We believe your smile should feel like yours, serve your long-term dental well-being, and add value to your life.
At Prestige Dental, smile design and digital treatment planning aren’t about changing your smile just because we can. Rather, our goal is to uncover what matters to you the most, to thoroughly assess your smile, and to outline the best path toward care that not only delivers cosmetic improvements but also supports your long-term function, comfort, and quality of life. For our Sarasota, FL patients, this is the way we can deliver a more considered process to move ahead. Whether your goal is minor refinements or a more full-service smile makeover, there is a thoughtful path forward for you.
Designing With Your Long-Term Smile In Mind
It starts with a simple belief: good dentistry should look beyond the immediate term. Dr. Falestiny doesn’t like the idea of quick fixes that only put off the inevitable and force the need for more frequent dentistry than was necessary. Instead, she thinks about your long-term well-being, comfort, and confidence every time she makes a recommendation for your care.
Digital treatment planning allows us to study how your teeth, bite, gums, and face all work together as a unit and then design a smile plan accordingly, taking into consideration the aesthetic, functional, and durability factors of the procedure(s) necessary. Your smile is anything but static, so we want your dental care to be as dynamic as well.
A Values-Based Approach To Smile Planning
Before talking with you about treatment options, we want to learn a little more about what’s important to you. Are you primarily interested in the cosmetic aspects of your care? Do you prioritize function and comfort? Durability? The idea of avoiding the need for further dentistry in the future? Some patients have concerns about all of these areas. Others want the focus to fall solely on one or two of those areas.
During the course of your smile design consultation, we may want to talk with you about:
- Which areas of your current smile would you like to improve or leave the same, and why?
- What does your bite, chewing, or speech feel like for you currently?
- Which dental treatments have you had over the past, and have they met with success?
- What concerns you might have, such as financial, time, trust, or fear, that may play a role in your decision-making.
- What would an improved smile mean to you and your daily life?
The point of these conversations is simple. Every person puts a different spin on “value,” and we want to make sure you get the type of value from your dental care that you expect. That involves listening, educating, and empowering you to make decisions in your own best interest. And yes, it also involves holding ourselves back when a treatment simply isn’t necessary.
Digital Tools For More Accurate Treatment Planning
Prestige Dental is committed to technology for the simple reason that good dental care is the direct result of good dental planning. The digital planning technology at our disposal allows Dr. Falestiny to take a detailed look at your smile, to see issues before they become problems, to understand possible challenges, and to control the outcome at a higher level.
Digital planning can include photography, digital scans, x-rays, a bite test, and software that helps us predict the outcome of a particular plan. We are less reliant on the patient’s impressions or an outside laboratory’s interpretation of those impressions. Instead, the treatment design and fabrication are a direct collaboration between you and us.
Exocad digital design software allows Dr. Falestiny to digitally plan your restorations, oral appliances, and smile enhancements more precisely and before the care process has even started. Digital smile design allows us to consider the shape, fit, balance, and look of your dental work before it is actually applied, helping you achieve a more intentional outcome. By planning ahead, your dental professionals can evaluate how your smile might change from a bite, proportion, smile line, or function perspective. This reduces guesswork and supports personalized care, rather than a “one size fits all” approach.
Planning Cosmetic & Restorative Changes Together
Smile design may involve more than aesthetics. Teeth that are worn, chipped, overcrowded, discolored, uneven, or absent can impact function as well as confidence. Through digital treatment planning, we can pair your cosmetic goals with restorative needs, so treatment is planned with the entire smile in mind. Your personalized plan may include any of the following:
- Invisalign treatment to improve teeth alignment and bite balance.
- Dental implants to replace missing teeth with a predictable, secure solution.
- Crowns, veneers, or bonding to improve tooth shape and structural strength.
- Teeth whitening to brighten the natural color of your smile.
- Bite planning is designed to help protect the longevity of your restorations.
We do not set out to over-treat your smile. Rather, we set out to help you understand exactly how certain changes can improve your oral health, confidence, and overall quality of life, and how others may be unnecessary.
