TL;DR
At Stone Falls Dental Care, a smile makeover is a single treatment plan that combines cosmetic and restorative work, most often whitening with porcelain veneers or all-porcelain crowns, sometimes with Invisalign or implant-supported teeth. Dr. Carleigh Prane, a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, starts with your gums and bite, then sets the order so each step suits the next. Two cases in the practice’s smile gallery show upper front teeth restored with eight and six porcelain crowns. The practice has offered $500 off six or more front veneers or crowns.
What is a smile makeover?
A smile makeover is a coordinated plan to change the color, shape, length and alignment of the teeth you show when you smile. Several procedures usually go into one, and the design and sequence that tie them together are what make the finished smile look like it belongs to you, in proportion with your face.
The practice has long described its cosmetic work in exactly those terms, naming porcelain veneers, teeth whitening and full smile makeovers among the treatments patients ask for most. What sets a makeover apart is that every tooth is planned in relation to the others, to your lips and to the way your teeth meet when you bite.
Which treatments can a smile makeover include?
Most makeovers use two or three of these, chosen for what each tooth needs. A sound tooth with a chipped edge might get a veneer, while a heavily filled neighbor gets a crown, and both are matched to the same shade.
- Professional whitening, for the natural teeth that stay as they are
- Porcelain veneers, for chips, gaps, worn edges and stubborn stains
- All-porcelain crowns, for teeth weakened by large fillings, cracks or wear
- Invisalign clear aligners, when teeth need moving before they’re reshaped
- Bridges or implant-supported crowns, to fill a gap
- Treatment for gum disease, before any cosmetic work starts
How does Dr. Prane plan a smile makeover?
Planning starts with health and function, then moves to appearance. Dr. Prane checks for decay and gum disease, looks at how your jaw joints and bite work, and asks what you like and don’t like about your smile. Her Dawson Academy training is in exactly this kind of bite-first planning, and her membership in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry reflects her interest in the appearance side.
Order matters. Teeth that need moving are aligned first. Whitening comes before any porcelain is made, so the new work can be matched to your brighter natural teeth. Veneers and crowns come last, with temporaries along the way so you can live with the new shape before it’s final. You can read more about her background on our page about Dr. Prane.
What do smile makeovers at Stone Falls look like?
Two of the six cases in our smile gallery are front-teeth makeovers. In one, the upper front teeth were stained, worn and chipped, with receding gums, and they were restored with eight all-porcelain crowns. In the other, six upper front teeth had uneven edges, an uneven gumline and mismatched shades, and six front crowns brought them into line.
Both are the practice’s own patients, photographed before and after. Every mouth is different, so results vary, but the cases show the kind of change a planned set of porcelain restorations can make.
The gallery’s other four cases show a single all-porcelain crown, a replaced bridge and two implant-supported restorations. Any of those can become one part of a larger plan when a missing or failing tooth sits among the ones you show.
How long does a makeover take, and what will it cost?
Most makeovers built on whitening and porcelain take a few weeks to a couple of months, since whitening runs about two weeks and porcelain usually needs two visits. Adding Invisalign extends the timeline by months. You’ll get a clear schedule at your consultation.
Cost depends on how many teeth are involved and which treatments they need. The practice has offered $500 off six or more front veneers or crowns, a free cosmetic consultation for new patients, and a discount on all procedures for military families. The front desk knows which of those are running this month, and our financing and payment options page covers CareCredit.