Stellar Cosmetic Dentistry in Virginia Beach, VA

How do you feel about your teeth? Are you content with the aesthetics of your teeth? Do you feel comfortable flashing your smile? If you are not proud of your smile, then you are not alone. Most Americans wish they could achieve a celebrity-like smile, but over time, teeth receive stains from food and beverages, and yellowing occurs over time. With modern advances in dental technology and practices, it is now possible to get a bright, white, beautiful smile with minimal effort. The office of Smile by Design, located in Virginia Beach, VA, offers comprehensive cosmetic dentistry, tailored to provide the smile of your dreams.

Wonderful Treatment from a Friendly Team

A luminous, glowing smile can be a difficult thing to achieve, especially since your teeth will naturally turn into a dull shade. Our doctors, a duo of professionals with a goal of helping every patient with their oral health, and our crack team of dental masters are passionate about providing everyone with the smile they deserve. Our dental practice is equipped with advanced technology and our team keeps current with the latest dental trends. We guarantee our treatments will restore the dazzling, white sheen to your mouth.

Treatments for Your Needs

Patients do not have similar needs, which is why we personalize every treatment for each individual. Whether you need a simple whitening procedure or something more, we can accommodate your desires and help you meet your goals. We offer the following:

·         Zoom! Teeth Whitening: If you want to blow people away with a bright, vibrant smile, we can apply Zoom! to your teeth. In just one hour, you can walk out of the office with a gorgeous set of teeth.

·         Tooth-Colored Fillings: Metal-colored fillings are easy to spot, and they do not look aesthetically pleasing. Luckily, we provide tooth-colored fillings. These fillings restore strength to the teeth and blend in with their natural color.

·         Porcelain Veneers: Veneers can cover cracks, chips, and fractures and give a beautiful look to your teeth. These thin strips are created specifically for you and can be bonded within two appointments.

Get Your Dream Smile Today

If you are not content with your smile, schedule an appointment at our office and start your journey to get the smile you always wanted. Contact us now and set up your initial consultation. Our office doors are always open to Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and the neighboring cities. 

Composite Fillings vs. Amalgams: The Benefits of Tooth-Colored Fillings

For more than 150 years, tooth decay and other types of dental damage were treated with an amalgam of metals, including silver, mercury, copper, tin, and other trace elements. While these types of fillings, commonly called amalgams, were sufficient for restoring damaged teeth, they came with a number of drawbacks. Today, composite resin fillings (often called white fillings or tooth-colored fillings) are the preferred restorative method for teeth that have succumbed to cavities, minor cracks, and injury. At Smile by Design in Virginia Beach, VA, Dr. Stephanie Santos and Dr. Vinita Folck offer a variety of natural-looking, long-lasting restorative dentistry options, including tooth-colored fillings.

Why Choose Tooth-Colored Fillings?

Tooth-colored fillings have rapidly become the restoration method preferred by both patients and dentists for a variety of reasons. One of the most obvious is their aesthetic appeal and their ability to blend seamlessly with the enamel of a patient’s natural dentition. While amalgam fillings are dark and shiny, composite resin fillings are carefully color-matched to the surrounding tooth structure. The result is a beautifully restored smile that looks completely natural.

The benefits of tooth-colored fillings extend far beyond their cosmetic appeal. While the metals in amalgam fillings cause them to adversely react to extreme temperatures, composite resins maintain their original shape and size for improved stability over time. You don’t have to worry about the strength of the seals between your fillings and your teeth, and there’s no risk of leaking or microfractures as there can be with amalgams. In addition, tooth-colored fillings are more conservative than their metal counterparts. This means that less of your natural tooth must be removed in preparation for a tooth-colored filling as compared to a metal filling. As with all of our cosmetic and restorative services, we will do everything we can to preserve as much of your natural smile as possible while offering the most effective treatments available.

