Smile Texas's Cosmetic Dentistry Journal

Plastic surgery is costly and often involves a painful, lengthy recovery. There are easier ways to rejuvenate your face, starting with a smile makeover.

A very noticeable “face lift” benefit of your smile makeover is the lengthening of your back teeth and expansion of your bite. People who have ground down or lost their back teeth often have a caved in look to their face. The “dental face lift” rebuilds the bite and restores a more youthful, full facial appearance. It can even make your lips and cheeks appear younger, fuller, and healthier because they are better supported by your teeth. Your look is improved from every angle! (more…)

Have old crowns and silver fillings made your mouth into a metal field? Find out how porcelain veneers and other cosmetic dentistry techniques can give you a snowy white smile makeover, no metal mining involved.

While silver and gold are ideal items to have in your pocket, they’re not necessarily elements that you want gleaming in your smile. (more…)

The holidays should make you smile… if they don’t, then it might be because you’re hiding something behind those tightly closed lips, like less-than-perfect teeth that you are ashamed for others to see.

If you’re having a family photo taken for your holiday greeting card or annual family group shot, will you be seen with a big smile? Even if your kin’s sense of humor is to take an ugly-sweater photo in front of the Christmas tree for your holiday card, you still want that smile to shine bright. (more…)