Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic Dentist in Louisville

Cosmetic Dentistry in Jeffersontown, KY

First Choice Dental Center is your home for all your dentistry needs in Jeffersontown and Louisville. Dr. Holly Votteler and her dental team are committed to custom treatment based on patients’ needs as well as their continued oral health.

When you visit our office, you can depend on our team to create the smile you’ve always wanted, while keeping your comfort and wishes in mind.

Creating Beautiful Smiles, from Start to Finish

Our modern dental facility is equipped with dental technology that allows you to receive expedited treatment. For patients seeking to restore the strength and brightness of their smile with crowns, we utilize our CEREC® machine for same-day treatment. Although veneers are a great option to revamp the entire smile without the need of extensive alteration to your teeth, same-day crowns provide an aesthetic boost while being part of treatments such as root canals to restore oral health. 

Dr. Votteler will develop a custom treatment plan that is specific to your expectations and goals of the look of your smile. We take the time to discuss with you recommended treatments during an in-depth consultation. Your smiles aesthetic and overall health is our top priority.

What to Expect with our Jeffersontown Cosmetic Dentists

We address decay and damage first by treating infection, restoring soft tissue health, and then rebuilding damaged teeth. Dr. Votteler and her team can accomplish any or all of the following in your treatment plan:
We address decay and damage first by treating infection, restoring soft tissue health, and then rebuilding damaged teeth. Dr. Votteler and her team can accomplish any or all of the following in your treatment plan:
  • Brightening Teeth - Discolored teeth are a common aesthetic complaint for many of our patients, but this issue can be easily corrected. With professional teeth whitening with Zoom!®, we provide you with a brighter smile, both with custom take-home trays. For patients whose teeth are severely stained and cannot be whitened with topical solutions, we offer tooth-colored restorations.
  • Restoring Damaged Teeth - Decay, chips, fracture, and wear can make your smile look unappealing. Cosmetic dental restorations can repair both dental health and aesthetics. First Choice Dental Center offers porcelain veneers, white dental fillings, and same-day tooth-colored crowns and bridges to improve your smile.
  • Replacements for Missing or Extracted Teeth -  Our cosmetic dental services include a variety of functional prosthetics to fill gaps caused by tooth loss. Ask our dentist about permanent teeth replacement with dental implants or natural-looking bridges to create the appearance of a full, beautiful smile.
  • Enhancing the Look of Your Smile - Gum contouring and enamel shaping are another cosmetic procedure that focuses on creating a certain aesthetic of your smile, rather than just the brightness or color.   
We provide Botox® and Juvederm® lip enhancements to provide full, natural looking lips to compliment your newly treated smile. Contact our Louisville practice for more information about our lip enhancement treatments or learn more about them here.

How We Achieve Your Goals

As patients’ dental goals are unique, so are the treatment plans we create for them. Our team takes the time to listen to your concerns and expectations to develop a strategy for a more beautiful smile, whether you want overall better health, bright new teeth, or both.

Teeth Whitening

Teeth whitening (or bleaching) is a simple, non-invasive cosmetic dental treatment used to change the color of natural tooth enamel and is an ideal way to enhance the beauty of your smile.


Because having whiter teeth has now become the number one aesthetic concern of most patients, there are a number of ways to whiten teeth.  The most popular method is using a home teeth whitening system that will whiten teeth dramatically.  Since teeth whitening only works on natural tooth enamel, it is important to evaluate replacement of any old fillings, crowns, etc.  Replacement of any restorations will be done after bleaching so they will match the newly bleached teeth.


Teeth whitening is not permanent.  A touch-up may be needed every several years, and more often if you smoke, drink coffee, tea, or wine.


Reasons for teeth whitening:

  •  Fluorosis (excessive fluoridation during tooth development).
  •  Normal wear of outer tooth layer.
  •  Stained teeth due to medications (tetracycline, etc.).
  •  Yellow, brown stained teeth.

Types of Teeth Whitening Treatments Available


Zoom!® Teeth Whitening has many advantages over these other treatments, including:

  • All teeth treated simultaneously.
  • Faster treatment times.
  • Longer lasting results.
  • Reduced sensitivity.
  • Removal of stains on crowns, veneers and other restorations.
  • Safe procedure and treatment.
  • Treatments are performed by an experienced professional.

Opalescence Go® Teeth Whitening is a proven teeth whitening treatment that eliminates organic stains on the teeth and significantly brightens the smile. Opalescence ® can be used with or without light activation of the gel provided at the discretion of the dentist. Opalescence ® is an exceptionally quick and simple treatment. Bleaching gel is applied to the teeth for around 45 minutes. Opalescence ® is completely safe and helps to protect dental enamel during treatment with added potassium nitrate and fluoride.


It is important to seek advice from the dentist prior to beginning a bleaching regime.  Women who are pregnant or lactating should not seek bleaching treatment.

CEREC

Chairside Economical Restorations of Esthetic Ceramic (CEREC®) has revolutionized cosmetic dentistry. Traditionally, if crowns, onlays, inlays or dental veneers were required to restore damaged teeth, multiple procedures and a great deal of waiting time in-between would be inevitable. CEREC® creates these ceramic restorations within minutes in the dental office. This means that many treatments can be completed in just a single visit.


