Tampa Cosmetic Dentist Services
Our passion is designing beautiful and comfortable smiles. In the process of achieving this we provide excellent restorative, preventative and cosmetic dentistry. Our commitment to these goals provides to you unparalleled service with a high standard of dental care in a comfortable pampering environment. Let us help you explore the possibilities that are open to you.
Porcelain Veneers
Of all the methods available today for changing and improving the look of your smile, porcelain veneers are among the most popular and successful with our patients. The process involves removing a small amount of tooth structure to make room for the veneers. The dental lab then fabricates the veneers from impressions. After placement, the veneers look like natural teeth. Some advantages of porcelain veneers over bonding include increased longevity, and resistance to staining.
Tampa Cosmetic Dentist Provides Instant Orthodontics
Orthodontic braces are most desirable for people under the age of 18. At this stage in life, the bone is more malleable, teeth move easier and are more likely to stay in place once the bone remodels
around the newly positioned teeth. Many adults also wear braces; however, they are most likely to wear them for a longer period of time, and require a permanent retainer to hold the new positioning. Braces also require numerous office visits in addition to the general hassles of wearing braces. Braces may reposition teeth but will not affect the shape and color of the teeth which may or may not be desirable.
Smile Design by Tampa Cosmetic Dentist
Smile Design is a conservative, non-aggressive way to rejuvenate your smile. Veneers work well for tooth reshaping and resizing. Veneers are an attractive way to rejuvenate your smile because they achieve a very natural look with a very conservative tooth preparation (shaping). Very little natural tooth structure is removed when veneers are bonded into place and the virgin strength of the tooth is recaptured as well. We have found that this is the treatment of choice for smile enhancement if more than whitening is needed..
Dental Bonding
The application of tooth colored filling material (composite) to the teeth has been a dental technique for many years. Recent advances have increased the strength, durability, and longevity of these restorations. Bonding material can be molded and shaped to achieve outstanding results including tooth lightening, closing spaces between teeth, making teeth appear straighter, and repairing chips and cracks. When polished it gives the appearance of natural tooth structure.
Tampa Cosmetic Dentist provides Non-metal Fillings
Until recently, dental patients have been told that repairing teeth with white fillings was just for cosmetic purposes, and white fillings may not be as durable as the metal restorations. This philosophy is now passé. With the modern technologies of dental adhesion, resins, lasers, and state-of-art ceramics, the new porcelain restorations are close to rivaling nature in strength, wear, function, and appearance. There are now sixteen-year studies showing that with properly administered technique, these advanced restorations surpass traditional dentistry. With these new materials, it is possible to bond teeth back together, virtually restoring them back to their virgin strength without the invasiveness of full-coverage crowns. In the majority of circumstances, metal fillings or crowns can be replaced with techniques that are more conservative. It is therefore possible to preserve the healthy, remaining tooth structure, rather than whittling teeth down, as a pencil would be ground away by a pencil sharpener.
Dental Crowns
Many restorations are fabricated using a metal lining covered with porcelain. These types of crowns are used because they are cheap and easy to place in the mouth. They are opaque or flat looking because they do not let light pass through as a natural tooth does. There is often a dark or gray line next to the gum-line. We provide exclusively all porcelain-bonded restorations. When properly placed they are as strong, if not stronger than the porcelain covered metal crowns. Notice the appearance of natural tooth again. Metal-free dentistry can restore your full dentition back to natural form and beauty.
Dental Bridges
A Bridge is a custom device anchored to neighboring teeth that replaces one or more missing teeth. When a lost tooth is replaced with bridgework, the teeth on either side of the missing one are prepared as crowns to serve as abutments to hold the prosthetic (replacement) tooth in place. Crowns and bridges are most commonly prepared from high quality materials such as semiprecious or precious metals, porcelain, or a fused combination of the two. Aesthetics, function, and tissue compatibility are considered when selecting the material most suitable for you.
Full Mouth Restoration by Tampa Cosmetic Dentist
Full mouth restoration involves restoring the teeth, bite, muscles and self-esteem back to a natural looking and youthful feeling condition. Using computerized technology and an artistic eye, full mouth restoration may be the answer to many problems, such as heat-sensitive teeth, sore jaw muscles, and recurring headaches.
Neuromuscular Dentistry
Neurmuscular dentistry is the art and science of using the relaxed position of the muscles of the head and neck to place the jaw into an optimal physiologic position. Thirty years of research and clinical experience have shown this technique effective in treating patients with various levels of head and neck pain. It also used in finding the optimal jaw position before restorative dentistry and greatly increases the longevity of restorations and natural dentition.The underlying conditions that cause these signs and symptoms are structural, biochemical and emotional. Underlying structural problems are most always present and these lead to over activation of the jaw, head and neck muscles. Over a period of time structural problems can lead to pain, tension, and spasms.
Headache and Jaw Pain Management
What is neuromuscular dentistry?
Neuromuscular dentistry goes far beyond traditional dentistry. It addresses the relationships related to the body's range of motion and posture. We have the ability to objectively measure muscle function and correlate the relationship of the teeth to a proper jaw posture and its movements in function. We recommend a comprehensive analysis and evaluation in order to assist the doctor in accurately diagnosing and developing a treatment plan that can best meet your needs for long-term, optimal dental health and comfort.
Finding your neuromuscular jaw position is the most important step before a final restorative/orthodontic phase is started. This is to prevent muscular imbalances that would lead to instability of the teeth, bone and compromised posture. When the harmony of the teeth, facial muscles, and temporomandibular joints no longer exist, symptoms of what has been identified as TMJ/TMJD (Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction) arises. Some of the symptoms are:
- Headaches
- Neck/Shoulder aches
- Jaw pain
- Sensitive and sore teeth
- Clenching of the teeth
- Loose teeth
- Facial pain
- Worn down teeth
- Ear congestion
- Forward head posturing
- Clicking/popping in the joints
- Limited opening of the mouth
- Tingling in the fingertips
The restoration of the entire mouth to it's normal form and function must take into account occlusion, the chewing muscles and the supporting hard and soft tissue structures of the temporomandibular joints. Technology allows us to document the neuromuscular component to this restoration process. To achieve optimal neuromuscular dentistry, we use computerized electro-diagnostic instrumentation.
To properly diagnose and treat you, we use an instrument called K-7. This is a computerized diagnostic tool which records the position of the jaw and muscles and allows the doctor to effectively treat neuromuscular pain.
Please feel free to contact the office with any questions about neuromuscular dentistry or to schedule an appointment.
Zoom! Whitening & Tampa Cosmetic Dentist
Zoom! In-Office Whitening Procedure is easy for you, and doesn't cause any sensitivity, like other home bleaching products. We apply the Zoom! Whitening Gel to your teeth after isolating your lips and gums. A specially designed light activates this gel. All you need to do is lay back and relax as your smile is lightened.
Charles Martin DDS, LVI Dentist - Providing services in cosmetic dentistry, zoom whitening and smile design to the areas of New Tampa, Carrollwood, Brandon, Clearwater, St Petersburg, Pasco County, Tampa and South Tampa, Florida.
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