You have probably seen the before and after celebrity pictures. George Clooney and Sharon Stone are among two of the most famous smile makeovers in Hollywood. They went to a cosmetic dentist who dramatically changed the face of their smiles. Zac Efron had the gap between his front teeth corrected and Miley Cyrus had the length of her choppers evened out. The most dramatic change of all belongs to Elliot Yamin of American Idol fame whose teeth had to be straightened and spaced out more properly. The techniques that were used to help those celebrities are now more widely available across the U.S. than ever before.

Dr. John Gordon, a Kansas City cosmetic dentist, performs those types of smile makeovers for average people, every day. The cost of the procedures has become much more affordable so that they are not just for Hollywood celebrities any longer. Invisalign has provided one of the most dramatic ways to makeover the mouth through a revolutionary system that makes wearing braces nearly undetectable. Your dentist takes impressions of your teeth to fashion custom supports that you wear to gradually move your teeth into the correct position. It works just like metal braces without the discomfort and unsightly wires that go with conventional orthodontics.

At his Kansas City cosmetic dentist office, Dr. Gordon uses 3D computer images to makeover smiles. He calls the work his passion and he loves to show off the results. In many cases, the Invisalign supports are used by adults who just couldn’t handle wearing braces as a child. The patients wish that the Invisalign system had been available when they were young.

There are other ways that Dr. Gordon and his fellow cosmetic dentists can fix your smile.

Porcelain veneers that are cemented to bad teeth will hide bad stains, cover cracks or chips and fill in gaps. They can also hide the damage done to the enamel of the teeth by years of cigarette smoking or drinking coffee. Whatever complaint you have about the appearance of your smile, a cosmetic dentist will be able to come up with a solution.