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Cosmetic Dentistry

Your health is your dentist’s number one priority; however, your dental team also wants you to feel that your smile looks its best.

If you’re unhappy with the appearance of your teeth, you should know that modern cosmetic dentistry offers help. Discuss your cosmetic goals with your dentist so that we can design a customised treatment plan for you!

Teeth Whitening

Whitening your teeth is one of the simplest and most cost-effective improvements you can make. 

Veneers

Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.

A veneer is a thin piece of porcelain or composite resin that is bonded to the front of your tooth. Veneers can be used to correct cosmetic problems by improving the colour, shape, length, or size of a tooth. You can get one veneer or multiple, depending on your cosmetic goals.

Cosmetic Fillings

Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.

If you need a filling, there are two main materials that can be used to do the job – amalgam or composite resin. Both are safe to use and effective.

The difference is the cosmetic result.

Amalgam is a traditional metal filling that appears silver or grey against the white of your tooth. Composite resin fillings, in comparison, can be created to match the shade of your natural tooth.

Composite resin can also be used in a process called bonding. Your dentist will apply the material in a putty-like state to the surface of your tooth to give it the perfect shape. The material hardens, and then your dentist trims and polishes it further to blend it in well.

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Your first step toward a nicer looking smile is contacting our clinic to arrange a consultation. Your dentist will listen to your concerns and design a personal treatment plan!

Frequently Asked Questions

Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.

If you are looking for solutions that address the health and wholeness of your smile, the answer is yes. Treatments like crowns, bridges and dental implants enhance your appearance while protecting your oral health.

Certain dental health problems can also affect your overall wellness, so it is important to work with your dentist to decide the best way to maintain a smile that is both healthy and beautiful.

We’ve been asked:

Should a parent accompany a child into the treatment room?

 

Dentists frequently prefer that parents do not accompany children into the treatment room since they want to gain the child’s attention and establish control of the situation.

However, for the first visit, it can be comforting for the child to have a parent come along for the process of getting settled into the chair. Some children do much better with a parent there for support, while others may become unruly because they know they can manipulate their parents. Some parents just can’t relinquish their child to another’s care and may interfere unnecessarily, or they may distract the child with bribes, reprimands and conversation.

Mary Anne does like having parents in the room. But, she does prefer to establish one-to-one relationship with the child (as in asking parents to observe only).

Could you stay out of your child’s line of vision and don’t talk.

If your preschooler finds it comforting to hold your hand the dentist may agree to let you do this after the first 10 minutes

There may be some occasions when if treatment is not completed/not attended we are obliged to report this to other child providers.

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Meet Our Doctor:

Dr Mary Anne Costelloe BDS Dip.Clin
Dentist

Mary Anne has owned this practice for 25 years after purchasing it from Dr Kerry Hamilton/Dr David Haszard after working for Dentists in New Plymouth for 2 years. She has a Clinical Diploma is Paediatric Dentistry and prides herself providing an environment that is very child and Adult friendly, and wishes her patients to understand the treatments offered to them.  Mary Anne has 4 adult children and 3 grandchildren

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