CEREC® is comprised of several computer-assisted design (CAD) tools and a milling machine that creates custom ceramic restorative devices. CEREC® can benefit almost anyone needing a ceramic restoration. This is of great benefit to nervous patients, and it can also reduce the cost of treatment.


How can CEREC® benefit me?

CEREC® can benefit almost anyone needing a ceramic restoration.  Exceptions include patients who have a prior history of breaking ceramic devices and those with a deep bite. CEREC® devices are proven to last for over 5 years, but recent research indicates that most CEREC®-created restorations last for more than 10 years.


Additional advantages associated with CEREC® include:

  •  No temporary restorations
  •  High-quality ceramic products
  •  Minimal invasiveness
  •  Less injections and discomfort
  •  Fewer dental visits
  •  Cost effectiveness
  •  More natural tooth is saved
  •  Long lasting restorations
  •  Biocompatible solutions

LUMINEERS

LUMINEERS® are an excellent option for people who are unhappy with the cosmetic appearance of their teeth.  These ultra-thin, porcelain slips fit perfectly over teeth, making them look cosmetically perfect and completely beautiful.  An off-white or crooked smile can cause serious confidence problems.  LUMINEERS® are a fantastic cosmetic treatment for patients wanting a beautiful smile without surgery, harsh chemicals or painful treatments.


For LUMINEERS® to be applied, the underlying teeth, bone and gums must be healthy.  Patients with gum disease or tooth decay must be treated prior to LUMINEERS® placement.  Unlike dental veneers, LUMINEERS® can be left in place for over 20 years or removed upon request to expose the intact original teeth.  LUMINEERS® can be fitted in just two appointments, and instantly add pizzazz to the smile.


Here are some of the problems that LUMINEERS® can solve:

  •  Large gaps between the teeth.
  •  Misaligned teeth.
  •  Misshapen teeth.
  •  Stained teeth.
  •  Uneven gums and teeth.
  •  Unnatural looking bridges and crowns.

How can LUMINEERS® benefit me?

LUMINEERS® provide a wide range of advantages over similar treatments.  The most meaningful advantage to anxious patients is that no painful alterations of the teeth are required prior to the LUMINEERS® application.  The covers themselves are so thin and unobtrusive that speech and eating are seldom affected.


Here are some of the other advantages of LUMINEERS®:

  •  Last over 20 years.
  •  No harsh drilling of inner tooth mechanisms.
  •  No injections.
  •  No pain or discomfort.
  •  Only two dental visits required.
  •  Option to place multiple LUMINEERS® at one time.
  •  Perfect, pearly-white teeth.
  •  Thickness of a contact lens.
  •  Totally reversible treatment.

Porcelain Crowns

A crown (or cap) is a covering that encases the entire tooth surface restoring it to its original shape and size.  A crown protects and strengthens tooth structure that cannot be restored with fillings or other types of restorations.


Although there are several types of crowns, porcelain (tooth colored crown) are the most popular cosmetic treatment in Jeffersontown, because they resemble your natural teeth.  They are highly durable and will last many years, but like most dental restorations, they may eventually need to be replaced.  Porcelain crowns are made to match the shape, size, and color or your teeth giving you a natural, long-lasting beautiful smile.


Reasons for crowns:

  •  Broken or fractured teeth.
  •  Cosmetic enhancement.
  •  Decayed teeth.
  •  Fractured fillings.
  •  Large fillings.
  •  Tooth has a root canal.

Invisalign in Jeffersontown

How Does Invisalign treatment work?

Invisalign clear aligners use the most advanced technology to gove you your best smile yet. Using a series of aligners made with advances, such as proprietary SmartTrack material, Invisalign treatment can straigned your teeth with 75% more predictability. Plus, your smile is shaped more comfortably than with braces. 


The Best Part:

Your lifestyle isn't interrupted, meaning you can still enjoy the activities you love and the foods you can't live without. All with no unexpected trips to the doctor due to broken wires or brackets.


Treatments are Designed for You

Invisalign clear aligners can treat a wide range of teeth straightening conditions such as crossbite, crowding, open bite, gapped teeth, overbite, and underbite. Using the most advanced technology, Invisalign treatment corrects simple to complex cases. 


Dont Stop Living Your Life

  • Keep eating all your favorite foods.
  • Stay active in all the sports and activities you love.
  • Keep brushing and flossing just as you normally do, with no brackets or wires to get in the way.
  • You'll experience fewer emergency visits, without the hassle of brackets and wires breaking.
  • Your Invisalign clear aligners are virtually invisible, so people may not even notice you’re wearing them.

Wearing Your Aligners

  • You'll be ready for anything, from movie night to coffee with friends. Just take your aligners out to eat and drink, then brush your teeth before putting them back in.
  • Wear your Invisalign clear aligners 20 to 22 hours a day for best results.
  • Parents, your teen's aligners will have blue compliance indicators to assure you they’re wearing them enough.

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