This is where we make new smiles really happen. Our experience and expertise in esthetic and restorative dental care is difficult to surpass in New York, New York. We can redesign your smile to make you look up to ten years younger and whiten your teeth so they are up to ten shades lighter. Of course, we aren’t just about making your smile beautiful. We’re also about making it healthy, sound, and with a strong bite so that you can enjoy life.

After we understand your needs and goals, we consider the shape of your face, color of your eyes, shape and contour of lips. We evaluate factors like the symmetry of your eyes and nose to the other dimensions. Once you have your new smile, your confidence soars.

Porcelain Fused to Metal Crowns

When biting pressure is too great for porcelain jackets or gaps from missing teeth must be filled in, metal alloy must be placed under the porcelain for strength. This is the porcelain fused to metal crown technique. More tooth structure is removed to accommodate both metal and porcelain. Once an impression is taken, a metal coping is made on the prepared tooth. This is then covered with porcelain. Porcelain fused to metal crowns do not have the translucency of pure porcelain crowns. Therefore, aesthetics may be slightly compromised in some situations. However, a talented ceramist with experience in custom staining can usually overcome these limitations, thereby creating life like restorations. When teeth are loose due to periodontal bone loss, this technique is used. Here the crowns are splinted together by joining the metal substructure of the crowns so they are tied together like a small fence in the mouth.

Porcelain fused to gold inlays

When individual back teeth are broken down but some good healthy tooth structure remains, porcelain fused to gold inlays are used. These are the strongest and longest lasting of all the aesthetic back teeth restorations. Once the tooth is properly prepared, the technique is similar to the porcelain fused to metal crown technique. The benefit of this restoration is the advantage of gold underneath which supports the tooth during heavy biting loads, thereby protecting the tooth and the nerve within.