Smile
Aesthetics
Enhance your smile with minimally invasive techniques.
Veneers, inlays, and pure ceramic for a natural and luminous result.
Ceramic Veneers:
Harmony Restored
Dental veneers are thin ceramic shells bonded to the visible surface of the teeth. Truly "lasting makeup" for your smile, they allow for the correction of numerous imperfections without damaging the tooth.
The preparation is minimal (pellicular), limited to the surface enamel (less than 0.5mm), thus preserving the vitality of your teeth.
Custom-made by our prosthetists, they perfectly mimic the translucency, texture, and shade of natural enamel for an undetectable result and a radiant smile.
Indications for Veneers
This technique allows for durable correction of:
- Shade: Discolored or dull teeth resistant to whitening.
- Shape: Worn, too short, or chipped teeth.
- Alignment: Closing gaps between teeth (diastemas) or correcting slight misalignments.
Shape & Shade Correction
Biomimicry
Our approach is based on biomimicry: using materials that behave mechanically and aesthetically like natural teeth, reinforcing the remaining structure instead of weakening it.
Invisible Reconstruction:
Inlays & Onlays
When a tooth is damaged by a large cavity or fracture, the classic solution (filling or resin) may prove insufficient, and a crown too invasive.
The Alternative to Crowns
The Inlay-Onlay is a ceramic piece that fits perfectly into the tooth cavity to restore its anatomy. Unlike a crown, which requires trimming around the entire tooth, an onlay preserves all healthy walls.
Major Advantages
- Aesthetics: Invisible, it blends into the tooth (no metal).
- Resistance: Bonded ceramic restores the tooth's initial strength.
- Biocompatibility: Better gum tolerance than classic composites.
- Durability: More sealed and stable over time than standard fillings.
Digital Smile Design:
Simulate before Treating
Aesthetics is subjective. To ensure the result meets your expectations, we use a digital smile design protocol.
Before starting any treatment, we take photos and perform an aesthetic analysis of your face. We then create a virtual project that can sometimes be tried in the mouth using a "Mock-up" (temporary mask).
The Smile "Test Drive"
The Mock-up allows you to visualize the potential final result directly in your mouth.
You can validate the shape and length of the teeth before we even touch your natural teeth. This offers absolute security for you.
The Process
- Analysis: Photos, digital impressions, and discussion of your wishes.
- Validation: Try-in of the aesthetic project (Mock-up) and adjustments. Note that tooth preparation is often necessary before the try-in.
- Realization: Preparation, impression, and bonding of ceramic elements.
Visualization of the smile transformation protocol.
Ceramics & Biocompatibility
We have chosen metal-free dentistry to ensure optimal biological integration and aesthetics without compromise.
E-Max Ceramic & Zirconia
We use exclusively high-tech ceramics (Lithium Disilicate or Zirconia). These materials offer translucency comparable to natural enamel and exceptional mechanical resistance, while avoiding allergic reactions associated with metals.
Zero Metal - Zero Grey Line
Old crowns with metal frameworks often ended up showing an unsightly grey line at the gum level. With all-ceramic crowns, light passes through the tooth naturally. The gum remains pink and healthy.
Global Aesthetic Integration
Teeth Whitening
For a harmonious overall result, we often combine prosthetic treatments with prior whitening. This allows us to achieve a brighter base shade before creating veneers or crowns in this new shade.
Tissue Preservation
The use of adhesive techniques (bonding) allows the restoration to be hermetically sealed to the tooth. This reinforces the tooth and prevents bacterial infiltration, guaranteeing the longevity of your treatments and the health of your gums.
Prosthetic Solutions
Depending on the damage to the tooth, we choose the most conservative solution possible.
1. The All-Ceramic Crown
When the tooth is too damaged for an onlay, the crown covers it entirely for protection.
- Pure Aesthetics: Total absence of metal (Zirconia or Alumina framework).
- Integration: Perfectly tolerated by the gum, without inflammation.
- Indications: Fragile devitalized teeth or severely fractured teeth.
* Superior lifespan and aesthetics compared to ceramic-metal crowns.
2. Inlay-Core & Build-up
The foundation of the prosthesis.
- The Principle: If the tooth is devitalized and very damaged, a post (inlay-core) may be necessary to anchor the crown.
- Materials: We use fiberglass or ceramic posts (tooth-colored) rather than metal, to avoid darkening the root and the future crown through transparency.
Maintenance & Longevity
Ceramic restorations (veneers, onlays, crowns) are extremely durable and do not change color over time (unlike composite resins).
To preserve the radiance of your new smile:
- Hygiene: Classic brushing and flossing are essential for the health of the gum around the ceramic.
- Precautions: Although very strong (chemically bonded), ceramic remains a mineral material. Avoid violent trauma (opening objects with teeth, biting hard pits).
- Follow-up: Regular check-ups at the office allow us to verify the integrity of bonding joints and polish surfaces if necessary.