When patients comes in to Dr. Huefner’s dental practice to have us create a new smile for them with porcelain veneers or porcelain crowns they are always a little concerned about knowing that they’ll get the kind of smile that they want, that they’ll be happy with the end result.  This is very understandable.  Obviously [...]

A very successful businesswoman, Kaitlin had a smile with short, chipped, discolored teeth was incongruent with her professional image. Kaitlin’s short, chipped teeth embarrassed her.
Very unsure on whether or not she was willing to have cosmetic dentistry, she consulted with Dr. Huefner about what her options might be.  She had heard [...]

Anyone considering cosmetic dentistry with porcelain veneers should be aware that there are different ways that they could be made, right? But how many different ways and how does one choose the best way for their face and smile?
There are approximately 25 different shades (colors), three different surface textures (how the light reflects off of [...]

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Your smile is important, and it is one way that the world sees you. It’s important socially and in many ways may even determine how much you earn in your profession or business.
Steven is a rugged guy, but as a very [...]

There have been some interesting studies with regard to the perception of facial beauty and the results are that symmetry was much more important than individual features. Since teeth and the person’s smile are the strongest focus area (where your attention is drawn when speaking to or looking at), the symmetry of a smile is [...]

Anyone considering cosmetic dentistry with porcelain veneers should be aware that there are different ways that they could be made, right? But how many different ways and how does one choose the best way for their face and smile?
There are approximately 25 different shades (colors), three different surface textures (how the light reflects off of [...]

One of the most pleasing aspects of cosmetic dentistry and porcelain veneering is that often we can give a patient an incredible new smile on their first visit. Here is a photo of the patient’s smile before we started his porcelain veneers. Notice how crooked his teeth are. Most people might think that this could [...]

Another Amazing Smile Transformation with Cosmetic Dentistry by Dr. Huefner
When appearing your best in public is important, sometimes old dentistry just doesn’t cut it. Rhonda was just such a person and she was ready for a change.

Her old dentistry was done in the era when dentists believed “natural” (usually meaning yellow) was the best [...]

Another Extreme Makeover with Cosmetic Dentistry by Dr. Huefner
Cosmetic dentistry can certainly be “life changing” for many patients with unslghtly teeth, embarrassed to smile. A great example of this would be this patient who had a combination of numerous dental problems. Rather than describe all the issues we had to deal with, please examine the [...]

How many porcelain veneers does a cosmetic dental patient have done largely depends on the particular problems and the patient’s expectations of “perfection”. Oftentimes there is one problem that overshadows other problems that aren’t seen until the first problem is corrected. So the astute cosmetic dentist and patient really should look at “all the problems” [...]