Your Guide to a Smile Makeover: FAQs on Transforming Your Smile with Scharrington Dental
Are you unhappy with your smile? At Scharrington Dental in Schaumburg, Illinois, we can help you achieve the smile of your dreams. Led by board-certified prosthodontist Dr. Joon Han, our team specializes in restorative and cosmetic dentistry to provide personalized solutions for a stunning smile makeover. Here’s what you need to know about the transformative procedures we offer.
What is a Smile Makeover?
A smile makeover is a personalized treatment plan designed to enhance the appearance of your smile. This may include one or a combination of cosmetic procedures tailored to address missing teeth, misalignment, and discoloration. The goal is to create a smile that improves both aesthetics and function.
What Are Dental Implants and How Do They Help?
Dental implants are a practical way to replace lost teeth. They are made up of titanium posts that are surgically placed into the mandible to function as replacement tooth roots. These implants support crowns, bridges, or dentures and are suitable for replacing single or multiple teeth. They offer a natural look and feel and help preserve jawbone health.
How Does SureSmile® Compare to Traditional Braces?
SureSmile® is a modern orthodontic treatment that discreetly uses clear, removable aligners to straighten teeth. Unlike traditional metal braces, SureSmile® aligners are less noticeable and more comfortable. They work faster than many other orthodontic options, providing a convenient solution for achieving a straight smile.
What Are Porcelain Veneers and How Can They Enhance My Smile?
Porcelain veneers are thin shells of porcelain bonded to the front of your teeth to correct imperfections like chips, cracks, or discoloration. This minimally invasive treatment quickly enhances your smile, providing a natural and flawless appearance.
How Can Teeth Whitening Transform My Smile?
Teeth whitening is a cosmetic procedure that brightens your smile by removing stains and discoloration. At Scharrington Dental, we use GLO teeth whitening, a professional-grade treatment that delivers impressive results in a short amount of time. This procedure can rejuvenate your smile, making your teeth look brighter and healthier.
What Are Dental Crowns and When Are They Needed?
Dental crowns are caps placed over damaged or weakened teeth to restore function and appearance. They are ideal for cracked, broken, or heavily decayed teeth. Crowns provide durability and protection, often combined with treatments like root canals or implants. They are designed to blend seamlessly with natural teeth.
How Do Dental Bridges Work?
Dental bridges replace one or more missing teeth by anchoring them to adjacent teeth or dental implants. They fill the gap left by missing teeth and prevent future dental issues, such as shifting of surrounding teeth. Bridges are customized to match your natural teeth, offering a stable and aesthetically pleasing solution.
What Types of Dentures Are Available?
Dentures are removable appliances that restore function and appearance when teeth are missing. We offer complete dentures for replacing an entire arch, partial dentures for several missing teeth, and implant-supported dentures for added stability. Dentures improve chewing and speaking and support facial structure for a natural-looking smile.
Ready to transform your smile? At Scharrington Dental, Dr. Joon Han and our team are committed to helping you achieve a beautiful, healthy smile with personalized care and advanced techniques. Contact us today at (847) 891-9999 to schedule your consultation.
Our Patients Tell The Story Best
Mary Rose – Patient: Hi, my name is Mary Rose I am a patient of Dr. Han, I had dental veneers on the top portion of my teeth, when I first came into see Dr. Han, I came to see him as a general dentist for general dentistry, and in my conversation with him I told him I was unhappy with the way me teeth had started chipping and told him I was unhappy with the way my teeth had started chipping and started getting thin, and so he recommended veneers, and we spoke about that at length.
Dr. Joon Han: Mary Rose came in because she had concerns about her smile, she noticed that she had a lot of chipped front teeth from the moment of the consultation – she asked what can I do to improve my smile? I told her the best way to improve her smile is getting veneers.
Mary Rose – Patient: We did look at length about the shading, and he made some recommendations because sometimes you see veneers and then you see veneers that are not very natural looking because they are really brilliant – a brilliant kind of white and he didn’t recommend that he recommended something that looked pretty much like the colour and shade of the teeth that I already had. I really couldn’t believe what it looked like, I envisioned it, but I couldn’t believe it when he showed me what it looked like, especially after putting temporary veneers in and then seeing the real ones, was just a – I just couldn’t believe what they looked like.
I think a smile is really important to the whole facial expression of you as an individual, and I really can’t tell you how many people, when I had my photograph taken how many people said something to me about my smile, and it was striking I had a regular smile I just didn’t have the kind of smile in the kind of teeth that I have now. So that’s a compliment to Dr. Han!
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Mary Rose
Mary Rose’s Testimonial – Veneers Improved the Look of my Chipped and Discolored Teeth
William – Patient: It pretty much all started when I finally had to have basically an emergency root canal. Ended up at work one day and it’s just a massive amount of pain – truthfully prior to that I didn’t really take good care of my teeth, I wasn’t much of a picture person, I didn’t really like showing my teeth, but the kind of last straw was I think it was about a year before my brother’s wedding when I had this impacted or issue within my teeth, and I wanted to have a good smile at least for my brother’s wedding – that is what drove me to want to continue to get some work done after just getting the emergency side taken care of, I wanted something that was going to look good on a picture and be able to look back on that picture later and be okay with it – not be embarrassed about it or not like where I was at that time.
I called some places, and most of them couldn’t fit me in for days or weeks in some cases, and Dr. Han was actually able to get me in, I believe, the next day – technically I think he even offered to do that day after I got off work and it worked out great it was where I was living at the time – he was right across the street, so it was like I could walk there in 2 minutes, but it was more about when he could get me in and I kept coming back because he was not judgmental about where I was with how I took care of things at the time and helped me look at what could change.
Dr. Joon Han: William came to my office to improve his smile. After evaluation, we found out that he had multiple cavities in his front teeth. So I told him we can work on your teeth by putting crowns and veneers and the combination of that in order to enhance his smile
William – Patient: Now that his work is done it’s definitely much more friendly to smile, I am in a better place and I care about what the smile looks like. I am not afraid to show the teeth anymore. I would recommend Dr. Han, I actually have to my brother – most of the reason I would recommend him is because of their friendly demeanor. I don’t feel like just a patient I feel like they care about who I am here, and Dr. Han and the rest of the staff at Scharrington Dental don’t make you feel like anybody but a friend or a colleague vs. just another patient. They take care of you – they don’t judge, and they involve you in every step of the way.
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William
Crowns and Veneers Create Beautiful Smiles – William’s Story
