Crown lengthening involves removing excess gum tissue and sometimes minimal bone around upper teeth to make them look longer. If your gum line is uneven, crown lengthening can sculpt it to create a more symmetrical smile. Crown lengthening is also sometimes necessary to uncover an adequate amount of an existing tooth to support a crown.

During this procedure, Dr. Gonzalez removes tiny interferences that prevent your jaw from closing in an anatomically correct position. Interferences can occur as teeth develop, after an injury, or accumulate over time with wear. Fillings, crowns, bridges and extractions often require minor occlusal adjustment to ensure individual teeth come together correctly. Before the procedure begins, you’ll bite down on a very thin piece of colored paper that transfers color to the areas where contact occurs. Then Dr. Gonzalez eliminates the interference slowly and carefully, reinserting the paper and asking you to bite down until your teeth meet together properly.

Both porcelain dental veneers and Lumineers are good options for correcting a variety of cosmetic concerns, including chips, cracks, stains and misshapen teeth. We often recommend them as part of a smile makeover. Porcelain veneers are about 0.5mm, which requires minimal enamel removal and placement of acrylic temporaries. Lumineers are digitally designed to be ultra-thin at just 0.3mm, enabling seamless application over your natural teeth without removal of tooth enamel.

While OTC whitening products can produce subtle brightening, they often cause tooth and gum sensitivity and frequent use can lead to wear of tooth enamel. Professional teeth whitening is a cosmetic treatment that effectively resolves specific types of tooth discoloration or staining. You can choose between in-office whitening, which requires a one-hour appointment and a follow-up visit, or customized whitening trays you’ll wear at home, typically for several weeks until the desired shade of white is achieved.

Traditional braces have been used with great success for many decades. Today’s streamlined braces come in a variety of options including stainless steel, tooth-colored ceramic and even gold-colored. Braces are most often used to correct overcrowding or unevenly spaced teeth, misalignment, overbites, underbites and open bites. In addition to correcting functional issues, braces improve smile aesthetics, thereby providing a significant boost to most patients’ self-esteem.

The iTero scanner allows us to take a highly detailed image of your teeth and bite to create Invisalign clear aligners that fit perfectly over your teeth. You’ll wear a series of custom-made, clear plastic aligner trays for 20–22 hours each day that gently and discretely shift your teeth into place. Treatment can last anywhere from 12–18 months, after which you’ll need to wear a retainer to prevent teeth from moving back into their original position.