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This lovely lady has just completed a beautiful smile makeover with porcelain veneers.  A teacher with a very outgoing personality, she had become self-conscious of her smile.  It had become worn and darkened over the years.  No longer!!  With the addition of Macveneers to her teeth, she now has the whiter, brighter, and natural smile to match her glowing personality.  If you are interested in cosmetic and restorative dentistry, sedation dentistry, or sleep apnea treatment in the Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona areas go to www.DesertSmiles.com for more information.

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Here is a recently completed non-prep Durathin Veneer (Lumineer alternative) case. The patient wanted a brighter, whiter smile but still a natural appearance. He also wanted no tooth preparation if possible. We were able to meet all of his goals with the Durathin veneers. There was no anesthetic for any of his visits! His smile is much brighter, whiter, but still a very natural appearance. What more can you ask for!!!!!

For more information on porcelain veneers, Durathin veneers, sedation dentistry or sleep apnea treatment in the Phoenix, Peoria, and Glendale Arizona areas please contact Dr. Donald Wilcox at DesertSmiles.

At DesertSmiles we are very pleased to show a recent smile makeover using the Durathin veneers. Durathin veneers are a non-prep technique which has been popularized by advertising of Lumineers you may have seen on TV or in print advertisements. We feel these are a much higher quality product made by a master ceramist here in the United States. The Lumineer product is outsourced to China currently.

This is an ideal case for non-prep veneers. The patient is young, the teeth are not dark, and the position of the teeth allows addition without looking bulky. The smallish size of the teeth and the lip contours accept the addition to the teeth quite well. With no preparation of the underlying tooth structure there is minimal trauma or discomfort. Bonding to the enamel layer of the tooth gives maximum strength. Since the teeth are not prepared, the procedure is practically reversible but with these results why would you want to reverse it!

Only 25% of patients have a situation that can be treated entirely with a no-prep technique without seriously comprimising results. But we are doing more hybrid cases where as many teeth as possible are left unpreped and those requiring preparation are treated as conservatively as possible as we always have with our MacVeneer cases.

For more information regarding restorative and cosmetic dentistry in the Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona areas explore our website www.DesertSmiles.com.

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This case was completed with only a slight amount of preparation on the back of the two teeth adjacent to the missing tooth. Believe it or not none of the other teeth or the front of the teeth adjacent to the space were touched, thus the title “Conservative to the Max.” We were able to accomplish this gorgeous result with the use of the Durathin veneers and a bonded porcelain bridge. No prepping teeth down to a peg to place a bridge. No metal to show any gray lines later. The latest in conservative, esthetic dentistry.

For more information on the finest in restorative and cosmetic dentistry in the Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona areas please contact Dr. Donald Wilcox DDS at DesertSmiles - 602-978-1790.

Dr. Wilcox spent two days last week at the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics in Austin, Texas. This is a group of elite dentists from across the U. S. who specialize their practices in providing the finest in cosmetic dentistry, as we do for patients in Glendale, Phoenix and other sections of Arizona. For more information visit our website www.DesertSmiles.com or call 602-978-1790. Whether you are interested in Lumineers, porcelain veneers and crowns, dental bleaching or other restorative dental procedures you will find valuable information.

Porcelain veneers such as Mac Veneers used in this case can transform a worn smile back to its original youthful appearance. As we strive to provide the best in cosmetic dental restorations to Glendale and Phoenix patients, restoring worn teeth takes years off of one’s smile. We have more examples in our smile gallery at www.DesertSmiles.com of cosmetic dental makeovers of all different conditions. For more information about cosmetic dentistry in Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona, call 602-978-1790 for a complimentary consultation.

This lovely lady had always been self-conscious of her misaligned teeth and was not excited about the prospect of wearing braces and the length of time involved. Porcelain veneers in three weeks gave her the beautiful smile she had always dreamed of. She received instant orthodontics but with prettier teeth than she had naturally. A cosmetic gum lift helped show less gum and a more pleasing smile. As we strive to provide the finest in Glendale and Phoenix cosmetic dentistry, allowing patients to smile freely and receive compliments of how great a smile they have provides great satisfaction. To see more results see our Smile Gallery at www.DesertSmiles.com. If you have questions about cosmetic or restorative dentistry in Glendale, Phoenix, or any part of Arizona call us at 602-978-1790.

December 3, 2007 is now a watershed moment in the history of fluoridation in the United States.  At that moment, California’s largest water agency completed its efforts to fluoridate the water that reaches some 18 million residents in southern California - the single largest expansion of fluoridation in the U. S.

The California Dental Associaiton Foundaton worked with the California Fluoridation Workgroup - a broad coalition of experts and stakeholders - to bring the issue to the MWD board of directors.  They provided scientific, educational and financial support to assist the water agency in approving tnd implmenting the plan.

For more information on restorative and cosmetic dentistry in the Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona areas contact Dr. Donald Wilcox DDS at 602-978-1790 or visit www.DesertSmiles.com.  

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Porcelain veneers, in this case MacVeneers, provided not only a fantastic smile makeover but added strenth to teeth weakened from decay and decalcification. The decreased sensitivity is an added benefit to the change in confidence and self-image for years to come.

As we strive to provide the finest in Phoenix cosmetic dentistry here in our Glendale dental office, results like these happen every week and change the lives of our patients and all of us here at our cosmetic dental office.  See more results in our Smile Gallary at www.DesertSmiles.com.  

This is a recent smile makeover accomplished with the blending of several cosmetic procedures. Not only is it a beautiful result of which the patient is extremely pleased, almost no tooth preparation was required. Two porcelain veneers were placed on the upper arch with the remaining teeth being bonded. The lower arch was restored with a non prep bonded bridge and bonding of the remaining teeth. This case could have been done with all porcelain veneers but the combination of including bonding made it more affordable and fit within the patient’s budget. As we strive to provide the finest in Phoenix and Glendale cosmetic dentistry we always try to find out the patients goals and budget concerns and give the best possible result that fits into these parameters.

For more information contact Dr. Donald Wilcox DDS at DesertSmiles, 602-978-1790, or visit www.DesertSmiles.com.