With porcelain veneers, you can improve your smile without significant restorative dental work. Dental Veneers Transform Your Teeth Porcelain veneers are glass-like, wafer-thin covers that are attached to the front of your teeth. Porcelain has been used in dentistry for many years because no other restorative material is such a first-rate match for natural tooth…
Cosmetic Dentistry
It’s A Great Time To Have Ugly Teeth!

Huh? Yep, it’s true. It’s a great time to have ugly teeth because cutting-edge cosmetic dentistry provides several procedures to turn ugly into unbelievably beautiful. Teeth whitening can benefit almost every adult. Years of staining can be magically erased in a day at your dentist’s office or over a few months with a cost-effective at-home…
Affordable One-Visit Tooth Fix

Some people are unhappy with the way their teeth look but many mistakenly assume that cosmetic dentistry is far too costly to pursue. Sure, a complete mouth reconstruction can be a significant investment. Consider the cost of dental school and post-graduate training for a master level cosmetic dentist. Consider the expense of individually creating multiple…
What Is A Canted Midline?

We at Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte consider many factors when designing a smile for any smile makeover patient. One of the smile design elements involved is the facial midline. The facial midline can be determined by drawing an imaginary line from the center of the eyebrows to the center of the two peaks in the…
How Your Lifestyle Affects Your Tooth Color

Most people want to have white teeth and a great smile. But the majority of people have discolored or just plain yellow teeth, especially in a world of tea and coffee drinkers. At Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte, we can fix that. Did you know that tooth enamel is like skin? It has pores that can…
Is Your Smile Holding You Back?

In this post from Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte, we begin with something we’d classify as Murphy’s Law: one of those things that’s bound to happen. You leave the house on a pressing errand, looking completely disheveled. Inevitably, you bump into someone you know. How do you feel in your ill-fitting sweatpants and stained T-shirt? Attractive…
A Smile That Is Impossible To Ignore

Is it possible to stop, or at least slow down, the aging process? Goodness knows, we try! From face lifts to Botox to hair implants, to simply staying in shape – we’re constantly trying to maintain that youthful appearance. Another great option – and one that is way less of a hassle than the previously…
Suspect A Bite Problem?

At Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte, we know that a common dental problem tends to go undiagnosed for years. This is because people chalk it up to genetics and don’t even realize it’s a problem. The problem we’re talking about is, of course, malocclusion. Literally meaning “bad bite,” it is a term coined by Edward Angle,…
Do Veneers Make Teeth Look Bigger?

Porcelain veneers do not make your teeth look larger – unless you want them to. A veneer can correct many flaws and is a minimally invasive restoration. Porcelain veneers are among the cosmetic dentistry procedures available at Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte. Veneers are an easy way to cover chips or cracks in your teeth, or…
Remake Your Smile With Bonding And Shaping

When you think about getting into shape, your teeth are probably not the first body parts that come to mind. But at Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte, we can provide a smile redesign with bonding and enamel shaping, and you won’t even have to join a gym! Bonding is a great way to improve the appearance…