Dental Art Images, LLC
Jennifer S. Davis, D.M.D.
Frederick S. Johnson, D.M.D.
221 W. Penn Ave, Suite 213
Cleona, PA 17042-3230
Phone: (717) 769-1707
Fax: (717) 272-6101
Cosmetic Dentistry
Have you ever wanted to brighten your smile? Are you embarrassed to show your teeth when you laugh? Do you think you could go further in your career or social life if you corrected a glaring dental problem?
Whether your imperfections are on full display to the world or just your little secret, you should know that with all of the advances in cosmetic dentistry, beautiful, healthy teeth are just a procedure away. Dr. Davis, Dr. Johnson, and their skilled staff can make your smile more dazzling than you ever imagined possible. Contact our office today for more information on some of the most popular treatments and procedures available, including:
- Teeth Whitening
- Porcelain Veneers
- Dental Bonding
- Tooth-colored Fillings
- Complete Smile Makeover
- Dental Crowns
- Dental Bridges
- Inlays and Onlays
- Dentures
- Dental Implants
- Mini Dental Implants
Teeth Whitening
Brilliant white teeth have always been one of the most sought-after hallmarks of beauty. Unfortunately, pearly whites tend to lose their luster over the years. Tea, coffee, cigarettes, red wine, and even sodas can cause discoloration as staining material settles into the tiny cracks and crevices in tooth enamel’s highly porous surface.To counter this, we offer in-office tooth whitening systems that strip away the dullness.
To prepare you for the procedure, the dentist will clean your teeth, fill any cavities, and see that your gums are healthy. We also want to make sure tooth whitening will work for your particular situation, since some discoloration – such as tetracycline banding – will not do well with whitening systems. The procedure, which involves an application of hydrogen peroxide in a concentration that is tailored to each patient, is painless and quick enough that some patients are able to squeeze it into their lunch hour.
Porcelain Veneers
An excellent alternative to crowns, porcelain veneers are thin shells of ceramic material that are bonded onto the enamel of crooked, damaged, or discolored teeth, forming a durable artificial surface that looks surprisingly authentic. This is due to the fact that the veneer’s glass-like surface reflects light in much the same way that natural teeth do. So the veneered teeth are virtually indistinguishable from the others.
In spite of their delicate-sounding name, porcelain veneers are extremely durable when bonded to the surface of natural teeth. You can treat them like regular teeth. Plus, their smooth surface makes them almost impervious to further staining
Dental Bonding
This dental procedure uses a composite resin filling that’s tinted to match your natural tooth color. Bonding is perfect for those who have small gaps between their teeth, as well as anyone who would like to cover up chipped, cracked, or discolored teeth. It’s a quick, one-visit process in which the dentist applies a thin coat of the materiel onto the flawed tooth and then molds the composite, much like a sculptor molds clay, into a suitable form that blends in with the natural teeth.
To cure and harden the material, we’ll direct a high-intensity light onto the tooth’s surface. Then, we’ll smooth and polish the tooth to give it an even, natural contour.
Tooth-colored Fillings
If you currently have silver fillings, we would like you to consider replacing these potentially damaging relics from dentistry’s less sophisticated times with composite fillings that match the color of your own teeth.
If you have a new cavity, we also recommend the composite material over silver fillings. Why? For starters, the composite resin is more durable. It bonds adhesively to the tooth and forms a tight seal that prevents bacteria from wreaking havoc on the covered teeth. And, while silver fillings are known to eventually turn the tooth gray and expand over time (even to the point of cracking the tooth), tooth-colored fillings remain stable and real-looking even as the years go by.
Complete Smile Makeover
A beautiful, healthy set of teeth can change not only the way you look but also the way you feel about yourself. Modern dentistry has responded to the high demand for nice, natural-looking smiles with a host of procedures that can dramatically change the way your teeth look and function. We can repair broken, chipped, stained, decayed, or misaligned teeth. We can fill in where teeth are missing. We can even reconfigure your bite to remedy a sunken jaw or chin.
A complete smile makeover is an elaborate full-mouth reconstruction that combines options ranging from tooth whitening to porcelain veneers to dental implants. The results are as amazing as they are life-changing.
Dental Crowns
Dental crowns are a type of restoration that we use in a variety of applications. When cemented into place over a damaged tooth, dental crowns (sometimes called caps) can restore a tooth to its original shape, strengthen a tooth, or simply improve the cosmetic appearance of the tooth.
Because they fully cup over a damaged tooth, a crown actually becomes the tooth’s new outer surface. Fortunately, most dental crowns placed today are made of a durable porcelain material that blends in nicely with your natural teeth (as opposed to the metal or gold that we used in the past).
Dental Bridges
Dental bridgework is used to stabilize the bite if you are missing one or more teeth. This is no small task, considering teeth surrounding a missing tooth can drift out of alignment and change your bite – which can result in other problems, such as loss of additional teeth, tooth decay, gum disease, and even chronic headaches.
A bridge is essentially a band of connecting crowns bonded onto existing teeth. We offer several different configurations, including the traditional bridge, which consists of two crowns covering the teeth on either side of a gap with a false tooth in between. If a patient has teeth on only one side of a gap, we’ll use a cantilever bridge. There is also a Marilyn bridge, which consists of individual artificial teeth with wings that are attached to the backs of existing teeth.
Inlays and Onlays
We use porcelain inlays and onlays in situations where a tooth has been damaged enough to require repair, but enough enamel remains for us to build off of. Both considered very conservative procedures, inlays and onlays work in two slightly different situations. An inlay is a small piece of artificial tooth surface (which can be made of porcelain or resin) that fills in where natural tooth material is missing. An onlay covers a larger portion of the tooth’s biting surface, extending over one or more sides perhaps. An onlay is a good choice when we want to repair only the damaged portion of a tooth without placing a crown on top of it.
Dentures
Providing the traditional removable option for those with missing teeth, dentures have come a long way in recent years. Partial dentures can be made to attach onto existing natural teeth or onto sculpted crowns. Full dentures are carefully designed to replace all of the upper or lower teeth on one or both arches. Both versions, when properly fabricated and fitted, can remedy the sunken, older appearance that is a byproduct of missing teeth.
Dental Implants
Unfortunately, losing teeth is part of the aging process for many of us. Disease, injury, and even daily wear can take their toll on the mouth’s structure. The product of a fairly new technology in tooth replacement, the dental implant is quickly becoming the prosthetic of choice for dentists and patients alike. In essence, dental implants are artificial teeth that are permanently rooted in the jaw bone by way of metal posts.
At the beginning of the dental implant procedure, a periodontist anchors the steel post into the patient’s jaw bone. Once the post is sufficiently stabilized, our dentists attach to it a very lifelike replacement tooth that looks, feels, and functions much like a natural tooth.
Mini Dental Implants
One popular variation of the dental implant is the mini dental implant for denture wearers – a great option for those who want to avoid the embarrassment and inconvenience of false teeth that slip or wobble throughout the day. In this case, the entire denture plate snaps firmly into place atop a set of dental implant posts placed in the jaw.