Helping You See The Bigger Picture
We have patients come to us who know there is something “wrong” with their smile but aren’t sure what treatment is the best choice to correct the problem. We also have patients who know they require treatment, but do not fully understand why it is needed. We believe an essential part of providing quality dental care is education, particularly when planning changes that may affect how your smile looks and functions for years to come. Digital treatment planning helps our team offer a better way to explain what we are seeing.
We are better able to show you where problems lie, discuss potential obstacles to reaching your goal, and help you understand why one treatment path may be more predictable than another. While certain components may be covered by your dental insurance, coverage alone should not determine the right course of care. Our recommendations are always made with your health, preferences, and treatment outcome as the top priority.
A More Comfortable Experience For Hesitant Patients
If you feel apprehensive, unsure, or even fearful about treatment, you are not the only patient we have helped who feels this way. We hear from patients all the time who feel hesitant due to concern for the expense, the amount of time it will take, their trust in dentistry, their fear of feeling uncomfortable, or negative previous dental experiences. We approach these difficult conversations with respect and patience. We also believe your first few visits to our practice should be an experience built around first listening to you and helping you feel heard, before even discussing a treatment plan.
Our new patient experience is designed to allow time for us to connect, to be patient with your questions and concerns, and to give you confidence in our plan moving forward. You can expect honest communication, clear explanations, and recommendations rooted in what we believe is in your best interest in the long term. You won’t be pressured into treatment you don’t think you need, and neither will we be altering your smile unless it will benefit your life. We listen to our patients and only recommend treatment they actually need.
The Importance Of Digital Smile Design
Digital smile design is the key to more organized, predictable, collaborative treatment. Instead of looking only at an individual tooth in isolation, digital planning can be used to look at how one step fits into another and how it relates to your desired result.
This is particularly important for a patient requiring multiple services. If a patient requires alignment therapy, implants, restorations, occlusal balancing, or aesthetic changes, digital planning can help ensure all of these factors work in harmony. And we can use this technology to better communicate with patients, setting appropriate expectations for timing and priorities.
For Sarasota, FL, patients, this means a treatment plan that uses the artistry and technology that is available today to ensure that it looks natural, feels comfortable, and allows our patients to enjoy their everyday lives.
Smile Design & Digital Treatment Planning FAQ
No. While aesthetic results can be beautiful, smile design also provides a platform for planning for better function, a more stable bite, long-term durability, and stronger teeth. For us, cosmetic desires need to be considered as only a part of the plan, which is focused on comfort, functionality, and longevity.
Not necessarily. Some patients only require small improvements, while others benefit from a more comprehensive treatment plan. We will explain to you exactly what is necessary to meet your goals and what is optional for your smile, as well as what treatment offers you the best long-term value.
The ability to digitally plan treatment can allow us to analyze more of the factors at play with your smile, which can help improve communication, reduce uncertainty, and allow for treatments that are personalized to fit your mouth. This is often critical for the long-term success of restoration or cosmetic work.
Absolutely not. Prestige Dental is guided by our core values, and we believe trust can only be gained by being honest. We want to clearly explain your options so you feel comfortable making the decision best for you.
Yes. Digital treatment planning can be especially helpful for patients with older restorations (like crowns and fillings), dental wear and tear, missing teeth, or even just dental work that no longer feels right or fits the way you want. By identifying what’s working well, identifying problems, and planning what needs attention, we can better design long-term restorations.
We use modern digital technology paired with a personal approach and an emphasis on our values. We want to take time to understand you and your needs, identify any potential risks to long-term success that can be mitigated, and provide you with the right care.
Planning A Smile
For The Future
Smile design should be a thoughtful process based around your priorities. With Dr. Falestiny and our team, digital treatment planning can give Sarasota, FL, patients the clarity and confidence to make the right decisions for their dental health and aesthetic desires today and in the future. If you are interested in discussing the many benefits of digital smile design for your dental health and confidence, schedule your consultation today at Prestige Dental.