Cosmetic Dentistry

Dental Health Center of Holmdel practices cosmetic dentistry with a conservative approach, applying advanced dental skills to create beautiful smiles while ensuring the best long-term health of your natural teeth.

Today, cosmetic dentistry offers many advanced options for people who desire to improve their smile. At Dental Health Center of Holmdel, we apply the highly technical and medical skills of our dentists with the utilization of modern technology to provide optimal smile results.

Some patients desire a Smile Makeover which requires a complete assessment of the patient’s smile in order to improve its overall aesthetic appearance.  For a Smile Makeover, a combination of cosmetic, periodontal and general dentistry procedures can be employed for an improved beautiful smile.  These procedures can include dental veneers, dental implants, gingival sculpting and teeth whitening.

Cosmetic dentistry can also provide restorative improvements to your smile.  Previously, dental fillings that were used to treat cavities were made primarily of gold, amalgam (metal) or other materials that resulted in an unattractive smile.  At Dental Health Center of Holmdel, you will find dentists that are highly skilled at employing CEREC technology to place ceramic dental fillings that are tooth-like in appearance, thus preserving a natural appearance of your teeth and smile.

Cosmetic Dentistry services provided by Dental Health Center of Holmdel:

Amalgam Restoration with Resin

Full Mouth Restorations

Ceramic Veneers

Teeth Whitening

Amalgam Restoration with Resin

Before and After

Dental Health Center of Holmdel can restore or replace your amalgam (metal) dental fillings with ceramic or other composite materials that result in a tooth-like natural appearance for your teeth and smile.

Benefits to restoring amalgam (metal) fillings with that of ceramic or composite fillings

• Ceramic and composite fillings are safer and stronger than metal fillings
• Ceramic and composite fillings repair and preserve the health of your teeth, whereas amalgam fillings expand and contract with temperature changes, thus weakening the integrity of the teeth.

At Dental Health Center of Holmdel, restoration fillings can be applied in one dental visit with Cerec one-visit dentistry.

Full Mouth Restorations

Full mouth restoration or reconstruction is the process of rebuilding or restoring all of the teeth in your upper and lower jaws. This work may be required due to tooth decay or trauma; tooth injury or fractures; severely worn teeth; tooth grinding, and complaints of jaw, muscle and headache pain requiring adjustments to the bite (occlusion).

To accomplish a full mouth restoration, the highly skilled dentists at Dental Health Center of Holmdel coordinate and manage a team of dental specialists such as periodontists, oral surgeons, orthodontists and endodontists to restore your beautiful, healthy smile.

How do I get started with a full mouth restoration?
Start with a consultation with your dentist who will:

• Review your dental records and health history
• Identify and discuss with you your goals and medical needs
• Take x-rays, photographs and impressions of your upper and lower teeth
• Make models of your teeth and your bite
• Refer you to dental specialists (periodontist, orthodontist, oral surgeon) for consultation
• Develop a comprehensive, step-by-step treatment plan
• Review  the treatment plan with you
• Manage your treatment plan and consult with you and the specialists throughout the entire process

Depending on your individual needs, it’s reasonable
to expect treatment to take up to 12 to 24 months and include:

• Prophylactic teeth cleaning and periodontal treatments
• Crown lengthening to expose healthy, sound tooth structure for possible crowns or bridges
• Contouring of the gum tissue
• Reduction of natural tooth structure so crowns, bridges or veneers can be placed.
• Placement of permanent tooth restorations, such as ceramic crowns, veneers, inlays, onlays or bridges.
• Traditional braces or Invisalign teeth straightening for optimal teeth positioning
• The placement of implants to replace missing teeth along with anchor bridge restorations as necessary.
•  Bone or soft tissue grafting to stabilize your teeth or other restorations.

Your dentist as a quarterback
When it comes to full mouth restorations, we would describe your dentist’s role as a quarterback.  She not only carries the ball by performing many of the required dental procedures, but she also calls the well planned, sophisticated plays for the team of dental specialists to get down the field to the end zone, scoring a healthy and beautiful smile.

Porcelain Veneers

Before and After

Having a beautiful smile is very personal to each and every one of us.  Many patients seek the cosmetic dentistry services of Dental Health Center of Holmdel to improve confidence in their smile with veneers.

A veneer is a thin shell of ceramic bonded to a tooth to improve its color and shape. A cosmetic veneer will repair visible damage and can restore a tooth to its original appearance or even sometimes exceed the original look of the tooth. Veneers are a cosmetic alternative to improve smiles for several conditions of the front teeth such as:

• Diastemas (spaces between the teeth)
• Broken or chipped teeth
• Stained or washed out fillings
• Permanently stained or discolored teeth
• Crooked or misshapen teeth

Benefits of Veneers

Resin fillings or crowns were traditionally the only procedures available for treating the front teeth.  At Dental Health Center of Holmdel, our dentists apply ceramic, tooth-like veneers on your front teeth with the following advantages:

• Only a minimal amount of tooth structure is removed to achieve placement of veneers
• A healthy, natural look can be achieved in just one dental visit with no discomfort and no temporaries.
  
  

Sometimes our healthy smile diminishes over time due to uncontrollable circumstances. Without a confident smile, we may lose our social confidence and avoid professional and personal social events to our despair.   Today, ceramic veneers present a cosmetic improvement to your smile that can propel you to be the socially confident person you desire to be.

Teeth Whitening

Tooth Whitening for a Beautiful Smile

To regain a white smile, you may choose to find a dentist that provides tooth whitening services.  Dental Health Center of Holmdel provides tooth whitening treatments with BriteSmile tooth whitening method.

What causes teeth to discolor?
• Drinks like tea and coffee
• Cigarettes and other tobacco products
• Aging

 How does BriteSmile tooth whitening work?
The BriteSmile tooth whitening procedure is easy. First, a dental professional applies whitening gel to your teeth.  The gel is then activated with a BriteSmile blue light over a period of 20 minutes. This process is repeated two times and in just one hour, your teeth are whitened! At
Dental Health Center of Holmdel, you can relax is a comfy chair and watch TV while your teeth whiten!

Is tooth whitening safe?
A study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association reports BriteSmile is safe and effective, and the results last for years. Additionally, BriteSmile reports very little or no temporary tooth sensitivity due to its minimal, 15% hydrogen peroxide content.

White teeth.  Beautiful smile.

To schedule a convenient appointment to whiten your teeth, please call Dental Health Center of Holmdel at 732.946.4244. Thank you.