Enjoy Your Best Smile With Cosmetic Dentistry
Achieving and maintaining a beautiful smile gets harder with time, but you can enjoy the smile you want with a little
professional help. At DiBartola Dental, our Bridgeville cosmetic dentists can offer the professional help you need to improve the aesthetics of your smile with our cosmetic dentistry services. Keep reading to learn more about how our cosmetic professionals can get your teeth looking their best, or call our dental office at (412) 221-9440 to schedule your appointment with one of our cosmetic dentists.
What Is Cosmetic Dentistry?
Cosmetic dentistry is a field focused on improving the aesthetics of your smile by restoring, repairing, and replacing lost, damaged, or discolored teeth. Services range from purely cosmetic procedures such as porcelain veneers to treatments with restorative benefits such as dental implants. Our Bridgeville dentists can offer single treatments to address a specific cosmetic concern or provide a full smile makeover that involves multiple treatments over a matter of months.
Benefits of Cosmetic Dentistry
When your smile looks its best,
you’ll feel more confident and attractive. In social situations, your smile will help people see you as more friendly, and professional. Additionally, feeling good about the appearance of your teeth means you’re more likely to smile and laugh, resulting in some surprising health benefits. Studies suggest smiling and laughing help control pain, lowers stress, and boost immunity.
Our Cosmetic Dentistry Treatment Options
Invisalign®
Invisalign is an orthodontic alternative that uses clear aligner trays instead of traditional metal braces with pesky brackets. These aligner trays are made with nearly transparent SmartTrack® material, which allows them to guide your teeth into place with far less discomfort and far more discretion. Unless you tell them, no one will notice you’re wearing your Invisalign trays.
Your aligner trays are removable, meaning you can eat and drink what you want as long as you take them out beforehand. Wearing your aligner trays for the necessary 22 hours a day can potentially straighten your smile in a year or less, sometimes as little as six months! Because you progress your orthodontic treatment on your own time, you’ll enjoy more free time with less strain on your personal or professional schedule.
Porcelain Veneers
For patients who want quick and complete smile enhancement without multiple treatments, we offer porcelain veneers. Porcelain veneers are thin, tooth-shaped shells that your Bridgeville cosmetic dentist can adhere to the front of your natural teeth. Once applied, these thin shells immediately enhance the look of your smile by hiding cosmetic flaws such as chips, cracks, and staining.
Porcelain veneers can conceal the appearance of multiple cosmetic dentistry problems without the need for more invasive, time-consuming, and costly treatments. In less than two weeks your smile will look straighter and fuller.
Snap-On-Smile®
Snap-On Smile, also known as snap-on veneers, are removable full or partial arches of false teeth. The false teeth simply snap into place over your natural teeth. Much like porcelain veneers, Snap-On-Smile allows patients to completely change the look of their teeth quickly while spending less money. However, these snap-on veneers are completely removable and more affordable than traditional veneers and don’t require any procedure to place, including the removal of enamel.
Inlays and Onlays
Inlays and onlays are dental restorations used to repair damaged or decayed teeth. They are custom-made to fit precisely within the tooth structure and are typically made of porcelain, gold, or resin materials. Inlays are used when the damage is limited to the inner part of the tooth, while onlays extend to cover one or more cusps of the tooth.
Same-Day Dental Crowns and Dental Bridges
Damaged teeth can be repaired with dental crowns and bridges, restorations that mimic singular teeth, or rows of teeth to restore form and function to your smile. While traditional crowns and bridges can take weeks to create, our dentists can produce crowns and bridges on the same day as your appointment! Using advanced dental technology and an in-office milling system, our dentists can create your new same-day dental crown or bridge restoration in less than two hours.
Tooth-Colored Fillings
Tooth-colored fillings are non-metallic alternatives to traditional gold and silver fillings. They consist of materials such as porcelain and quartz in a resin base, and they’re used to repair damage such as cavities and holes while also helping to prevent further damage. Unlike gold and silver fillings, tooth-colored fillings will blend seamlessly with your natural smile while avoiding issues such as galvanic shock and temperature sensitivity.
Dental Bonding
To repair minor damage while restoring the look of your smile, DiBartola Dental offers dental bonding. Dental bonding is a fast, effective procedure that involves your Bridgeville dentist freehand sculpting composite resin onto a tooth. The resin is cemented into place, shaped, and polished to improve the tooth’s form and function. Dental bonding is a less invasive way to address concerns like cavities and staining, which can usually be completed in one appointment.
Dental Implants
Dental implants are a restorative measure that also greatly enhances the look of your smile. Implants are surgically placed into the jawbone, where a dental crown or bridge is then placed atop to present a natural look.
By replacing the entirety of the tooth from root to crown, a dental implant helps permanently restore the natural look of your smile. The surgical insertion of the titanium post encourages the regrowth of lost jawbone density for a more youthful appearance and better oral health.
Smile Makeover
Smile makeover or smile design is a treatment plan consisting of one or multiple procedures to address cosmetic dental concerns. Your Bridgeville cosmetic dentist will use advanced dental technology to give you a preview of what your smile will look like after your makeover is complete. Smile makeovers usually take place over a matter of months and your Bridgeville dentist will plan your treatment around your schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
What dental problems can cosmetic dentistry services solve?
Cosmetic dentistry services address problems that can make your smile look less appealing. Common cosmetic issues that cosmetic dentistry can solve include:
- Crooked Teeth
- Cracks
- Misshapen Teeth
- Gaps
- Discoloration
- Missing teeth
Does insurance cover cosmetic dentistry services?
Cosmetic dentistry services that are purely cosmetic might be covered by insurance. However, your insurance provider may cover the service if it has a restorative purpose that will benefit your oral health. For these reasons, it’s a good idea to contact your insurance provider beforehand to ask them if they can cover your cosmetic dentistry procedure. If you need help covering your treatment, we also offer dental financing.
Is cosmetic dentistry painful?
Levels of discomfort vary for different cosmetic dentistry procedures, although some procedures should be virtually painless. Rest assured that to keep you comfortable and calm, we’ll use anesthetic as needed and can even offer sedation dentistry options. If you’re experiencing pain during a cosmetic procedure, it may point to a problem that your cosmetic dentist can diagnose and treat.
What’s the difference between a family and a cosmetic dentist?
A family dentist is more focused on providing complete dental care for patients of all ages, especially children and young teens. A cosmetic dentist is focused on improving the aesthetics of a patient’s smile by removing stains, damage, and other flaws.
Visit a Top Rated Bridgeville Cosmetic Dentist Near You Today!
The cosmetic dentists and dental team at DiBartola Dental are here to help patients enjoy smiles they can be proud of for years to come. Our dental office offers cosmetic dentistry services to patients from Bridgeville and surrounding areas such as Heidelberg, Carnegie, & Upper Saint Clair, PA.
Ready to smile your best? Then contact our Bridgeville dental office by dialing (412) 221-9440. You can also request an appointment online and one of our friendly team members will get back to you shortly.