Welcome to Garfield Dental, where Dr. Kristen Guptill helps patients in Traverse City, MI achieve beautiful, confident smiles through advanced cosmetic dentistry. Our personalized approach focuses on enhancing both the appearance and health of your smile, giving you results that look natural and feel great.
What is Cosmetic Dentistry?
Cosmetic dentistry includes dental treatments that improve the appearance of your smile. While traditional dentistry focuses on oral hygiene and preventing, diagnosing, and treating oral disease, cosmetic dentistry focuses on improving the appearance of your teeth, mouth, and smile.
At Garfield Dental, Dr. Guptill combines artistry with advanced dental techniques to create beautiful smiles that complement your facial features and reflect your personality. Whether you need minor adjustments or a complete smile makeover, our cosmetic dental services can help you achieve the smile you’ve always wanted.
Our Cosmetic Dentistry Services
Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain veneers are thin, custom-made shells designed to cover the front surface of teeth to improve their appearance. These tooth-colored shells are bonded to the front of the teeth, changing their color, shape, size, or length.
At Garfield Dental, Dr. Guptill uses high-quality porcelain that mimics the light-reflecting properties of natural teeth, ensuring your veneers look completely natural. The process typically requires two visits – one for preparation and impressions, and another to bond the custom-made veneers to your teeth. Porcelain veneers can fix teeth that are discolored, stained, worn down, chipped, broken, misaligned, uneven, or have gaps between them.
Invisalign
Invisalign is a modern approach to straightening teeth using a custom-made series of clear, removable aligners. These virtually invisible aligners gradually shift your teeth into place, giving you the beautiful straight teeth you’ve always wanted without traditional metal braces.
Dr. Guptill will create a personalized treatment plan using advanced 3D computer imaging technology to show you the step-by-step transformation of your smile. Most patients complete their Invisalign treatment in 6-18 months, depending on their specific needs. Invisalign offers nearly invisible treatment, removable aligners for easy eating and cleaning, no food restrictions, fewer office visits than traditional braces, and comfortable wear with no metal brackets or wires.
Dental Bonding
Dental bonding is a procedure where Dr. Guptill applies a tooth-colored resin material to your teeth and hardens it with a special light. This bonds the material to the tooth to improve a person’s smile.
Dental bonding is one of the easiest and most affordable cosmetic dental procedures. Unlike veneers, which require custom-made shells, bonding can be done in a single office visit unless multiple teeth are involved. The procedure typically takes 30-60 minutes per tooth. Dental bonding can repair chipped or cracked teeth, improve the appearance of discolored teeth, close small gaps, make teeth look longer, change the shape of teeth, and protect exposed tooth roots due to receding gums.
Teeth Whitening
Professional teeth whitening at Garfield Dental can brighten your smile by several shades in just one visit. Dr. Guptill offers both in-office and take-home whitening options to accommodate your preferences and lifestyle.
Our in-office whitening treatment takes about an hour and can lighten your teeth by up to eight shades. For those who prefer to whiten at their own pace, we also offer custom take-home whitening kits with professional-strength whitening gel. Professional teeth whitening provides dramatic results in a short time, is safe and monitored by dental professionals, includes custom-fitted trays for at-home treatments, offers longer-lasting results than over-the-counter products, and causes minimal sensitivity with our professional-grade products.
What to Expect During Cosmetic Dental Treatments
At Garfield Dental, your cosmetic journey begins with a comprehensive consultation with Dr. Guptill. During this visit, we’ll discuss your smile goals, examine your oral health, and recommend the best treatments to achieve your desired results.
Before beginning any cosmetic procedure, Dr. Guptill ensures your teeth and gums are healthy. Any underlying issues like cavities or gum disease will need to be addressed first to ensure the success of your cosmetic treatments.
For most cosmetic procedures, you can expect:
- A thorough examination and discussion of your goals
- Digital imaging to show potential results
- A customized treatment plan
- Minimal discomfort during procedures (most require little or no anesthesia)
- Follow-up care to ensure your satisfaction with the results
Our team will provide detailed instructions for caring for your new smile to ensure long-lasting results.
Benefits of Cosmetic Dentistry
Choosing cosmetic dentistry at Garfield Dental offers numerous benefits beyond just improving your appearance.
Improved Confidence and Self-Esteem
A beautiful smile can boost your confidence in social and professional settings. When you’re not worried about hiding your smile, you can focus on making meaningful connections with others.
Better Oral Health
Many cosmetic procedures also improve the function of your teeth. Straighter teeth are easier to clean, reducing your risk of tooth decay and gum disease. Replacing missing teeth helps maintain proper bite alignment and prevents remaining teeth from shifting.
Long-Lasting Results
With proper care, many cosmetic dental treatments can last for years or even decades, making them a worthwhile investment in your appearance and health.
Quick and Noticeable Results
Unlike many medical procedures that take time to show results, cosmetic dentistry often provides immediate visual improvements that you and others will notice right away.
Schedule Your Cosmetic Consultation
Ready to transform your smile? Contact Garfield Dental today to schedule your cosmetic consultation with Dr. Kristen Guptill. During your visit, we’ll discuss your smile goals and create a personalized treatment plan to help you achieve the beautiful, confident smile you deserve.
Call us at (231) 518-3715 or use our request appointment form to book your appointment.