Karen was hoping to have a more youthful looking smile.  For the past couple of years, she had begun noticing discoloration of her front two teeth and that they appeared to be getting shorter.

In two appointments, two weeks apart, Dr. Tracey Hughes, Cosmetic Dentist in Louisville, CO was able to give Karen a wonderful new smile.

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Joelyn initially visited me in our office almost 2 years ago at which time she had lost all hope with her teeth.  Having extremely bad dental experiences in the past, she explained how she was verbally abused everytime she would visit a dental office.  She was terrifed to sit in our dental chair, anticipating the worst.  She stated to me back then that she had come to terms with the fact she would be needing dentures.

After a few emergency visits here and there, Joelyn hadn’t returned for awhile until about 6 months ago.  We had discussed the innovated Laser gum surgery technology we had implemented at our office and that she would be a great candidate.  Joel thought gum surgery was the last thing she would ever consider having done because of her dental phobia.  But after discussing Sedation Dentistry with Joelyn, she was optimistic for the first time in dentistry.

We successfully completed Laser gum surgery for Joel and she has had phenomenal results.  Joelyn still was not happy with her smile and never felt like she “knew how to smile”.  She always worried about showing her crooked teeth in her smile.  Her gums had receeded and the teeth appeared very dark along the gumline because of root exposure. 

Cosmetic dentistry was a great option for Joelyn.  She never imagined we could do what we have done to transform her smile.  In two short visits, only 3 weeks apart, we were able to take Joelyn from lacking confidence in her appearance, to something she never would have dreamed possible.

Seems like a minor detail, but Joelyn told us she had to go and buy some lipstick because she never wore lipstick in the past.  “Who would wear lipstick with teeth like these!” were her exact words.  “You guys are angels!” she exclaimed.

Joy After Cosmetic Smile MakeoverCosmetic dentist Dr. Tracey Hughes, Louisville, CO

Costmetic Dentist Dr. Tracey Hughes, Boulder Valley Dental, Louisville, CO

Joy is a guest in our practice who has been suffering from headache and TMJ pain for several years.  After interviewing her, we were determined her bite to be a contributing factor of her chronic head and neck pain.  Joy also had been desiring a more youthful, brighter smile.

First I interviewed Joy, asking her several questions about her long term goals for her dental health and smile.  In our office, we ask several questions to find out what our guests want as opposed to telling people what they need.  

After completing a neuromuscular screening evaluation, we determined that Joy’s overclosed bite indeed was a factor in her TMJ and headache pain.  We used a Tensing machine to relax the muscles involved in chewing and jaw function.  After relaxing the mucles of the TMJ and neck, I was able to create a bite registration which was sent to a laboratory with her diagnostic models.  From these records, the dental laboratory was able to create a removable occlusal orthotic, a clear acrylic appliance worn on the lower teeth.  The orthotic recreates the bite of the lower teeth to the upper teeth in the most relaxed muscular position, allowing a more comfortable bite and “happier muscles”, reducing and even eliminating headache, neck and TMJ pain.

Joy wore her orthtoic for over a month and found her headaches were much less frequent and the facial tightness she was experinecing was eliminated.  We now had a correct bite position to move forward with her cosmetic makeover.

We completed 7 porcelain Empress Esthetic Veneers and Empress Esthetic Crowns.  The most posterior two teeth on each side have hidden XPdent VKS attachments which anchor her upper partial denture.

Joy has received many compliments of her more youthful looking appearance.  Notice in her before and after photos how “tired” and “tense” her face looked before completing her neuromuscular cosmetic dentistry.  Cosmetic dentistry changes peoples lives!

Ian came to our office with several childhood composite bonding fillings that were starting to look old and were beginning to get cavities around them.  He also noticed brown spots on his teeth.  He was wanting to improve his smile.

Ian’s Cosmetic Dentistry only took two visits (each about 2-3 hours) and he expressed to Heather that we had exceeded his expectations.  Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Tracey Hughes, was able to accomplish this by restoring his front 6 teeth with 1 Empress Porcelain Veneer and 5 Empress Porcelain Crowns.

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Updating old dentistry…

Cathy came to our office “I just had a new crown replaced and I don’t like the space by the gum, I catch food and it is embarrasing”  Cathy was in a car accident in high school and knocked out her front 2 teeth #7 and 8 on the upper right.  She has an existing porcelain fused to metal bridge to replace those missing two teeth years ago and a recent porcelain fused to metal crown #10 (upper left 2nd from the middle).   Additional concern she had was her teeth looked yellow and she wanted a whiter smile.

