Veneers, bonding, and professional whitening for adults who want a brighter, more even, more confident smile. At East Bradford Dental, cosmetic work isn't just a procedure — it's careful planning, clinical photography, custom shade matching, and a dentist who treats your face as a whole. Free consultations.
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Cosmetic dentistry is the most subjective field in dentistry. Two dentists working on the same patient can produce very different results — not because of skill alone, but because of taste, lighting, lab choice, and the dentist's patience for the details that don't show up on an X-ray.
A natural-looking restoration isn't just the right shade. It's the way light moves through the porcelain. It's the slight variation in tooth length that keeps a smile from looking artificial. It's the soft characterization at the incisal edge that mimics a real tooth. It's the way the lab translates a chairside photo of your face — your skin tone, the shape of your lip line, the natural shade of your other teeth — into a piece of porcelain.
We invest in the steps that separate a thoughtful cosmetic case from a rushed one: clinical photography of your face and teeth, custom shade matching with the lab, mock-ups before any tooth structure is touched, and a whiten-first protocol so your restorations match the smile you actually want. The work takes longer. The result lasts longer too.
Cosmetic work ranges from a 30-minute composite bonding repair to a multi-month full smile design. We do most of it in-house and coordinate with specialists when a case calls for it. Pricing below is typical for the West Chester market; you'll get exact numbers at your free consult.
Custom lab-made shells bonded to the front of the teeth. The right choice for larger smile transformations and when precise shade and shape control matters. Materials: emax for most cases, anterior zirconia where strength and translucency need to work together.
Tooth-colored resin applied directly chairside in a single visit. Excellent for chips, small gaps, and minor reshaping. Reversible in a way porcelain veneers aren't. Often the right answer for a single problem tooth rather than a whole-smile makeover.
A single 60-90 minute visit. High-strength whitening gel activated by a special light, in 15-minute cycles. Lighten 2-8 shades in one visit. Some tooth sensitivity for 24-48 hours is normal and temporary.
Custom-fitted trays plus professional-strength bleaching gel. Worn at home, typically 30-60 minutes a day for 2-4 weeks. More gradual than Zoom, but excellent control over the final shade and often less sensitivity.
A combination treatment plan tailored to your goals — often Invisalign to align the teeth first, professional whitening to brighten, then bonding or veneers to perfect shape and shade. Comprehensive, sequenced carefully, typically completed over 6-12 months.
All of our fillings are tooth-colored composite or ceramic — no amalgam (silver) fillings. The aesthetic difference is significant for posterior teeth visible when you smile or laugh, and the materials bond chemically to the tooth rather than just sitting in a hole.
Veneer cases are paced deliberately. The work between visits — at the lab, with the photography and shade matching — is where the result is made. Here's what to expect.
You come in to discuss what you want to change about your smile. We take an iTero digital scan, clinical photographs of your face and teeth, and review what's possible. If you're considering whitening too, we typically recommend that first. You leave with a written plan and pricing — no obligation to proceed.
For cases involving multiple teeth, we create a mock-up or digital preview before any tooth structure is touched. You see what the proposed result will look like in your own mouth, and we can refine the shape, size, and contour before committing. Single bondings and small cases skip this step.
Once the design is approved, we conservatively prepare the teeth — typically less than 0.5mm of enamel reduction for porcelain veneers. We take final impressions or digital scans, send detailed photographs to the lab for shade matching, and fit you with temporary veneers shaped like the final design while the porcelain is made.
Your veneers come back from the lab in roughly 2-3 weeks. We try them in, evaluate the fit, shade, and shape in your mouth, make any adjustments, and bond them permanently. Final polish and bite check. You walk out with the finished smile.
One of our younger patients came in after chipping their front tooth in a sports accident. Not a huge chip — small enough that veneers or a crown would have been overkill, large enough that it was the first thing they noticed every time they looked in the mirror.
A 30-minute composite bonding repair. We matched the shade, sculpted the resin to mirror the natural anatomy of the surrounding teeth, polished it, and they walked out the same day. The result is indistinguishable from the natural tooth — even up close. That's the kind of case where bonding is exactly the right tool.
Honest answer: whitestrips are fine for very mild stains and maintenance. They're not going to get you significantly whiter than professional treatment, and they have real limitations.
The bleaching gel in over-the-counter strips is weaker than what we use professionally. The application is less even — strips often miss spots near the gumline or between teeth — so you can end up with an uneven result. And the strips don't stay perfectly in place, which means the gel doesn't sit on your teeth for the full intended time.
For most patients who actually want whiter teeth, custom-tray bleaching at home is the most cost-effective professional option. It's a step up from strips (custom-fitted trays that hold the gel against every surface of your teeth) and a step below Zoom in price. Once you have the trays, you can refill the gel for years. Many people who've been buying Whitestrip boxes for years find it isn't much more expensive in the long run.
If you want the most dramatic single-visit result, in-office Zoom is the option. If you're patient and want the most controlled outcome with the least sensitivity, take-home trays are the option. Either way — we'll help you pick the right one for your case.
Purely cosmetic procedures aren't typically covered by dental insurance. That said, the lines between cosmetic and restorative aren't always clean — a chipped front tooth restored with bonding may have partial coverage, since it's repairing damage. We'll check your plan and tell you exactly what's covered before you commit.
East Bradford Dental has been caring for West Chester families since 1993. Dr. Steven Casella has invested in the modern cosmetic dentistry workflow — clinical photography, iTero scanning, careful shade matching, and a deliberate pace for cosmetic cases — that produces results worth showing.
We were named to Philadelphia Magazine's Top Dentists 2026 list. For cosmetic work specifically, our edge is that we treat it as artistry rather than a procedure. We're also honest about what we don't do — full-mouth wear cases and significant gum recontouring are referred to the specialists who do them best.
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Free consultation. iTero scan, clinical photographs, and an honest evaluation of what's possible. Whether you need a single chipped tooth repaired or you're thinking about a full smile makeover, you'll leave with a written plan and exact pricing. No pressure to commit.