Care to Get Lucky? State Of the Art Smiles

It is hard to believe that bonding and veneers- which have been around for almost 30 years! With advancements in technology and care, you are lucky to be in the right place at the right time.

Here’s another reason to feel fortunate! Lucky people smile twice as often and engage in more eye contact than unlucky people do. According to scientists, this leads to more social engagements, this in turn generates more chances for positive experiences. Cosmetic dentistry can give you the confidence to smile more ... maybe that’s all the luck you need! Whether you’re looking to network socially or professionally, here are some cosmetic options...

Sparkle-up your smile with teeth whitening. If you’re considering cosmetic dentistry for the first time, this simple procedure can produce striking confidence-building results. Home or in-office whitening can be combined through a process called “deep bleaching” to create more profound results than ever before.

Illuminate the shadows with white fillings. Replace dark, older fillings with new natural-looking materials that can be matched to your enamel. The most modern techniques involve using “nano-particles” that improve the bond, strength, and polish of your new bonding.

Generate a younger, more attractive smile with bonding or veneers which offer value-added benefits! They can cover the deepest stains, repair cracks, chips, and rough edges, plus disguise gaps, re-proportion, and balance the appearance of your smile without braces. Improvements in laboratory techniques In many select situations, we are able to eliminate or to minimally contour your teeth with a process similar to Lumineers called Durathin veneers.

Add strength and beauty to your smile with natural-looking crowns. If your teeth have been weakened by root canal therapy, multiple fillings, or trauma, porcelain crowns will restore strength and improve appearance

New porcelains and materials are revolutionizing the color and naturalness of teeth so that we can create metal free results that are durable and eliminate the darkness in a tooth. Zirconia based porcelain is precision made with computers that have been researched and tested for over 25 years. Our crowns and bridges now have greater translucency and unmatched esthetics that compares to natural teeth.

Create a more balanced and symmetrical gum line with veneers or gum sculpting. Whether your gums have begun to recede or you have been longing to reveal the beautiful enamel under too much gum, today’s cosmetic dentistry has a technique that will work for you. Thankfully, science has made your life much easier. Instead of using out-dated, painful drills, cosmetic dentists can now use lasers to treat many patients. This means significantly fewer traumas to the tooth structure, a quicker recovery time and a better overall experience in the dental chair. Dentists are able to do many fillings with no anesthesia, sculpt a better “framework” for the gums around the teeth to create better shapes or minimize the gumminess of a smile in a more conservative manner. This results in fewer dental visits which helps everyone with busy schedules.

Dr. Flax has been an Accredited Member of the AACD since 1997. He was co-chair of the Conference Advisory Committee for the 2003 Annual Scientific Session and will be for the 2008 meeting in New Orleans. He is a member of the AACD Board of Directors, is on the editorial board of The Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry, and chairs the Disaster Relief Fund. Dr. Flax also is a member of the ADA, the AGD, the ALD, the L.D. Pankey Alumni Association, and the Pierre Fauchard Society. He is a Fellow of the IADFE. Dr. Flax practices full time in Atlanta, Georgia, focusing on functional- and appearance-related conditions and advanced laser dentistry. He and his wife, Robyn, have two daughters.

Hugh Flax, DDS, PC

Cosmetic Dentist

http://www.FlaxDental.com