A Healthier, More Natural Smile

If you currently have amalgam fillings and you’re interested in the possibilities afforded by composite resin fillings, we invite you to contact us today to schedule an appointment with Drs. Folck and Santos at Smile by Design. Our advanced technology, comforting amenities, and years of experience have made our practice the premier destination for dental care in Virginia Beach, VA. We look forward to helping you and every member of your family achieve lasting oral health and beautiful smiles for life. Our warm, welcoming dental office proudly serves families from throughout Virginia Beach, Sandbridge, Fort Story, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and beyond. 

New Possibilities for Your Smile with Cosmetic Dentistry

We don’t have to tell you how important a healthy smile is, but a beautiful smile also has its advantages.Whether you’re hoping to make a good impression with a new client or you’re about to re-enter the dating scene, a white, dazzling smile can be to your advantage.

At Smile by Design, Dr. Stephanie Santos and Dr. Vinita Folck offer three popular cosmetic dentistry services to help patients from Virginia Beach and beyond enjoy better oral health but also improved self-esteem. Those services include:

• Zoom! Whitening
• Tooth-Colored Fillings
• Porcelain Veneers

Depending on your needs, Dr. Santos or Dr. Folck will recommend one or more service during a consultative appointment. Every plan we create is designed to deliver truly personal results. If you have any questions about what we propose, don’t hesitate to let us know. We want our patients from Virginia Beach and beyond to feel comfortable with the solution we put forward.

Often you can achieve a healthier, more beautiful smile in just one appointment, though some services require at least two. Find out how long your smile makeover could take during a consultation appointment.

Call us today. Dr. Santos and Dr. Folck offer exceptional cosmetic dental care to patients from Virginia Beach, Fort Story, Sandbridge, and nearby communities.

Effective Restorative Care for Virginia Beach and Beyond

In our last post, we talked about cosmetic dentistry, which is all about helping patients improve the appearance of their teeth. Today we’d like to focus of restorative dentistry, which is all about improving the functionality of a patient’s teeth. In some cases that means repairing ones that are damaged, while at other times it means restoring ones that have been lost.

Why is restorative dental care important? Because without it, patients may have trouble chewing or speaking clearly. Damaged or missing teeth also increase one’s vulnerability to gum disease or decay, plus additional tooth loss. Patients may also experience bone loss in their jaw, develop bite problems, or see their appearance change.

Regardless of your own needs and what you’ve experienced, Dr. Folck and Dr. Santos are confident they can help. They offer a range of today’s best restorative dentistry services, including:

• Dental Implants
• Dentures and Partials
• Tooth-Colored Fillings
• CEREC One-Visit Crowns

But which one of these services is right for you? Dr. Folck and Dr. Santos would be happy to answer that for you with a consultation visit. Following an oral exam, we can help you understand your needs and devise a plan that will help you meet them. Depending on your needs, completing your restorative dentistry plan may only take one visit, or it may take several visits over the course of a few months. Regardless, a healthier, more functional smile will be waiting for you at the end.

Do you need restorative dental care? Call Smile by Design today for an appointment. We offer excellent restorative dental care to patients from Virginia Beach, Fort Story, Sandbridge, and beyond.

Enjoy a Beautiful, New Smile with Cosmetic Dentistry

Every patient wants to feel confident about her smile; few are born with the kind of dazzling smile you see on TV, on magazine covers, or at the movies, though. That’s why dentists like Dr. Folck and Dr. Santos of Smile by Design offer cosmetic dentistry. With our great cosmetic services, we can help patients from all around the Virginia Beach area enjoy better self-esteem and even oral health.

Our cosmetic dentistry services include:

• Tooth-colored fillings
• Zoom! Whitening
• Porcelain veneers

Depending on your needs, we may use just one of these services, or we may put together a treatment plan that combines at least two or more.

Your cosmetic dentistry procedure will begin with a consultation at our Virginia Beach dental office. Dr. Folck or Dr. Santos will complete a through oral exam and then talk to you about the goals you have for your smile. Based on what we find out, we can recommend the path that’s most right for you. Many of our services take between just one or two visits to complete.

Do you want to know more about the cosmetic services we offer? Call Smile by Design today to reserve an appointment. Every day, we’re creating beautiful smiles for patients from Virginia Beach, Fort Story, Sandbridge, and other communities.