Veneers in Missoula, MT
A beautiful, healthy smile creates a great first impression, boosts your self-confidence, and makes you feel good about the way you look. If you’re not happy with the appearance of your smile and are ready to make a change, porcelain veneers (partial crowns) may be the perfect option for you.
At Nelson Dentistry, your oral health is our top priority. Our professional team will work with you to provide the treatment that best suits your needs and lifestyle.
What Can Porcelain Veneers Do For Me?
Porcelain veneers at our Missoula, MT dental office require little preparation and can usually be placed in only two or three office visits. Veneers are a versatile cosmetic dental treatment used on one or more teeth to correct a wide variety of cosmetic flaws.
Dental veneers are custom-made to alter the shape and appearance of your teeth and enhance your beautiful smile. Porcelain is an excellent choice for veneers because of its strength and durability. Since it has a translucent appearance, porcelain also looks just like dental enamel and blends in perfectly with your natural teeth.
Porcelain veneers produce beautiful results and have a variety of uses:
- Repair chipped or worn teeth
- Conceal severely stained teeth
- Alter the shape of your teeth
- Close gaps and uneven spaces between teeth
- Mask the appearance of misaligned teeth
How are Porcelain Veneers Applied?
Veneers are extremely thin slices of porcelain that are custom-shaped and bonded to the surface of your teeth. We start by preparing your natural teeth to ensure that the veneers fit perfectly and look completely natural.
Our team will work with you to select a shade that closely matches your natural dental enamel. Your veneers are then custom-made to our exact specifications at a trusted dental lab. Once they are finished, you return to our office, and we bond the veneers permanently to your teeth. Finally, we shape and polish your veneers until they blend perfectly with your natural teeth. In fact, most people won’t notice that you’ve had any work done, they’ll only notice your great-looking smile!
Please Contact Us for More Information
Good oral health is essential for your well-being, and our skilled professional team is committed to providing you with the highest quality dental care possible. While dental insurance won’t typically cover the cost of cosmetic dentistry, we want to make it easy for you to attain the beautiful smile you deserve. We are pleased to offer interest-free CareCredit and in-house financing so you can get your treatment today and pay off the balance over time.
We also know your life is busy, and we are open four nights a week until 6 PM to accommodate your busy schedule. If you’re not sure that porcelain veneers are the right option for you, please contact our Missoula dental office at (406) 542-3305. A member of our friendly team will be happy to answer your questions and schedule an appointment for a consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
As a general dentist I do not, by default, have a specialty. However, there are some dental procedures
that I have worked extra hard to become very proficient at in addition to routine dental work. I have taken advanced training with world renown instructors in cosmetic dentistry, occlusion (how your teeth bite and function together), and composite (tooth-colored filling material) artistry using advanced layering techniques. My goal is to provide my patients with restorative dental work that appears indistinguishable to natural teeth, to not only the patient but to other dentists. It's actually not too hard to make something that looks white and roughly the same shape as a tooth, but the artistic challenge to recreate natural beauty is very rewarding.
Dental Specialties
As an FYI there are nine recognized specialties by the American Dental Association (ADA):
Dental Public Health, Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics.
Nearly all of these specialties require additional schooling above and beyond dental school. Some even require a residency. Perhaps the most intensive training is for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery where the specialist goes through dental school, medical school, and also a residency--that's a lot of schooling!
You have three options for replacing your missing tooth or teeth.
Dental implants are an excellent solution for missing teeth because dental implants function, feel, and look just like a natural tooth. Additionally, they have the potential of lasting a lifetime, so they are quickly becoming the solution of choice for both patients and dentists.
Bridges are the historic "go to" treatment for replacing a missing tooth. A bridge is a replacement tooth suspended between two dental crowns to the left and right of your missing tooth. Bridges can also be supported by dental implants. A bridge will blend seamlessly with your natural teeth.
Partial dentures are arches or plates with replacement teeth added to fill in the gaps in your smile. The arch or plate relies on healthy surrounding teeth to keep it in place with custom clasps that work with your oral structure. Unlike dental implants or bridges, partial dentures are completely removable.
Replacing your missing teeth will allow you to smile, eat, and speak again with confidence. Give us a call to set up an appointment to determine which of the above solutions will work best for your tooth replacement.
Meet Our Doctor:
Dr. Jonathan Nelson
Dentist
I am no stranger to Montana. From about preschool to 3rd grade I lived in Missoula near Chief Charlo Elementary. In fact, I was part of the inaugural 3rd grade class at Chief Charlo when it first opened. Before that, I attended C.M. Russell Elementary just down the road from our current dental office! Then, due to my parent’s job relocation, we moved to Helena, MT.
I graduated from Capital High School and then went on to graduate at Montana State with the degree of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Similarly to ...
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