Have you ever looked up the word esthetic? Dictionary.com defines it this way: 1. pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics; 2. having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty; 3. pertaining to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality. Esthetics go deeper that the surface, esthetics are “involved with pure emotion.” An esthetic dentist brings beauty to the surface by connecting your emotions and desires with science and art.

Often referred to as cosmetic dentists, esthetic dentists take a deeper look at why people want a beautiful smile. The science is there. The tools are there. The skills and training are available. But you must ask why the patient is unhappy with how things are and what it is they hope to achieve. It is no longer enough to make teeth white and straight. Esthetic dentists want to deliver the emotional result, the restoring of confidence and the feeling of youth.

There are many reasons people want to change their smile. To effectively match the emotional needs with the technology available, an esthetic dentist will dig deep as their work is founded in a “love of beauty” that is “concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality.”