Cosmetic Dentist – San Jose, CA
Your Smile Can Light Up the World
Just because you have a healthy smile doesn’t necessarily mean you love the way it looks. If you are suffering as a result of imperfect front teeth, let Dr. Kelly Thanh take over. We provide several cosmetic dentistry services in San Jose — and performing aesthetic improvements is one of our specialties. With a personalized approach and the expertise she’s known for, Dr. Thanh reveals dazzling smile results for San Jose patients — learn more and schedule an appointment today!
Why Choose Dr. Kelly Thanh for Cosmetic Dentistry?
- Digital Smile Design: See Results Before Treatment Starts
- High-Quality Emax & Porcelain Dental Crowns
- In-Office & At-Home Teeth Whitening
Veneers
Porcelain veneers can cover up any number of smile imperfections with just one treatment. They are thin coverings made of dental porcelain that are securely affixed to the front side of the teeth that show when you smile. Here, they completely remake the appearance of chipped, cracked, broken, stained, or even slightly gapped teeth. Because of their ability to remake slightly misaligned teeth, porcelain veneers can act as instant orthodontics.
Porcelain veneers are placed over the course of two to three visits to Dr. Thanh’s office. We remove a thin layer of enamel from the surface of the teeth to make room for the new restorations. Once they have been securely affixed to the front of the teeth, veneers can last for as long as two decades. Dental porcelain is highly resistant to staining, so the veneers will stay the same beautiful shade of white the entire time they are on your smile.
Metal Free Restorations
For imperfect teeth in the front of the smile, metal-free restorations can come to the rescue. Porcelain or ceramic crowns, bridges, inlays, and onlays restore and replace damaged or missing teeth without negatively affecting the appearance of your smile. Metal-free restorations are placed over the course of two to three visits to our office. In the initial planning stages, your tooth is prepared to receive the restoration. A temporary crown/bridge covers the affected tooth until the permanent restoration is ready.
Direct Bonding
Tooth-colored composite resin can be used to make minor repairs to the front teeth. It can be used to even out chipped, broken, or misshapen teeth in just one visit to our office. Dr. Thanh places the composite resin directly into the tooth enamel, sculpts a new shape, and then sets the material in a matter of minutes. Composite resin can be customized to match the exact color of your teeth for the most natural-looking results.
Teeth Whitening
Stained and yellow teeth can make you look older than you actually are. With professional-grade whitening, we break through discoloration on the surface of and just below the exterior tooth enamel. In-office and at-home treatments are available in our San Jose dental practice to help you reveal the results you want, at the pace you are most comfortable with.
In-practice Zoom! Whitening is performed in just one, one-hour visit to our office. First, we cover up your gums, lips, tongue, and anything that’s not your teeth to keep you safe throughout the powerful whitening process. Then, we apply the gel and activate it under a high-powered light in three 15-minute intervals. At-home whitening with Opalescence can achieve the same results, just at a more gradual pace, and allows you to keep your own schedule while improving your appearance.
With continued dental hygiene and periodic touch-ups, you can enjoy your dazzling white teeth for many years after initial treatment.
Gum Recontouring / Crown Lengthening
Proportion is an important component in aesthetics, and it’s the same with the appearance of your smile. Beautiful smiles have more healthy white tooth enamel showing than gums — but some people have too much gum tissue showing, whether due to genetics or injury. Gum recontouring and crown lengthening fixes gummy smiles, or excessive gum tissue. Dr. Thanh uses a soft tissue laser to precisely remove just what needs to come off to help you achieve the most aesthetically pleasing smile possible.
BOTOX & Dermal Fillers
Do pesky wrinkles cause you to look older, constantly tired, and make you think twice before smiling? Rather than scheduling a trip to an overly expensive spa or clinic, Dr. Thanh can give you smoother skin and a more youthful look with Botox and filler treatment. These can be paired with any of our other cosmetic services and allow you to save time while looking like the absolute best version of yourself.
Smile Makeovers
For many patients, a single treatment isn’t enough to help them get the results they want. In these cases, Dr. Thanh can use digital software to mock up what a patient’s smile will look like after receiving a variety of treatments. Once they love the simulated image, Dr. Thanh can turn it into reality using a smile makeover, which is a curated combination of procedures meant to address several issues as efficiently as possible.