Archive for July, 2009

Cosmetic dental smile makeovers are popular and can change a person’s self image and self esteem. In this video Shelby Township, Michigan cosmetic dentist Dr. Robert Antolak truly affects the life of a  patient of his.  With cosmetic gum recontouring, bleaching, cosmetic crowns and reshaping the teeth,  a beautiful smile makeover is not only possible, but very obtainable.

If any of the following conditions describe you then you need to contact Dr. Antolak for a free cosmetic dentistry consultation:

• If you find yourself hiding when a camera appears on the scene.
• If you are the one taking the pictures, but not in the photos.
• If you don’t show your teeth when you smile in case someone notices your teeth.
• When dealing with people you intentionally make sure your lip doesn’t have the chance to slide up.
• you can’t look at yourself in the mirror since you can’t tolerate your appearance.

Cosmetic dentistry and the smiles they produce have some things in common:

• The teeth look natural in that they don’t have a black line which appears at the gum line
• you can’t tell that they are crowns because they have small characterizations that natural teeth have made of many colors, opacity and surface contours
• The teeth have a natural smile where the front teeth look longer and the teeth progressively look smaller as they go toward the back of the mouth.
• there aren’t any missing teeth or holes in the smile.

Dr. Antolak practices comprehensive, cosmetic, implant and general dentistry in Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan.  They can be contacted at (586) 247-3500 or at www.TheGentleDentist.com.

Dental implants are needed for Broken teeth that can’t be repaired, missing teeth, loose dentures, and even if you are tired of that irritating hole in the front of your mouth. Dr Robert Antolak, The Gentle Dentist located in Shelby Township, Macomb County Michigan shows in this video how a tooth that had a root canal needed to be removed and have a dental implant placed.  This procedure took about 1 hour and was done with just numbing. Failed root canals are a  common reason why dental implants are needed. They prevent the need to grind down adjacent teeth because they replace only the missing tooth.  This video goes from start to finish and does contain some bleeding.  If you are looking to have an dental implant placed then you must consider Dr. Antolak and his professional staff.

A smile makeover is taking an average smile and making it a terrific smile by using modern cosmetic dentistry techniques.  An appealing smile has four characteristics:

• The teeth are white, not yellow or discolored
• the top teeth show when giving a full smile, but only a little bit of the gums show during the smile
• There are no spaces between the teeth.
• The teeth are straight

During the examination process at our Shelby twp. office we will:

• take a complete set of digital x-rays including panorex
• take a series of Digital Photographs including a few portrait pictures
• Review the health history, chief complaint, expectations about what the patient wants and desires
• Comprehensive examination which includes checking for cavities, periodontal disease, oral cancer, broken teeth, the bite including assessment of the TMJ (jaw joint)
• discussion on what the findings are and a treatment plan on future treatment.
• discussion about the fees and financial options which includes interest free financing through Care Credit.

By reviewing the photos taken it becomes obvious what is both good and what can be improved upon.  The computer monitor gives us a great tool to see what the possibilities are.  In fact, we can email out a before photo and have it accurately modified to give you the patient a good idea of what your smile would look like after treatment was performed.

Here is a list of the different procedures that can enhance your smile:

• Teeth whitening
• bonding
• Cosmetic Veneers
• braces
• Gum recontouring to eliminate a gummy smile

For a free consultation about the different options are you can call our office in Shelby Township at (586)247-3500.  We service the Washington Twp, Rochester Hills, Sterling Heights, Troy areas of Michigan.