There are many ways in which cosmetic dentistry can heal or enhance your smile. Cosmetic dentistry can correct spaces between your teeth, stained or discolored teeth, chipped teeth, broken or missing teeth and “gummy” smiles. Ask us to create a customized treatment plan for you based on your goals, age and financial comfort level. You can look great and have a healthy smile.

 Lumineers

Lumineers by Cerinate are the newest advancement in porcelain veneers. This painless procedure allows you to have a straighter, beautifully- shaped,white teeth. Dr.Bosh can apply these contact lens-thin “smile shapers” to your teeth without any grinding of your natural tooth structure, transforming teeth into a naturally beautiful smile. Come in today and we can evaluate your smile to see if this procedure is right for you.

Porcelain Veneers

Imagine having the beautiful, white, straight teeth you have always wanted. Porcelain veneers are a dramatic and less invasive breakthrough in cosmetic dentistry. Custom made, thin strips of porcelain are adhered to the fronts of existing teeth to create a natural, beautiful smile. So issues like crooked and chipped teeth, gaps in your teeth and discolored teeth can be a thing of the past. We can help you have the beauty and self-confidence that come from a winning smile.

Tray Whitening

A beautiful, white smile is a sign of health and youth. A home whitening treatment may be all that separates you from a dazzling smile. This at-home treatment includes a whitening tray customized to fit your teeth, and a prescription whitening gel is inserted into the tray before you wear it. Our team will give you detailed instructions about how long you should wear the tray each day. You should expect the entire home whitening process to take between two and four weeks. Your youthful smile is just around the corner.

Porcelain Bridges

How your smile looks can affect your self-confidence and the way you live your life. Missing teeth due to gum disease, injury, decay or simply wear and tear don’t have to be an issue. A bridge can be used to correct the gap created by a missing tooth or missing teeth. It is made up of two crowns for the teeth on either side of the gap with a tooth-like restoration in the gap. Bridges are supported by natural teeth or implants and are typically made of metals, alloys or porcelain. Porcelain makes the restoration look like real teeth in shape and in color. Dr. Bosh can create a lifelike, functional bridge to correct your smile.

Porcelain laminates, also termed Porcelain Veneers, involve a procedure that was invented by a New York City ceramist Adrian Jurim in about 1982.  As he tells it he was trying to make a new smile for his wife and he didn’t want bonded filling material placed on her teeth nor did he want her to crown her teeth. He collaborated with several different New York City dentists in developing this technique in which a thin cosmetic layer of porcelain is bonded to enamel and the process of using porcelain veneers to cover the teeth was successfully developed .  He has been granted a patent for this process of etching the veneers with hydrofluoric acid so that bonding material would stick to the porcelain(this strengthens the porcelain and allows the veneer to be attached to tooth structure.

Porcelain laminates can be a terrific way to get a new smile. In a relatively short amount of time, with out the need for extreme tooth preparation, a cosmetic dentist can create a new more pleasing smile. This is especially good for people with worn or miss positioned front teeth. Also, If after attempting bleaching, you are still unhappy with your teeth’s color, laminates can be used to change the color as well as the shape and position of your teeth. Dr. Bosh is an experienced cosmetic dentist who can specify a highly gifted and artistic technician to create your new teeth and there numerous success stories attesting the value and length of service of well done cosmetic porcelain laminates.

Before beginning this treatment Dr. Bosh sends  photographs and study models to a special cosmetic dental laboratory.  Usually Dr.Bosh requests that a special wax-up preposal be made so that the final result can be previewed by her and the patient.  After a final smile treatment has been approved b yher and the patient a beautiful final result can be accomplished in as little as one week.  Preparation of the teeth is usually necessary to provide room for a ceramicist to fabricate attractive facing for the teeth that are not bulky. Although some techniques claim to not need any preparation of the teeth, lack of any preparation of the teeth tends to result in bulky, non natural looking final results.

An impression is made of the prepared teeth, the opposing teeth and a bite registration and these and other records are sent to a specialized dental laboratory for the veneer fabrication. While waiting for the final veneers the patient often doesn’t need to wear temporary restorations since the waiting time is usually about one week and the preparation of the teeth is minimal. If the patient  desires, temporary veneers can be fabricated.

After the veneers have been fabricated they are tried in to check their form and color. Minor adjustments can be accomplished at this time, but if either the patient or Dr. Bosh isn’t satisfied they will have to go back to the laboratory for major changes.

Once a satisfactory result has been achieved, Dr. Bosh carefully applies bonding to the teeth and places the veneers in the mouth. After placement, , excess bonding material must be carefully removed so as not to irritate the surrounding tissues. All surfaces must be carefully checked for smoothness and if any rough margins are detected they should be smoothed by the dentist at this time.

Porcelain laminates that have been properly fabricated and carefully placed can last for many years. It is not uncommon for them to remain attractive and functional in the mouth for more than ten years. Patient home care and habits are important to achieving a result that lasts… Good oral hygiene, including proper brushing and flossing technique, is a must. With that in mind, there is no reason why someone desiring a more attractive smile shouldn’t consult their dentist about whether porcelain laminate might be a good option for improving their smile.

Zoom tooth whitening has been featured on TV’s Extreme Make over and is probably the most popular in office chair side whitening system among dentists. Teeth whitening has never been easier.  In less than an hour and a half your teeth can be safely whitened and you will leave our Costa Mesa dental office with a brighter smile!

Zoom2 tooth whitening is a process that Whitens and Brightens your smile.
You will loose no natural tooth structure. We are now using Zoom 2 new and Improved whitening system .

Dental implants provide an artificial tooth to replace what is or will be missing for people who have either lost teeth or are going to need teeth extracted. It is the next best thing to having your own tooth present.  The pictures below demonstrate the natural results that are now possible and were accomplished in our office with the assistance of special dental laboratories who use cad cam computer technology .

Dental Implant surgery has proved to be successful for hundreds of thousands of people over the years. Negative effects such bleeding, infection, injury to the nerve or sinus cavity or incomplete healing of the bone around the implant or implant failure are very rare.