ask Your Dentist if Veneers Are Best for Your Smile

Because of their unique cosmetic and restorative abilities, porcelain veneers are often the best solution for a wide variety of dental concerns. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.

Teeth-whitening is one of the most popular and successful cosmetic dental treatments today. It’s popular because it’s the most convenient way to erase common teeth stains, which affect nearly everyone at some point in their lives. It’s successful because the whitening solution is as strong as it is safe, and because your dentist will examine your teeth first to ensure that the treatment will be effective before recommending it. Today, however, the procedure is made even more popular and successful thanks to the use of advanced laser teeth-whitening in North Hollywood, CA.

Can I really whiten my teeth with lasers?

Teeth-whitening involves a powerful solution designed to break up staining deposits on your teeth’s surfaces without harming your healthy, natural tooth enamel. At our office, we can stimulate the gel using a specially calibrated laser that activates the solution’s stain-removal processes at an accelerated pace. This means you can enjoy your bright, stain-free smile sooner and with more esthetically pleasing results.

Will the results last longer with lasers?

The stains that develop on your teeth often do so naturally due to the colorful foods and beverages you eat over your lifetime. Therefore, the results of your teeth-whitening treatment may not be permanent, even with the help of advanced lasers. However, once you’ve brightened your smile, you can prolong the results of your treatment by maintaining a strict schedule of daily hygiene (brushing your teeth twice and flossing your teeth once) and attending regular checkups and cleanings as often as your dentist recommends.

Will laser teeth-whitening affect my crown or veneer?

Like any teeth-whitening treatment, laser teeth-whitening won’t affect your porcelain crown or veneer. Because the porcelain doesn’t stain, it may not need to be brightened. However, if it has become discolored or damaged, then your dentist might suggest replacing it first and then whitening your smile to match the color and shade of your new restoration.

Ask Your Dentist About the Benefits of Teeth-Whitening

Teeth-whitening has long benefited patients who wish for a brighter stain-free smile. With lasers, you can benefit even more with highly effective, advanced treatment and results. For more information, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.

Wishing for a more attractive and youthful smile is common, but that desire often comes with a wish to improve the rest of your facial appearance, as well. In some cases, the appropriate answer is a safe, customized facial rejuvenation procedures, such as Botox or Rejuvapen™, to smooth or prevent facial wrinkles. However, for many patients, smile and facial appearance can be improved simultaneously with a custom-designed Smile Facelift®. By designing a cosmetic dental treatment plan that also takes your facial appearance into consideration, we can help you dramatically improve your confidence quickly and conveniently.

The Point of Building Up Your Smile

Porcelain veneers are the most common cosmetic dental treatment used for a Smile Facelift® procedure. Veneers are thin shells of porcelain that your dentist bonds to the front surfaces of your teeth, instantly building up and improving their visible structures. The main point of veneers is to transform your smile’s appearance while fortifying your teeth, and they can be used to also help support your surrounding facial structures.

How a Smile Facelift® Works

When your teeth aren’t as full and healthy as they should be, the skin and facial structures around your smile can slightly sag, which can make it easier for wrinkles to develop. The point of a Smile Makeover® procedure is to fortify your teeth to better support these structures, which helps prevent wrinkles from forming and, in many cases, smooth wrinkles that have already started to develop.

Learn More About Giving Your Smile a Facelift

Improving your smile can give a cosmetic boost to all of your facial appearance, and you can improve that boost with a custom-designed Smile Facelift®. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.

Gum contouring is cosmetic dentistry’s answer to correcting the appearance of a gummy smile. By carefully and artistically trimming excessive gum tissues, your dentist can significantly improve your smile’s appearance as well as other aspects of your oral health. Today, we examine how gum contouring actually works, and why using lasers to accomplish the procedure can provide even more benefits for your smile and periodontal health.

The Point of Contouring Your Gum Line

A gummy smile describes a smile in which the gums cover too much of one or more of your teeth. This can make those teeth seem smaller and your whole smile seem asymmetrical, which dramatically impacts its esthetic value. The point of contouring your gum line is to surgically trim away the excess tissues to expose the appropriate amount of structure for each tooth. This creates a symmetrical frame around your smile to match the healthy, beautiful appearance of your teeth, and it also helps improve your overall periodontal health.

Gum Contouring with Laser Technology

In many cases, gum contouring can be performed with the use of advanced, specially calibrated laser technology rather than a traditional scalpel. The soft-tissue laser is designed to safely and accurately trim soft oral and periodontal tissues and can achieve amazing results faster and with significantly more comfort. Laser contouring is also more precise, so the results of your treatment will be more lifelike and complement your smile with a more esthetically pleasing gum line.

Find Out if Gum Contouring Works for You

Gum contouring can do wonders for improving a gummy smile, and with the help of advanced lasers, those benefits are even more significant. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling Modern Smile in North Hollywood, CA, today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.