Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic dentistry combines art and science to enhance your smile’s appearance while maintaining optimal oral health. At Rappaport Dental in Jacksonville, we go beyond surface-level improvements, ensuring every cosmetic treatment supports your overall dental wellness. Whether addressing discoloration, misalignment, chips, or gaps, our cosmetic procedures deliver natural-looking results that complement your unique features.

Our holistic approach means we consider how cosmetic improvements affect your bite, jaw function, and long-term oral health. This comprehensive perspective ensures your beautiful new smile is also a healthy, functional one that will last for years to come.

Cosmetic Dentistry Services

Cosmetic Tooth Contouring

Cosmetic contouring is a service designed to improve the shape of your teeth and enhance the overall appearance of your smile. In the cosmetic tooth contouring procedure, our dentist and team remove small amounts of tooth enamel, which is the protective outer layer of the tooth. By making careful changes to the shape of the enamel, we correct cosmetic dental flaws and give your smile a more attractive appearance. In certain cases, we may recommend combining cosmetic contouring with dental bonding to achieve optimal results. Our team is typically able to complete cosmetic contouring in just one visit to our office, so you can achieve a more beautiful smile after a single appointment!

We may suggest cosmetic tooth contouring in order to make minor aesthetic changes to the size, length, surface or shape of your teeth.

Tooth contouring can be used to correct:

Slight tooth overlapping
Irregularly shaped teeth
Teeth that appear too long or too large
Dips, bumps or other imperfections on the tooth surface

Chipped or cracked teeth
Adjacent teeth of unequal length
Teeth that look too pointed

Dental Bonding

Dental bonding is usually recommended to close gaps and spaces between the teeth, improve misshapen teeth, whiten severely stained teeth, or restore cracked or chipped teeth. Dental bonding is among the quickest and most conservative treatments available to improve the appearance of your teeth, as it involves little or no removal of your original tooth structure and can typically be completed in a single appointment. The bonding procedure is also very comfortable and does not usually require any anesthetic.

When you receive dental bonding, our dentist will work with you to select a shade of composite resin that matches the color of your teeth in order to produce a natural-looking result. A slightly lighter shade may be used if you are receiving bonding to lighten stained or discolored teeth. After the bonding material has been selected, our dentist will carefully place it onto your tooth structure and shape and sculpt it to fit your teeth and correct the flaws in your smile. After the resin has been placed and shaped, we will harden, trim and polish it to complete your treatment and provide you with a long-lasting solution for your smile.

Porcelain Veneers

Dental veneers are thin shells of porcelain used to recreate the natural look of teeth to correct imperfections in your smile. Dental veneers are a great choice for enhancing your smile, as they commonly consist of porcelain, which has a color and translucence that closely matches natural teeth.

Dental veneers are designed to correct imperfections in your smile such as:

Large spaces and gaps between your teeth
Discolored, stained or yellowed teeth
Misshapen, too long or too short teeth
Slightly crooked teeth
Chipped, fractured, worn or broken teeth

We may recommend dental veneers if you are interested in enhancing the beauty of your smile. Veneers are custom made just for you for a natural fit that fits the contours of your smile. They can be used as a restoration for one tooth or for your full smile. With veneers, you can achieve that bright, white Hollywood smile you have been dreaming of having! We want you to love your smile and love showing it off!

Clear Aligners

Clear aligners are a popular orthodontic treatment used to straighten teeth. These are a great solution to traditional braces, which are often bulkier and more obvious. With these subtle aligners, patients can straighten their teeth for a beautiful new smile.

Each clear aligner is custom made using a computer-generated system that takes a model of your mouth and slowly changes each set of aligners to help correct your teeth over time. These sets are changed every two weeks as your teeth move into the correct positions.

These clear aligners are a great teeth straightening option for adult patients and can be used to correct:

Crowding
Gapped teeth
Misalignment
Overbites
Underbites

Smile Makeovers

A smile makeover is a personalized, comprehensive treatment plan that can greatly enhance the beauty of your smile. A smile makeover consists of multiple cosmetic and restorative dental treatments that are combined to help you achieve a healthy, beautiful smile.

Smile makeover may include any of the following treatments:

Dental bridges
Dental crowns
Dental bonding
Dental fillings
Dental implants
Dentures (complete or partial)
Porcelain veneers
Teeth whitening

We may recommend a smile makeover if only one treatment will not give you the beautiful results you deserve. By combining multiple cosmetic treatments, we can ensure that you achieve the attractive, healthy smile of your dreams. A smile makeover might be right for you if your smile is flawed by:

Missing teeth
Gapped teeth
Broken, fractured or chipped teeth
Very worn teeth

Yellowed, discolored or stained teeth
Misshapen teeth
Slightly crooked teeth
Decayed or damaged teeth

Teeth Whitening

While there are many over-the-counter whitening products available, nothing brightens your smile more quickly or effectively than professional teeth whitening. Teeth whitening treatments use a special whitening gel to break up and lighten stains, yellowing and discoloration on the tooth enamel to enhance the appearance of your teeth. These professional treatments are available both in-office and as a take-home kit.

Key Benefits of Teeth Whitening

Corrects brown, yellow and spotted tooth staining
Works on people of any age
Is a near-permanent solution for a “dull” smile, restoring brightness and brings a smile alive

In-office teeth whitening treatments can typically be completed in under an hour. We will apply the whitening gel to your teeth and use a special light to activate it so that you can leave our office with a more beautiful smile. Take-home whitening treatments involve the use of custom whitening trays. Our dentist will provide you with whitening gel to place in the trays and instructions on how to wear them. Over a period of several weeks, your teeth can become whiter.

Why Jacksonville Chooses Rappaport Dental?

For over 30 years, Jacksonville has trusted us with their smiles. We combine advanced technology with personalized care to create a dental experience that puts you at ease. Our same-day crown technology means fewer appointments for your busy schedule, while our comprehensive services cover everything from routine cleanings to dental implants and clear aligners.

What sets us apart is our commitment to understanding your complete health picture — not just your teeth. Dr. Drew Rappaport and our team take the time to listen to your concerns and explain your options clearly, ensuring every visit is comfortable, transparent, and tailored to you.