Technology Across the Cosmetique Dental Group
3D Dental Imaging and Digital Planning
Cosmetique Dental uses digital tools including iTero scanning, CBCT imaging, digital smile design and CEREC technology across the group. Three-dimensional imaging can help a dentist examine bone and other structures when planning treatments such as dental implants. It is used only when clinically indicated. Your dentist will explain the tools recommended for your care and where any imaging or treatment will take place.
Digital Dental X-Rays
Digital X-rays help your dentist investigate areas that cannot be fully assessed by looking in your mouth. Images can be reviewed with you to explain findings and treatment choices. The type and number of X-rays depend on clinical need.
Intraoral Cameras
Seeing an image of your teeth can make a dental discussion easier to follow.
Intraoral photographs can help record tooth condition and other visible findings. Ask your dentist how any recommended photographs will be taken.
Your clinician can use these images alongside an examination to explain concerns, compare changes and discuss appropriate options.
At Sydney Dental Veneers | Cosmetique Dental, questions are welcome. Your dentist can explain what the images show and what they do not establish on their own.
Soft Tissue Laser
A dental laser may be used for selected soft tissue procedures where appropriate. Your dentist will explain the proposed technique, alternatives, potential discomfort and risks. Suitability and healing depend on the procedure and the individual patient.
Invisalign Clear Aligners
Invisalign uses a planned series of removable aligners to move teeth gradually. Your dentist assesses your teeth and bite before discussing suitability, wear instructions and the likely treatment stages. Aligners are changed according to your prescribed plan.
Aligners are removed for eating, drinking anything other than water, brushing and flossing. Treatment requires consistent wear, review appointments and retainers afterward. Eligible patients considering Invisalign or clear aligners can book a complimentary cosmetic consultation, including scans, photographs and X-rays where clinically necessary.
Our In-House Ceramic Laboratory
Most dental practices send their veneer, crown and bridge work to an external laboratory. Ours is on site, and the ceramists who make your restorations work alongside the dentists who plan and fit them.
That arrangement changes a few practical things. Shade matching can be done with you present rather than from a photograph and a written note. Where a shape or shade is not right, it can be adjusted without the case going back and forth between buildings. And because the ceramist can see the case in person, subtleties like surface texture and translucency — the things that decide whether a veneer reads as a tooth or as dental work — are easier to get right.
How Your Restoration Is Made
Planning. Your dentist records the shape, shade and position of your teeth, along with how your bite functions. Digital scanning is used where it suits the case.
Design. The restoration is designed to fit your existing teeth and bite. For veneer cases this is where the shape of the final smile is worked out, before anything is made.
Fabrication. Our ceramists build the restoration in porcelain, layering and characterising it to match the surrounding teeth.
Fitting and adjustment. Your dentist checks the fit, the bite and the appearance with you. Adjustments can be made with the ceramist on hand.
What This Means for Your Treatment
An in-house laboratory shortens the loop between planning and fitting, and keeps decisions about your restoration inside one team. It does not change the clinical requirements: the tooth still has to be prepared properly, the bite still has to work, and the result still depends on your individual case. Treatment times vary with the complexity of the work and the number of teeth involved.
Technology We Use
Digital intraoral scanning, digital smile planning and in-house ceramics are used where they are clinically appropriate for the case. Your dentist will explain which apply to your treatment and why, along with the alternatives.