Crowns, Teeth Whitening, Dental Bridges, and More - Charlotte, North Carolina

At Ballantyne Center for Dentistry, our dentists, Dr. Christian Yaste and Dr. Joseph Hufanda, specialize in cosmetic dentistry. The latest dental options, such as dental implants, veneers, Zoom!® ACP teeth whitening, porcelain crowns, and dental bridges, are available at our Charlotte, North Carolina practice to make your smile prettier than ever before. These advances in dentistry can also be used to correct failed cosmetic dentistry that puts your health at risk while taking away from the beauty of your smile. If you have dental anxiety or require a considerable amount of treatment, sedation dentistry will make your dental visits a breeze and allow our dentists to perform all your dental work in just one visit.

In addition to our comprehensive array of cosmetic procedures, we offer general dentistry such as halitosis treatment, tooth-colored fillings, and the latest in painless laser dentistry.

All-Porcelain Crowns

Crowns are often useful for restoring strength and function to teeth injured by decay or trauma, since they cover and protect damaged teeth and restore their shape, appearance, and chewing surface.  In the past, crowns were made of metal and lined with porcelain, and they often created dark lines by the gums.  However, all-porcelain crowns are now available at our Charlotte practice, making dental crowns an attractive option for patients needing to restore damaged teeth.  Our CEREC® system helps us create some of the most natural-looking porcelain crowns possible, right here in our office and in as little as one appointment, saving patients days of waiting for their crowns to be restored in a dental laboratory. 

All-porcelain crowns have great esthetic potential, as they can allow your teeth to be beautiful, natural-looking, and completely metal-free. These restorations provide all the necessary strength, without detracting from the beauty of your smile.  Porcelain crowns are so attractive they can even be used in a dramatic smile makeover!  In addition to placing our own all-porcelain crowns, our dentists take pride in replacing old, noticeable, or unstable metal crowns with beautiful porcelain restorations.  To learn more about the benefits of having your smile restored with porcelain crowns, contact the Ballantyne Center for Dentistry today. 

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Porcelain Dental Bridges

If you are missing one or more teeth, a dental bridge can be an excellent solution.  Since bridges attach to natural teeth or dental implants to secure an artificial replacement in the gap left by missing teeth, they are most appropriate for patients whose gums and remaining tooth structure are healthy enough to support the restoration.  Many patients choose bridges because they are noninvasive and relatively inexpensive; now, dental bridges are also attractive, being made of tooth-colored porcelain materials.

Old metal bridges, like metal crowns, can lead to an unsatisfactory cosmetic result. For that reason, the Ballantyne Center for Dentistry offers all-porcelain dental bridges.  At our Charlotte center, our dentists also replace old, unsightly metal bridges with all-porcelain ones.  These porcelain bridges blend so flawlessly with natural teeth that they can be used as part of a complete smile makeover, restoring both function and esthetic appeal to damaged smiles.  Additionally, CEREC® technology allows us to craft custom dental bridges here at our practice while you wait, saving you days of waiting for a laboratory-made restoration.  You can have your missing teeth replaced in one office visit!  To learn more about how our dentists can revamp your smile with porcelain dental bridges at our Charlotte, North Carolina dental spa, contact us today.

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Zoom!® ACP Teeth Whitening

Coffee, tea, soft drinks, red wine, and smoking can take their toll on teeth, leaving them brown, gray, or yellow. Fortunately, there has been a revolutionary breakthrough in teeth whitening treatments. Now there is a simple, state-of-the-art way to return your teeth to their optimal natural whiteness in just one visit. It's called Zoom!® ACP teeth whitening, and a free consultation and exam at our Charlotte, North Carolina office is all that is necessary before beginning the procedure. That same day, your teeth can be whitened in just over an hour.

The teeth whitening process is painless and the results last for years. Patients can expect their teeth to be whitened an average of six to eight shades, with many patients enjoying results that are off of the chart.

Teeth whitening is a simple, painless way to give you a gleaming smile that you will be eager to show off. Physician-supervised, in-office whitening is powerful as well as safe and convenient, and Zoom!® ACP teeth whitening represents the latest advance in teeth whitening techniques. Why not visit our offices to obtain the bright, white smile that is waiting to be revealed?

For more information on Zoom!® ACP teeth whitening, contact Ballantyne Center for Dentistry in Charlotte, North Carolina today.

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Tooth-Colored Fillings

For years, an amalgam of silver and mercury was the standard filling material used at dental practices. While they are functional, metal fillings turn black over time, don't last forever, and expand and contract in heat and cold (for the same reason that mercury is used in thermometers). This fluctuation can cause teeth to crack and break, leading to tooth or even nerve damage.

Today, there are many alternative materials that can be used to fill teeth. The material we favor at our dental spa is composite resin, a tooth-colored material that strengthens rather than weakens teeth and contains no mercury or metals. Composite fillings produce an excellent cosmetic result, since they blend in with your natural tooth color.

Tooth-colored fillings can also be crafted and placed in just one visit using CEREC® technology. CEREC® is a computerized system that can craft fillings in our office and eliminate the need for multiple visits - so you can leave with strong, custom-crafted, tooth-colored fillings after just one appointment.

Our dentists can use tooth-colored fillings to eliminate tooth decay or replace metal fillings.  Contact our practice today for more information.

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Contact Our Cosmetic Dentistry Practice

Drs. Yaste and Hufanda are devoted to continued education in the area of cosmetic dentistry; their dedication in this field can be seen in the stunning results they are able to achieve using dental implants, veneers, Zoom!® ACP teeth whitening, all-porcelain crowns, and dental bridges. Contact our Charlotte, North Carolina cosmetic dentistry practice today to schedule an appointment and learn more about how cosmetic dentistry can transform your smile.