Ceramic Veneers
Ceramic veneers are a state-of-the-art in dental cosmetic procedure. Ceramic veneers are thin ceramic shells, similar to fake fingernails that are custom made for your teeth. They can be used to correct broken or chipped teeth, gaps between teeth, and darkly discolored teeth. Many times they can be used instead of crowns, allowing the teeth to be drilled on much less. In many cases, veneers can offer the most aesthetic results to correct problems with your smile. Veneers are the type of procedures used when people want a “Hollywood Smile”.
Smiles by Design uses ceramic veneers by IPS Empress, which we’ve found to be superior to other veneer makers.
IPS Empress® Ceramic Veneers
Empress has made millions of people’s smiles possible. From whiter, brighter and healthier looking teeth, to a total change in their smiles that completely changed their appearances and their lives, Empress has made it happen.
Empress is a metal-free restorative material that has been used in dentistry for almost 20 years. And, it’s long-term beauty and clinical successes are backed by hundreds of scientific studies. In fact, clinical research since its creation proves that Empress restorations-whether veneers, crowns, inlays/onlays or bridges-are strong, durable and long-lasting.
The smile of your dreams could be yours in as few as two visits to your dentist’s office. Using their professional expertise, your dentist will take care to gently prepare your natural teeth for their new look. In between visits, a ceramist at a dental laboratory will custom-create your Empress restorations to meet your expectations and the clinical needs of your smile.
These patients are living proof that changing your smile can change your life. Each one tells a different story,
but the before and after photos speak for themselves.
They are so pleased with the results, how quickly they could be achieved, and how painless the process was. In fact, they are wondering why they waited so long. In most cases, only minimal amounts of their own natural tooth structure were removed throughout the dental treatments.
We encourage you to read their stories and see for yourself their unique and inspiring smile and lifestyle makeover results. Talk to your dentist about how changing your smile with Empress could change your life.
IPS Empress® Ceramic Veneers Before & After Stories
Feeling Great and Looking Fabulous at 40!
It’s one thing to not know what you’re missing. It’s another when you do.
Juliet had been a model, traveling internationally and cultivating her eclectic interests before making her home in Oklahoma. A makeup artist for a local and national modeling agency, she’s constantly working closely with attractive, good looking people. Although she was feeling great and leaving people in a state of disbelief that she’d just turned 40, her smile didn’t reflect her true self. Old dental work was yellowing and the final, devastating straw came when one of her clients asked her if her teeth were fake.
After meeting with her dentist, she became excited about recapturing a natural looking, beautiful smile. Not wanting something that looks “Hollywood,” Juliet’s Empress
® veneers give her the “real” look she wanted, one that she feels makes her look 25 years young again!
Making the Doctor Feel Better… With a New Smile!
Andre – a sports medicine doctor in California was always conscious of his chipped, short, yellow and worn down teeth. He never knew what was possible until he talked with his dentist.
Then, he learned all about the possibilities that today’s dental technology can offer, such as metal-free Empress restorations, and he was very excited about what he saw. Now, after undergoing a comprehensive smile reconstruction that included Empress crowns on his back teeth and veneers on his front teeth, he has a smile that lights up his face.
Andre says his smile makeover has made an immense difference in how he interacts with people, and he’s pleased that even his patients notice him smiling more and more these days.
Tearing Down Barriers with the Gift of A Smile!
When you travel the world working with young missionaries in such places as Russia to start up new churches you learn very quickly that smiling can tear down barriers. It can touch lives in a simple and inviting way. And, according to Julie, smiling can be fun!
The vibrant 50-year-old with an unstoppable love for life says she smiles a lot these days, now that her Empress smile has taken her dark, brown stained teeth and transformed them into a naturally beautiful white. Her dentist was able to place Julie’s Empress restorations without removing much of her own tooth structure at all, and the results speak for themselves. It’s turned back the clock, she says, giving her a smile that’s youthful and glowing. Since her smile makeover, she feels blessed to give the “happy gift” of a smile to all she encounters.
Confidence, Self-Esteem, & Loving to Smile!
Imagine being able to laugh out loud and not put your hands over your mouth. Imagine that you feel good
when you see your smile, a reflection of the hard-working, determined and loving person that you are. in the mirror. Gabriela knows what it’s like.
For years she dreamt about fixing her teeth, replacing the old, stained and worn-out restorations that were right smack in front. Because she was embarrassed by the appearance of her teeth, she held back and didn’t smile, not even if she was ecstatic or posing for photographs. Since she’s received her Empress smile makeover, that’s all changed.
Her dentist explained every part of the simple veneer procedure every step of the way. Gabriela believes that the decision to fix her teeth is the best decision she’s made. Now she smiles all the time with confidence and self-esteem.
When You’ve Got It, Flaunt It!
To begin her second half century, Mireille felt she needed a boost. She knew from magazines and television
shows that esthetic dentistry could instantly remove years from her appearance, so she decided to rejuvenate her smile. What she once considered cute or part of her character now made her feel old. With a beautiful new Empress smile, she looks as young and beautiful as she feels, and she says she’s never felt better. With years gone from her face and people regularly asking her what she’s done, she’s happy to flaunt a new smile.
A Winning Smile in No Time!
Brook knew full well that her smile wasn’t attractive, since her colleagues and supervisors pointed out her crooked teeth. The idea of wearing braces as an adult was an agonizing thought, and the more she worked in broadcasting and then entered pageants, the more insecure she became about her teeth.
Then, it happened. She was crowned Miss Oregon and had to gear up for the Miss America competition. What could she do? She knew that she couldn’t fix her teeth by just tooth whitening or flossing. That’s when her dentist, with the help of Empress made her beautiful pageant smile a reality…and in time for Miss America.
For the young woman who’d NEVER been complimented on her smile, the veneer and inlay/onlay procedure was relatively painless and moved quickly. The whole experience, Brook says, has been a life-changing one.
The Solution She Was Waiting For!
For 20 years, since the time her permanent teeth came in, Heather had faithfully seen her dentist and suffered through fillings and anything else that would cover her badly discolored, tetracycline stained teeth. She brushed well, but she just couldn’t maintain the “pretty teeth” she wanted.
Now she has the most beautiful smile she’s ever seen, thanks to her dentist and the Empress restorations he placed on her top and bottom front teeth. Not only was the smile makeover essential to the appearance of her smile, but it was also imperative for dental health.
After receiving her new Empress smile, Heather is so grateful to be able to smile graciously, and she’s so happy to finally be able to say that she’s proud of her smile. Mostly, though, she’s proud of her three sons and her husband – who make her smile the most.
