Cosmetic Dentistry – Framingham, MA
Giving You the Confident Grin You Deserve
An attractive smile is more valuable than you might have thought. It can boost your confidence, which could lead to opportunities to improve your social, romantic, and professional life. However, it’s often hard to feel confident when you’re dealing with stained, damaged, or otherwise imperfect teeth. That’s where cosmetic dentistry comes in. At Framingham Dental Group, we offer a variety of options for cosmetic dentistry in Framingham, MA to correct aesthetic issues with your teeth and give you the confident grin you deserve. To begin your journey to a new and improved smile, just give us a call!
Why Choose Framingham Dental Group for Cosmetic Dentistry?
- Small-Town Dentist Feel with Leading-Edge Technology
- CEREC Same-Day Dental Crowns Offered
- Mess-Free Digital Impression Technology for Lifelike Results
Porcelain Veneers
Made of lifelike dental porcelain, veneers are thin shells that are bonded over the front surface of teeth to instantly conceal chips, cracks, and stubborn stains. They can also be used to close small gaps in your smile, build up misshapen teeth, and even make slightly rotated or crooked teeth look more uniform. We painstakingly design each veneer to effortlessly blend in with your smile, ensuring flawless results that can easily last for 10-15 years or longer.
Metal-Free Dental Restorations
Modern dental technology allows us to use dental crowns to not only protect damaged teeth, but also improve the appearance of misshapen, worn-down, or otherwise unattractive teeth. Better yet, we offer CEREC crowns, which can be designed, created, and placed in a single appointment rather than having to wear a temporary for several weeks in between two visits.
Cosmetic Dental Bonding
If you have a minor yet noticeable chip, crack, stain, or gap in your smile, we can often remedy it in just one appointment with cosmetic dental bonding. Our dentists will select a shade of liquid composite resin that mimics your natural enamel and then apply it to your tooth. After sculpting it to cover the offending imperfection, we quickly harden the resin with a special light. The results of dental bonding may not last for quite as long as veneers, but they’re a faster and more affordable alternative.
Teeth Whitening
Over time, the things you eat and drink can take their toll on your teeth, leaving them dull and discolored. Instead of wasting time and money on over-the-counter products that barely work, we encourage you to try our professional-grade teeth whitening treatment. Our dentists will take impressions of your teeth to create custom trays, which we’ll instruct you to wear with a potent bleaching gel. Many people notice a marked difference after a single use, with maximum brightness occurring after wearing the trays daily for less than two weeks.
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Gum Recontouring
When you smile, does it seem like more gum tissue is visible than teeth? If you have a “gummy smile,” we can quickly fix it with gum recontouring. With our advanced technology, we can comfortably and precisely reshape the gum line, removing excess tissue to reveal more tooth enamel and create an even appearance. You end up with a more balanced smile, and because the results are permanent, you’ll be able to enjoy it for a lifetime.
Smile Makeovers
Maybe your teeth are riddled with so many imperfections that you have no idea where to start. In that case, we highly recommend asking us about a smile makeover. Once we’ve sat down with you and discussed your specific smile goals, we can work toward a personalized treatment plan to help you achieve them. A smile makeover combines several treatments to let us address multiple cosmetic flaws as efficiently as possible.
Understanding the Cost of Cosmetic Dentistry
It is not uncommon for many patients to worry about the cost of cosmetic dentistry, as in most cases it is not covered by dental insurance. At Framingham Dental Group, we are happy to help you explore your cosmetic dentistry options and navigate your financial needs. We offer a variety of different cosmetic dentistry treatments at varying price points, but we know that the confidence you’ll gain from achieving the smile you deserve is truly priceless.
What Cosmetic Dental Service is Right for Me?
With cosmetic dentistry, generally people are trying to accomplish one or more of three improvements to their smile: whiter teeth, straighter teeth, or differently shaped or sized teeth. Your dentist can help you explore your options with a variety of treatments, including:
- Cosmetic Dental Bonding – This treatment is an excellent way to reshape damaged teeth and cover noticeable flaws. It is generally the most affordable treatment of its kind, however results may only last five to ten years.