Two visits later, we were able to update Cathy’s outdated dentistry with beautiful new porcelain metal-free restorations.  We fabricated her new smile using our master Cermist from Las Vegas Esthetics, who hand crafted the beautiful, nautral, ceramic Porcelain Crown, Veneers and Bridge restorations for Cathy’s upper 10 teeth. 

Cathy has been receiving endless compliments about her new smile.  She is enjoying smiling with her brighter smile and plans to continue by having her lower front teeth veneered as well.

Tracey R. Hughes, DDS, FAGD, Cosmetic and Restorative Dentist, provides care to patients from Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Broomfield, Longmont and Arvada.

My Team and I are excited to share, we have just completed an exciting venture in advancing our education and skills at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI).  LVI is one of the premier postgraduate dental training centers in the U.S. 

Each year, a select number of dentists around the world, complete this arduous and prestigious training where they perfect the precision skills necessary to make naturally looking, healthy and enduring smiles, and to be called an LVI Dentist.

We had the pleasure of a wonderful patient of ours travelling to Las Vegas with us to transform her smile into what she’d always dreamed.  Sally was wishing for a more youthful, brighter smile and we were able to customize a natural, healthy smile for her in just 2 visits.  See the before and after pictures below of my work and as always, the fun we had…

Our LVI continuum journey continues one step closer to receiving my Fellowship with the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies with our 5th Core Cirriculum which is another patient experience in July/August. 

We are currently undergoing another screening process to find one of our wonderful patients who would qualify for custom designed ceramic restorations to create a healthy, functional, beautiful smile.  If you or someone you know are dreaming of a transformation such as Sally’s, please call our office to schedule a cosmetic consultation.  The patient who qualifies will receive roundtrip transportation and hotel accommodations to LasVegas as well as a 50% courtesy reduction in the overall treatment fees for a new smile.

Have a great day!

Smiles,

Tracey Hughes, DDS, FAGD

  Heather “Before” laser gum recontouring had always wished her teeth could be longer and less square-shaped.  She wanted to know if there was a way we could “feminize” her smile.

  Heather “After” laser gum recontouring.  With a single 20 minute appoinmtent, Dr. Tracey Hughes, at Boulder Valley Dental Center, was able to comfortably recontour Heather’s gum line using a Diode Laser.  Heather experienced no bleeding and was very comfortable after her visit.  This photo is 4 days after the completion of her procedure and Heather is thrilled with her new smile.

Dr. Tracey Hughes has completed a Standard Proficiency Dental Laser Certification course according to the Cirriculum Guidelines and Standards for Dental Laser Education instructed by Dr. Raymond Yukna.  Dr. Tracey Hughes provides complimentary cosmetic smile evaluations for patients from Louisville, Boulder, Lafayette, Superior, Broomfield and surrounding areas.

Sharron desired a more youthful looking smile and whiter teeth…

Sharron after Smile Makeover with Porcelain Veneers by Louisville Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Tracey Hughes.

Sharron’s visited our office searching for a Cosmetic Dentist in Boulder County with lots of experience in Cosmetic Dentistry.  She found Dr. Tracey Hughes, Louisville Cosmetic Dentist, who provided her with a beautiful new smile in 3 visits.  Many people have told Sharron her new smile has taken 10 years off her face.  Sharron is thrilled with all the compliments she is receiving and she feels more confident in her smile.

Call Boulder Valley Dental for a complimentary cosmetic dentistry consultation with Boulder County’s leading cosmetic dentist, Dr. Tracey Hughes.

 Before

   After Whitening and Bonding

Our Septmeber Cosmetic Case of the Month was a simple fun case we were able to complete in 2 visits.  Tim’s chief concern was he began noticing chipping and indentations in the enamel of his front two teeth.  He would occasionally get things stuck in this indentation, such as seeds, etc.  Tim also had been considering whitening his teeth.   The first visit, Tim had impressions taken for take home teeth whitening trays.  An alternative would have been to do in-office laser teeth whitening for faster results.  We do provide our patients with take home teeth whitening trays for touch up teeth whitening at their recare visits.   After Tim completed 2 weeks of at home teeth whitening for 30 minutes each day, he was ready for his Composite Bonding.  Tim’s visit was finnished in about 40 minutes and he didn’t even need to have local numbing anesthetic.  No permanent alterations were made to his teeth.  Tim was “very surprised for the big improvement”