What should your new smile actually look like?
At Kallos Dental, we believe that question should be answered before irreversible cosmetic dentistry begins.
Digital Smile Design allows Dr. Rachael Cocchia to evaluate the relationship between your teeth, gums, lips, facial proportions and overall smile before developing a cosmetic treatment plan.
Rather than beginning with a predetermined number of veneers or crowns, we begin with your goals and determine the most conservative way to achieve them.
Our boutique dental practice in Montvale welcomes patients from throughout northern Bergen County, including Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, Ramsey and surrounding communities.
Digital Smile Design is a treatment-planning approach that uses digital records to evaluate and plan changes to a patient’s smile.
Depending on the case, those records may include digital photography, intraoral scanning, dental imaging and three-dimensional digital models.
Dr. Cocchia can evaluate characteristics such as:
The purpose is not to create a mathematically perfect smile.
It is to create a smile that is intentionally designed for you.
Cosmetic dentistry can involve clear aligners, whitening, bonding, veneers, crowns, gum contouring or combinations of several treatments.
Without comprehensive planning, it can be tempting to solve every cosmetic concern with restorations.
Our philosophy is different.
We ask:
Digital planning helps us determine the difference.
Crowded, rotated or unevenly positioned teeth may benefit from clear aligner treatment before restorative dentistry.
Veneers, bonding or enamel reshaping may be used to refine width, length or contours.
Professional whitening may establish a brighter foundation before restorations are selected.
Gum contouring, gingivectomy or crown lengthening may improve the relationship between the gums and teeth.
Older bonding, veneers or crowns can be evaluated as part of the complete smile rather than tooth by tooth.
We begin by discussing what you like, what you dislike and how significant a change you are looking for.
Photographs and intraoral scans create a detailed record of your teeth and smile.
Dr. Cocchia evaluates tooth proportions, symmetry, gum contours, position, bite and surrounding facial features.
We discuss the different ways your goals may be accomplished and which option best aligns with our conservative philosophy.
When multiple procedures are involved, they are placed in the appropriate sequence.
For example:
Align → Whiten → Refine
may provide a more conservative result than beginning immediately with veneers.
One of the greatest advantages of planning a smile digitally is identifying where treatment may be reduced.
If clear aligner treatment can improve the position of a tooth before a veneer is placed, less tooth preparation may be necessary.
If whitening improves six natural teeth, fewer restorations may be required to create a harmonious color.
If minor enamel reshaping corrects an uneven edge, a veneer may not be necessary at all.
At Kallos Dental, digital technology supports a simple philosophy:
Use the least amount of dentistry necessary to create the right result.
Digital planning can help visualize proposed changes and improve communication about tooth shape, proportions and overall esthetic direction. The exact visualization method depends on the treatment being considered.
No. Digital Smile Design is a planning process rather than a specific treatment. Your plan may involve clear aligners, whitening, bonding, enameloplasty, veneers, crowns, gum treatment or a combination.
No. It can also be useful for subtle cosmetic refinements, replacement of existing cosmetic work or treatment involving only a few teeth.
Yes. Tooth movement is frequently considered when it can improve the final result or allow restorative treatment to be more conservative.
Kallos Dental is located in Montvale and welcomes patients from Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and throughout northern Bergen County.
You do not need to decide which cosmetic procedure you need before your appointment.
Bring us the smile you have and tell us what you would like to change.
We will help determine the most appropriate path forward.