- Teeth Whitening – Your dentist will take impressions of your mouth and create a pair of trays to use with whitening gel in the comfort of your own home. This treatment takes about two weeks but can remove up to eight shades of stains and discoloration.
- Veneers – Veneers are typically a more expensive treatment; however, they can transform multiple aspects of your teeth in one treatment. With proper care, veneers can last 20+ years.
- Smile Makeover – A combination of multiple treatments, but the easiest way to get exactly what you want from your smile.
- Metal-free Dental Restorations – Remove old metal fillings and replace them with tooth-colored composite resin fillings that blend into your smile seamlessly.
- Gum Recontouring – Permanently remove excess gum tissue that causes your smile to appear gummy or your teeth to appear too small.
Cosmetic Dentistry Can Be an Investment Worth Making
While cosmetic dentistry procedures may seem like a big financial commitment, they are also an invaluable investment in your self-esteem. If you feel self-conscious about your smile, improving it with cosmetic dentistry can boost your confidence, leading to better relationships, professional achievements, and overall quality of life.
How to Make Cosmetic Dentistry Affordable
While purely aesthetic dental care is considered elective and therefore not covered by dental insurance, at Framingham Dental Group, we offer several options for making them more budget friendly. These include:
- Membership plan – Our membership plan is perfect for patients who don’t have dental insurance and offers valuable discounts on treatments including cosmetic dentistry procedures (does not include whitening).
- Financing like CareCredit or Lending Tree – This third-party financing allows you to budget your care into affordable monthly payments with little to no interest.
If you would like to learn more about the treatments we offer and their associated costs, please schedule a consultation with us today. We look forward to helping you transform your smile in a way that works for your budget!
Cosmetic Dentistry FAQs
What Causes the Discoloration of a Tooth?
Stubborn stains can surface for numerous reasons – from tobacco use to certain medications. That said, dark-colored foods and beverages, like soda, marinara sauce, and blackberries, are often the culprit. The good news is that no matter what the source is, we can give you a bright, beautiful smile. So, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Framingham dental team to schedule a consultation. Once we conduct an oral exam, learn about your dental history, and have a better understanding of your smile goals, we will share our treatment recommendations.
How Can Cosmetic Dentistry Improve My Oral Health?
OYou might be surprised to hear that cosmetic dentistry can improve the look and health of your smile. There are a few reasons for this. The first is that common dental imperfections, like crooked teeth, increase your risk of common oral health problems. The second is that having a gorgeous grin often motivates patients to adopt good habits, like brushing, flossing, and rinsing with mouthwash consistently. So, there’s a good chance that investing in veneers, teeth whitening, or one of the other services we offer will positively impact your smile in more ways than one!
Is Cosmetic Dentistry Expensive?
Since cosmetic dental services, like teeth whitening, are rarely ever medically necessary, they usually aren’t covered by dental insurance. That’s why patients often assume that addressing stains, chips, and other imperfections will be expensive. At our Framingham office, we offer a wide range of services, including more cost-effective ones like cosmetic dental bonding. Not only that, but we have a membership plan and welcome CareCredit flexible financing. In short, don’t let the price stop you from scheduling a consultation. Once we know a little more about your smile goals, we can review both your treatment options and the financial solutions available.
How Long Does Cosmetic Dentistry Last?
Since the results of a teeth whitening treatment can last for six months and veneers can last for over a decade, the smile-enhancing service you choose will definitely play a role in the answer. Another factor is how well you care for your smile. If you smoke, you don’t floss consistently, and you skip your biannual dental visits, it won’t take long for chips, stains, and other imperfections to surface again. If, on the other hand, you commit to good habits, like brushing twice a day, that won’t be the case.
How Do I Know If I Need Cosmetic Dentistry?
If you aren’t happy with your smile because your teeth are stained, crooked, or chipped, then you shouldn’t hesitate to schedule a consultation with us. In addition to asking you a few questions about your smile goals, we will review the services we offer more in-depth, share our recommendations, and answer any questions you have. Then, you can decide if cosmetic dentistry is worth the investment and, if the answer is “yes,” we will get to work on your custom treatment plan!
