Tomball Cosmetic Dentist Transforms Smiles

While your oral health should always be a priority, our Tomball area dental team understands that many patients also want to achieve a smile that’s aesthetically pleasing, and even healthy teeth can fall victim to otherwise harmless flaws like chips, cracks, gaps, or discoloration. If you’re dissatisfied with your look, please contact Dr. James Geer in Tomball, TX. We offer several cosmetic dentistry services to dramatically transform your smile.

Tooth-Colored Fillings

In the past, areas of decay were primarily treated with metal amalgam fillings that came with several pitfalls: their placement tended to weaken the remaining natural structure of the treated tooth, and their noticeable appearance marred beautiful, white smiles. Today, Dr. James Geer is happy to offer tooth-colored fillings as a solution that combines both restorative and cosmetic elements to exceed patient expectations. This quality composite resin material can be precisely shaded to match your natural enamel, allowing it to blend in seamlessly once sculpted. Better yet, your treatment is more conservative overall, helping to preserve and strengthen the tooth structure.

All-Ceramic Tooth Restorations

When you’re in need of restorative care to improve the structure of a damaged or missing tooth, the last thing you want to worry about is whether your self-confidence will suffer as a result. That’s why Dr. James Geer is happy to offer crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, and other restorations that are crafted from quality, tooth-colored materials. These options are more biocompatible, more durable, and more aesthetically pleasing for patients. Our team can even remove old, metal restorations and replace them with brand-new porcelain or ceramic ones to give you new reasons to smile.

Porcelain Veneers

Dr. Geer offers porcelain veneers, a cosmetic treatment that can repair a variety of imperfections over the course of two appointments. They’re custom-crafted porcelain shells designed to fit over the visible surface of your teeth to conceal unattractive features like cracks, chips, fractures, and gaps. Whether you’re looking to repair a single tooth that’s distracting from your otherwise beautiful smile or completely remodel your grin, porcelain veneers can practically do it all. Let us reveal your smile’s potential!

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Snap On Smiles®

Snap On Smiles are often the perfect, removable cosmetic option for patients seeking a temporary smile solution while they consider more permanent treatment options. The appliance doesn't cover your soft tissue or palate for a completely natural feel, and you can even enjoy your favorite foods. Our Tomball team can use Snap On Smiles to correct misalignments, TMJ issues, missing teeth, stubborn stains that don’t respond well to whitening, and more.

Looking for an orthodontic option to straighten your smile more permanently? Dr. James Geer is happy to recommend his patients to two exceptional orthodontists conveniently located right next door. Check out their website here!

Cosmetic Dentistry FAQs

How Can Cosmetic Dentistry Change Your Life?

Like with most cosmetic procedures, cosmetic dentistry can drastically change your appearance. A brilliant smile has a bigger impact than you might think, though! Studies have shown that employers are more likely to hire interviewees with aesthetic teeth, and you’re probably familiar with the knock-out impression a celebrity’s pearly whites can have. The self-confidence that often comes with a flaw-free grin can also have a positive effect on your social life.

If you’re thinking that appearances aren’t everything, you’re right – but cosmetic dentistry can improve your oral health as well. Metal-free restorations, for example, protect damaged teeth from further harm, and porcelain veneers can fortify weakened enamel. After all is said and done, you truly do get the best of both worlds with dental cosmetics!

What’s the Difference Between a Crown and a Veneer?

We understand that knowing the difference between a dental crown and a porcelain veneer can be confusing. After all, both treatments are custom-crafted and placed on top of your teeth. However, they do have significant differences that can help you determine which treatment you might need:

  • Coverage: Porcelain veneers are thin, shell-like facades that are adhered to the front-facing portion of teeth. Dental crowns, on the other hand, wrap around your entire tooth.
  • Function: While porcelain veneers can indeed protect weakened enamel from uncomfortable sensations, patients primarily choose them to conceal dental flaws. Crowns are often necessary to prevent your tooth from breaking. We can design them to look perfectly natural, but aesthetics isn’t their main purpose.

When in doubt, ask our friendly team for clarification!

What Causes the Discoloration of a Tooth?

Food and drink with strong pigments, such as wine or coffee, can play a huge role in dental staining. When you consume these types of treats, the chemicals responsible for their color slip through the pours in your enamel and settle into the surface.

Twice daily brushing can prevent stains from getting too comfortable. However, regular wear and tear can also discolor your pearly whites, so sometimes dental tarnishing is unavoidable. Fortunately, our teeth whitening service is very effective at restoring the pearlescent shine to your smile!

Can I Replace a Metal Crown with a Tooth-Colored One?

Absolutely! In fact, we recommend it. Metal crowns, fillings, and other restorations were originally favored for their durability and longevity. However, nowadays tooth-colored ceramics can also last for several years with proper care. They also won’t expand in hot or cold temperatures and are allergy friendly.

Finally, you should know that metal restorations contain trace amounts of mercury. Many patients would rather not have a toxin sitting in their teeth, even if it is sealed. That’s a sentiment we wholeheartedly sympathize with!