Cosmetic Dentistry
Lougheed Family Dental offers a range of cosmetic dental treatments designed to improve the colour, shape, spacing, and overall appearance of your smile. Treatment options are recommended based on your individual needs, goals, and the condition of your teeth.
Composite Veneers
Tooth-coloured composite material can be used to reshape teeth, repair chips and wear, close spaces, and improve the appearance of small or misshapen teeth.
Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain veneers are very thin ceramic shells that are permanently bonded to the prepared surface of the teeth. They provide a natural-looking way to conceal imperfections and improve the shape, colour, and overall appearance of the smile. Veneers can be used to close spaces between teeth, lengthen small or misshapen teeth, and improve the appearance of stained or dark teeth.
Bioclear Restorations
The Bioclear Injection Moulding Technique uses tooth-coloured composite material bonded directly to the tooth to close gaps and black triangles, reshape uneven teeth, repair chips, and improve tooth colour and appearance.
Bioclear can be especially helpful for black triangles, or spaces that develop between the teeth and gum line due to factors such as gum recession, bone loss, or tooth movement. The technique is minimally invasive, can be precisely shade-matched to the natural teeth, and can often be completed in a single visit.
Dr. Gissou Golpira is certified by the Bioclear Training Center in Tacoma, Washington.
Teeth Whitening
Professional teeth whitening can help reduce discolouration caused by age, coffee, red wine, tobacco, coloured foods, certain medications, disease, injury, or medical treatments. Lougheed Family Dental offers in-office whitening for more immediate results and take-home whitening for added convenience.
Teeth whitening works on natural tooth enamel and does not change the colour of existing fillings, crowns, or other restorations. An evaluation before whitening can help determine the most appropriate treatment and whether existing restorations in visible areas may need to be considered for a consistent result.
What It Is & How It Works
Cosmetic dentistry uses different restorative and aesthetic techniques to improve tooth colour, shape, spacing, proportion, and overall smile appearance. The appropriate treatment depends on the patient's individual concerns and goals.
Who Needs This Treatment
Cosmetic dentistry may be considered for:
Tooth discolouration
Spaces between teeth
Small or misshapen teeth
Chipped or worn teeth
Uneven tooth appearance
Black triangles between teeth
Benefits
Brightens discoloured teeth
Improves tooth shape and proportion
Closes unwanted spaces
Restores chipped or worn areas
Creates a more even-looking smile
Offers several treatment options depending on individual needs
The Process
Treatment begins with an evaluation to determine which cosmetic approach is appropriate. Depending on the treatment, care may involve whitening natural enamel, applying composite material, or preparing and placing custom ceramic veneers.
