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Smile Makeover in McLean & Alexandria, VA

The smile is designed before anything is touched.

Not a list of procedures. One design, decided first, then whichever treatments build it.

Book a smile evaluationSee the results
FreeDigital Smile Design preview
5 toolsCrowns, bridges, veneers, whitening, implants
One planDesigned by one specialist
The Approach

Prosthodontics is the specialty that does exactly this.

Most cosmetic dentistry is sold procedure by procedure, and the result looks like it. A prosthodontist is trained for three additional years in the opposite habit: designing the finished result first, then working backwards to what has to happen to produce it.

A smile before a smile makeover, uneven and gapped
Where it starts
Smiling patient holding a framed picture of her teeth before treatment
Designed first, free
The bench and stereo microscope in the practice's in-house laboratory
Built in the building
The same smile after a completed smile makeover by prosthodontist Dr. Esam Nahlah
Approved in advance

Meet the specialist

The Tools

Five ways to get there. Most plans use two or three.

A completed porcelain veneer case01

Porcelain veneers

Thin layers of custom porcelain bonded over enamel, for chips, cracks, gaps and deep discoloration in the teeth that show.

Veneers in detail
A crown being seated onto a demonstration model02

Dental crowns

Custom caps bonded over a natural tooth, where a tooth is too damaged or too stained for a veneer to sit on.

A three-unit ceramic bridge on a stone model03

Dental bridges

A run of crowns spanning adjacent teeth. Zirconia fixed bridges behave like the natural teeth beside them.

A completed whitening case04

Professional whitening

Often finished in a single visit. If veneers or crowns are in the plan, whitening comes first, because porcelain is matched to the shade the teeth finish at.

A titanium implant post placed in the jaw05

Dental implants

Where teeth are missing rather than damaged, the design starts at the root. Implants carry the new teeth instead of the gum.

Implants in detail
A designed smile+

Digital Smile Design

A free preview of the finished smile, from your own photographs and scans, before a single tooth is prepared.

The Sequence

How a makeover actually runs.

A clinician showing a patient a dental model during a consultation01

Smile evaluation

Candidacy, a free Digital Smile Design preview, pricing and options, and time with Dr. Nahlah directly.

A stereo microscope over the bench in the practice's in-house laboratory02

Examination & imaging

A complete oral examination with any scans needed, to find what is achievable and what has to be treated first.

An intraoral scanner beside the digital model of a patient’s arch03

The design

Shape, shade, proportion, lip line and gum symmetry settled as one design. You approve it before preparation starts.

Dental technician in black gloves working at a precision milling instrument in a dental lab04

Build it

The treatments in the plan, in the order the design requires, with the in-house lab adjusting shade and fit in minutes.

Real Cases

Drag the line.

Before: worn and discolored smile zoneAfter: porcelain veneersBeforeAfter
Porcelain veneers across the smile zone
Before: damaged and missing teethAfter: veneers combined with implantsBeforeAfter
Veneers combined with implant restoration
Stained natural teeth before whiteningAfter: professional whiteningBeforeAfter
Professional whitening, single visit

The full gallery

Questions

Smile makeovers in McLean and Alexandria: questions.

What is a smile makeover?
One design for the whole smile, decided first, then built with whichever treatments it needs: veneers, crowns, bridges, whitening or implants. Most plans use two or three.
Can I preview my new smile?
Yes, free: a Digital Smile Design made from your own photographs and scans, which you approve before a single tooth is prepared.
How is a makeover different from a full-mouth reconstruction?
A makeover works mostly on the teeth that show. A full-mouth reconstruction rebuilds the whole mouth, back teeth and bite included, often with implants.Full-mouth reconstruction →
Where are smile makeovers done?
At both offices, Tysons Corner in McLean and Duke Street in Alexandria, with a laboratory in each building.Contact and locations →
How long does a smile makeover take?
It depends on the treatments in the design. Veneers alone can take as few as two appointments once the design is settled; plans with implants take months.

Where to go next.

See it before you commit to it.

Candidacy, a free Digital Smile Design of the result, and pricing on the table.