Services

Bend Cosmetic Dentist Whether you're interested in general and preventive care, neuromuscular dentistry to alleviate problems associated with a bad bite, or the latest in aesthetics, Distinctive Dentistry at Broken Top offers the expertise and services to make your smile as healthy and beautiful as it can be.

Aesthetic Dentistry

A bright, even smile communicates warmth, confidence and charm and can have a huge impact on your life socially and professionally. If there's any aspect of your smile you'd like to change, Distinctive Dentistry at Broken Top has the solution.

Smile Makeovers

A Smile Makeover is modern dentistry's crowning achievement. It is nothing less than the complete and total transformation of your smile. In as little as two to three visits, Dr. Mingus can create an entirely new look for you--healthier and more beautiful than you've ever imagined.

Crooked teeth straightened
Chipped teeth repaired
Tooth size changed
Stained teeth whitened
Metal fillings replaced with porcelain
Gums recontoured

Teeth Whitening

Many people achieve a whiter, brighter smile in just an hour with Zoom!™ our in-office whitening system. Zoom! uses a special beaching gel and gentle light activation to achieve amazing results. Other patients prefer to lift the stains gradually with an at-home whitening process that allows them to choose exactly the shade they are looking for.

Porcelain Veneers

Crooked, gapped and overlapping teeth can be reshaped and straightened by porcelain veneers, thin but durable facings applied to the front of the tooth. With this technique an entirely new smile can be created in just a few visits.

Mercury-Free Fillings

Older silver-mercury fillings can now be replaced by natural looking porcelain. This improvement makes a big difference aesthetically, but more importantly, it can have a positive impact on your health. Silver-mercury fillings expand and contract when exposed to variations in temperature. Furthermore, they're not contoured like a natural tooth. Both these conditions allow harmful bacteria to enter the area and become trapped, leading to gum disease and further decay. Porcelain is not only far more attractive, it's also extremely durable and shaped like a natural tooth, creating an environment of exceptional health.

Inlays / Onlays

What are inlays?

Inlays are porcelain fillings used inside the cusps of the tooth. They are made of strong, long-lasting and natural-looking material and are invisible in the smile. Inlays are a conservative tooth restoration, meaning that they require far less drilling and preparation of the tooth than a metal filling does. This allows us to save much more of the healthy tooth.

What are Onlays?

Onlays are porcelain fillings used for large restorations. They restore the area inside the cusp and extend over one or more sides of the tooth. They can also be used as a crown or cap. Because of their size, onlays are made of porcelain. Like inlays, they are conservative tooth restorations that require far less drilling than metal fillings. An onlay can often be used to repair only the damaged portion of the tooth, leaving much more of the original tooth structure intact.

Gingival Recontouring

Our soft tissue lasers can gently reshape your gum line, making a big difference in a smile that's always seemed too gummy.

Replace Missing Teeth

Many options are available for replacing missing teeth. Whether you choose bridges, crowns, implants or precision-fit dentures, the results will be as natural looking as they are comfortable and secure. Replacing missing teeth boosts self-confidence and allows your remaining teeth to last longer by reducing the stress placed on them.

Neuromuscular Dentistry

Distinctive Dentistry at Broken Top is on the cutting edge of a revolutionary discipline of dentistry called neuromuscular. An approach that embraces the philosophy that oral health can have a significant impact on the health of the entire body.

If your bite is not in alignment (a condition known as malocclusion) you may suffer from a variety of symptoms including headaches, migraines, ear pain, ringing in the ears and vertigo. But with Dr. Mingus's expertise and the latest in equipment and materials, your bite can be gently repositioned in just a few visits.

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Providing cosmetic dentistry, neuromuscular dentistry, dental implants, smile makeover, porcelain veneers and teeth whitening to the Bend, Central Oregon area.