Cosmetic/Reconstructive Procedures

The field of dentistry has seen tremendous technological advances in the past decade, particularly in the area of cosmetic and reconstructive treatments. Today, there is a solution for virtually any dental complaint or concern of an aesthetic nature: solutions that can restore the natural beauty and functionality of teeth efficiently and painlessly.

Dr. Makrauer has extensive training and experience in all areas of aesthetic and reconstructive dentistry. The major treatment options are outlined below.

Porcelain Laminates or Veneers:

You can actually alter the color or shape of your teeth, as well as their alignment, with natural-looking porcelain laminates.

• Ideal for:
• • Chipped, cracked or worn teeth
• • Dark or discolored teeth
• • Spaces between teeth
• • Uneven or crowded teeth
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Dental Implants:

Implants are often used to replace the root of a tooth that has been damaged, decayed or removed for other health reasons.

• Ideal for:
• • Supporting removable dentures
• • Replacing an individual tooth
• • Support for a full mouth of new permanent, non-removable teeth
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All-Porcelain Crowns and Bridges:

Today’s new dental materials and technologies allow patients to have stronger, more natural-looking crowns and bridges.

• Ideal for:
• • Replace cracked or damaged tooth (or series of teeth) with a new aesthetically pleasing tooth structure when there is a healthy root
• • Replace old or worn crowns or “caps’ (i.e., more than 15 years old) with new, more natural-looking crowns
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Cosmetic Bonding:

Bonding is used to restore limited areas of the tooth which have been damaged and/worn. It is a tooth-colored, enamel material which is applied to the surface, sculpted into shape and then polished.

• Ideal for:
• • Chipped cracked or worn areas of the tooth, where the remainder of the tooth is healthy and intact.