Cosmetic Dentistry

Before and after 10 days of Opalescence Go 10% whitening. Manufacturer image. Results vary with your starting shade, the type of stain, and your coffee habit. Dr. Victor Bauer, DDS Whitening strips and professional whitening use the same basic ingredient, peroxide, so both work. The differences are strength, fit, and speed. Strips are a fine starting point for mild yellowing on healthy teeth. Custom trays or an in-office session make sense when strips plateau, when teeth are

Invisalign works well for crowding, spacing, mild to moderate bite problems, and relapse after old braces, and poorly for big rotations, severe bites, and extraction cases. Dr. Bauer explains which group you are in and what happens at a consult.

Dr. Victor Bauer, DDS Dental veneers are thin custom shells, usually made of porcelain, composite, or advanced 3D-printed ceramic, that are bonded to the front of teeth to improve their color, shape, size, or alignment. They can dramatically improve a smile, but the right approach depends on the individual: the condition of the teeth, the bite, the gums, and what you actually want to change. If you've been researching veneers after seeing them on TV, on Instagram, or in a fri

Dr. Victor Bauer, DDS If you wake up with a sore jaw, hear clicking or popping when you chew, or get frequent tension headaches, the cause may be your jaw joint, the TMJ. At our Bellevue office, Dr. Bauer treats TMJ disorders with a conservative, step-by-step approach, and for the right patients, therapeutic Xeomin can be a remarkably effective way to relieve the muscle tension behind the pain. Here's how we think about jaw pain and where Xeomin fits in. Dr. Bauer uses therap