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Additional Information on Invisalign

by Dr. Coates | Aug 25, 2014 | Cosmetic Dentistry | 0 comments

As you age, and as your permanent teeth grow in, your adult teeth may not always grow in properly aligned. Having teeth that aren’t straight is a dental concern and a patient concern, as it can affect the aesthetics of your smile. Misaligned or improperly growing...

Invisalign: Straightening Teeth Without the Use of Braces

by Dr. Coates | Feb 13, 2014 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Oral Health | 0 comments

As permanent teeth grow, they can come forth misaligned, which can affect your smile, bite, and your jaw line. The assistance and purpose of braces is to correct overcrowding; to, in other words, properly shift your teeth until your bite is correct, and to help...

Invisalign to Straighten Your Teeth

by Dr. Coates | Jan 7, 2014 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Oral Health | 0 comments

What’s more difficult than having metal braces wrap around your teeth during your already awkward puberty stage? How about having a mouth full of metal when you’ve scored an interview for your dream job? If first impressions are essential for success in...

Help For a Chipped Tooth

by Dr. Coates | Nov 12, 2013 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Oral Health | 0 comments

If you have experienced a chipped tooth, there are a number of ways to treat it so that full use of the tooth is restored while also to protecting your gums and tongue. Depending on where the chipped tooth is located, your dentist may choose to fill the tooth, similar...

What is the Difference Between Bonding and Porcelain Veneers?

by Dr. Coates | Apr 18, 2013 | Cosmetic Dentistry | 0 comments

In cosmetic dentistry, one of the overall goals of most available procedures is what we refer to as “dental restoration”.  Essentially, we are referring to the process of applying either dental bonding or cosmetic dental veneers to damaged teeth to give them a “like...
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