Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Robert Lee keeps you smiling with Cosmetic Dentistry
To improve your dental appearance by removing unsightly irregularities, stains, gaps, and metal restorations, and altering tooth form, shape, and color through adhesive restorations, bleaching, veneers, and cosmetic contouring. Using the latest techniques and materials, Dr. Lee has attended numerous advanced courses to ensure the highest standard of care.
Bonding
With bonding, the process of repairing teeth has been revolutionized. Now a tooth can be formed simply by applying a moldable resin composite to the remaining tooth structure. This helps rebuild the tooth to its original shape. Bonding or chairs ide hand-carved dental veneers are an ideal solution to many dental problems.
- Closing small spaces
- Covering small stains
- Repairing small fractures
- Treating sensitive teeth
- Lightening tooth shade
The Bonding process can be carried out in 1 appointment and often without the need for local anesthetic.
Dental Lumineers
Employing a porcelain veneer as thin as a contact lens, cosmetic dentist Dr. Lee is able to optimally enhance your smile painlessly while at the same time leaving all the natural dental structures intact.
Zoom Teeth Whitening
The laser whitening system is a photochemical process activated by plasma light and is the latest technology to be available in North America and now Richmond Hill as part of cosmetic dentistry services offered by Dr. Robert Lee. Dental whitening can be carried out in the dentist’s chair effectively and efficiently. This cosmetic dentistry treatment takes approximately 1 hour, dramatically reducing treatment time, and only requires 1-2 visits. It can whiten teeth by up to 10 shades on the Vita shade guide used by dentists to match teeth to the dental crown and dental bridgework.
It should be pointed out that some dental stains, though reduced cannot be removed entirely i.e. tetracycline, fluorosis & myosin. Occasional banding is apparent due to dentine/enamel intrinsic staining, density thickness, and areas of less calcification. The dental results can vary from case to case.
Nicotine staining may mask the effects of the bleaching and regular visit dental cleanings are advised. A dental bleaching consultation is highly recommended in order to assess which technique best suits your requirements.
Snap-On Smile
Snap-On Smile is an easy and quick solution for patients who want a non-invasive, reversible, and affordable approach to restorative and cosmetic dentistry. It is affordable enough to be used as a temporary measure yet durable to be used as a long-term smile enhancement. The good news for many patients is that it involves no shots, no drills, and no adhesives! Patients who have used Snap-On Smile have often reported an immediate boost to their self-confidence and self-esteem.
Dental Veneers
The principle of dental veneers is similar to that of placing false fingernails. Dental veneers are laboratory-constructed custom-made facings, which are bonded to the tooth surface. Veneers provide excellent dental aesthetics because the laboratory can actually incorporate characteristics such as greater opacity and special stains and colors that allow an almost perfect match to your own dental structure.
One of the most exciting techniques in Richmond Hill cosmetic dentistry today involves bonding a thin veneer made of porcelain to the etched enamel tooth surface. The primary advantages are the beauty, durability, and flexibility of the material. Because porcelain doesn’t stain like Composite Resin, it remains attractive for a much longer period of time. In addition, gum tissue tolerates porcelain well, thus reducing the likelihood that gum problems will develop. With the correct preparation, veneers can be used to give a straighter appearance to crowded teeth, close gaps, and spaces, cover stained teeth and dental fillings, and generally brighten and improve your smile.
At Richmond Hill Chalmer’s Dentistry, Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Lee utilizes a porcelain veneer as thin as a contact lens, enabling you to keep all your natural tooth structure intact, this is an extremely technique-sensitive process.