Can a beautiful and healthy smile really influence the quality of your life? Absolutely! Looking good usually translates into feeling good and in modern cosmetic dentistry that is our goal. Helping you achieve your best smile is the way we can improve your life. I am sure we've all met someone, when they smile, you think to yourself, what a beautiful smile! You feel good about it - it's a happy reaction. Our society perceives healthy, aligned, and white teeth as attractive, youthful, and successful. You read this correctly - The nicer your smile looks the younger and more energetic you are going to be perceived by people. Lets face it we don't like yellow, missing, and/or jagged teeth. Here are some other services that you can benefit from:

Orthodontics - straighten your teeth

Endodontics - help with an aching or throbbing tooth

Periodontal care - helping bleeding gums, soar spots, bad breath, recession

Oral Surgery - extraction of broken, wisdom, non-restorable teeth

Pediatric Care - taking care of our younger ones

Oral Medicine - managing changes in our mouths, biopsies, and diagnosis

Prosthodontics - focusing on larger restorative cases that require careful planning

You might be asking yourself can a smile really change the way people perceive us! The short and sweet answer is yes. Some of the most basic things we do such as talking, eating, yawning, and laughing all expose our smile to the world - with every movement we have an opportunity to influence how people think about us. Why should we be concerned about what people think? The way people perceive us directly effects how they will treat us - The more positive the perception, the better you will be treated. I hear hundreds of stories on how a new smile has helped people with new relationships, better jobs, and overall more personal success. Having a beautiful and healthy smile gives you a real sense of confidence, which can be felt by those around you. When you feel positive about your self-image and health you will naturally feel more positive about other elements in your life.

The popularity of TV makeover shows has helped put dentistry back in the limelight! Furthermore, it has shown us that a healthy and beautiful smile does change the quality of life. Most of the individuals in these programs have gone through life being afraid to smile and look happy. When they are given this gift you can feel their glow through your TV sets. They are so excited to smile and share their happiness with the entire world - every minute of it. These TV programs also motivate a whole new patient pool to visit their dentists and initiate oral healthcare. That is great! Not because we are enhancing the smiles of these patients but more importantly we can monitor their overall oral health. Now - before you think that your primary reason for visiting will be ignored - let me tell you it won't. Before we address your concerns an evaluation of all your gums, tissues, and teeth will be done to make sure they are healthy and in harmony.

Like anything in life you need to have a strong foundation - in dentistry your oral health has to be stable before we can go on and complete a successful cosmetic procedure. Whether we are whitening your teeth, re-aligning them, or placing veneers the oral health has to come first. Published research is starting to show correlations between gum (periodontitis) disease and other systemic conditions which bring light to the seriousness of overall oral health.
Written by: Frank F. Nia, DMD, MSEd