Smile Makeover Park Ridge

Are you unhappy with your smile, but aren’t sure exactly what cosmetic dentistry procedure or procedures would be right for you? Don’t worry, let Park Ridge cosmetic dentist Dr. Mark Kuchta design a custom smile makeover for you. Dr. Kuchta listens to your concerns and your goals, and he’ll suggest a custom set of procedures to give you the beautiful smile you desire, whether that is restoring the smile of your youth or achieving the smile of your dreams.

A smile makeover begins with a simple call to schedule your initial consultation. Reach out today to take the first step to your new smile.

Experience a custom cosmetic dentistry procedure specifically designed by Dr. Kuchta for you. It can address any number of cosmetic concerns that are bothering you. This includes fixing problems with:

Essentially any concern you may have about the appearance of your smile, a smile makeover can fix. Dr. Kuchta can recommend the right procedures to achieve the particular results you’re looking for.

Because the smile makeover is a custom procedure, there are some aspects of it that will vary significantly between procedures. However, there are some aspects that remain common.

During the smile makeover consultation, you will meet with Dr. Kuchta in person. He’ll start by listening, because he wants to understand your cosmetic dentistry goals. He’ll want to know the answers to many questions, such as:

Understanding how much you are looking to restore an old smile and how much you want to have a new smile can help Dr. Kuchta immensely. If you have pictures of a time when you liked your smile, bring those in. If you are looking to emulate a celebrity’s smile, bring in pictures of them for reference, too, but remember that your smile is still going to be your smile, not theirs.

If you have limitations of time and money for achieving your smile improvements, let Dr. Kuchta know. Often, there are multiple ways to achieve results, and some might be faster while others are less expensive.

Finally, let Dr. Kuchta know if there are particular procedures you want to avoid. For example, some people don’t like surgery, so they don’t want dental implants. Other people hate the thought of orthodontics, even though we offer clear aligner therapy.
Once you communicate all this information to Dr. Kuchta, he will design your treatment plan.

Dr. Kuchta will show you one or more potential treatment plans. The treatment plan will lay out the sequence of treatments you’ll get, when you can expect results, and how much the treatment will cost. He’ll talk you through each plan, explaining the benefits and limitations of each.

Then you’ll get the opportunity to choose which approach seems best to you.

Next, Dr. Kuchta will perform the different procedures included in your treatment plan. The exact sequence of treatments will depend on what makes the most sense for your smile makeover, oral health, and schedule.

Once complete, you can enjoy the wonderful results it achieved. Dr. Kuchta will instruct you how to maintain your results to get the longest life out of them.

As a custom procedure, a smile makeover doesn’t have a specific timetable. Instead, the time it takes depends on the particular procedures you’ve chosen.

For many smile makeovers, those based on restorations like veneers and crowns, the makeover might be completed in under a month. However, with orthodontics, the smile makeover will take at least six months to a year or more. That’s because orthodontics require your body to build and reshape bone, a process that can’t be rushed. Just doing dental implants can take a few months to six months to over a year, depending on the state of your oral health.

Smile makeover results are very long-lasting, but, again, they depend on the amount and type of procedures in your smile makeover. Teeth whitening results may start to fade in a few weeks, but can be renewed. Dental restorations like veneers typically last 10-15 years, but might last much more with proper care. Orthodontics results can last a lifetime if you wear your retainer as instructed. Similarly, dental implants can stay in place for a lifetime (50 years or more), though the crown or bridge on top may last 10-15 years, or, in rare cases, up to 30 years.

As a custom procedure, we can’t give you a cost estimate until we know what procedures will be included. The costs may range from a few thousand dollars to several tens of thousands of dollars.

You’ll have the opportunity to request less expensive procedures for your smile makeover, and we offer opportunities to finance your procedures to make it easier to pay. In addition, we can schedule procedures over time so that you can keep payments manageable, though it may delay your final results.