At LPS Dental, our Chicago cosmetic dentists create personalized treatment plans based on your smile, goals, and oral health. Whether you are considering whitening, bonding, veneers, Invisalign®, dental implants, or a complete smile makeover, we focus on natural-looking results that feel like you. Visit us in Lincoln Park, Downtown Chicago, or Norwood Park to explore your options.
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At LPS Dental, our Chicago cosmetic dentists create personalized treatment plans based on your smile, goals, and oral health. Whether you are considering whitening, bonding, veneers, Invisalign®, dental implants, or a complete smile makeover, we focus on natural-looking results that feel like you.
Teeth can gradually darken from coffee, tea, wine, aging, and everyday staining. Professional whitening is one of the simplest ways to brighten a healthy smile without changing the shape of your teeth. We offer in-office and take-home options based on your goals, timeline, and sensitivity.
Veneers can improve several things at once, from stubborn discoloration and worn edges to gaps, uneven shapes, and tooth proportions. Depending on your smile, treatment may involve traditional porcelain veneers or a more conservative no-prep approach. We plan around the teeth you already have, with the goal of creating a result that looks balanced, natural, and still feels like your smile.
Not every imperfection needs a veneer or crown. Composite bonding can repair a chip, close a small gap, rebuild a worn edge, or improve the shape of an individual tooth using tooth-colored material. For the right patient, it can be a conservative way to make a noticeable change with minimal alteration to the natural tooth.
If tooth position is the main concern, changing the teeth themselves may not be necessary. Invisalign clear aligners can address many cases of spacing, crowding, and misalignment while allowing adults to straighten their teeth without traditional metal braces. Digital scanning also eliminates the need for conventional impressions.
Sometimes there is no single procedure that addresses everything you would like to change. A smile makeover combines appropriate treatments into one coordinated plan. That could mean straightening before whitening, bonding after Invisalign, veneers on selected teeth, or restorative treatment where a tooth also needs structural support. The goal is not to do more dentistry. It is to choose the right treatment for each part of the smile.
A missing tooth changes more than appearance. It can also affect chewing, spacing, and the way neighboring teeth function. Dental implants replace missing teeth without requiring adjacent healthy teeth to support a bridge. The final restoration is planned to blend with the color, contour, and proportions of the surrounding smile.
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Patient story from Lincoln Park Smiles
You do not need to arrive at your consultation asking for a particular procedure. Start by telling us what you notice. If a chipped tooth is the only thing that bothers you, we will not turn it into a ten-tooth treatment plan. If several concerns are connected, we will explain how treating them together may produce a better result. The recommendation comes after we understand the problem.
Good cosmetic dentistry should draw attention to your smile, not to the dental work. Tooth length, width, edge shape, translucency, color, facial proportions, lip movement, and neighboring teeth all influence what looks natural on an individual patient. Two people receiving veneers should not automatically walk away with identical smiles. Our goal is improvement that still looks believable when you speak, laugh, and smile.
Cosmetic dentistry still has to function as dentistry. Before treatment, we look at the health of the teeth and gums, existing restorations, tooth position, and bite. Covering an unhealthy tooth simply because it would look better is rarely the right long-term decision. When restorative, implant, periodontal, orthodontic, or cosmetic care overlaps, our team can plan those needs together rather than treating appearance in isolation.
Digital scanning helps us capture detailed information about your teeth without traditional impression material. Depending on the treatment, digital planning can also help you better understand proposed changes before permanent dental work begins. More importantly, we explain why we are recommending something. You should know what each procedure changes, what alternatives exist, what treatment involves, and what the expected result is before making a decision.
How It Works
What would you change about your smile if you could? It might be one tooth or your entire smile. Photos, old pictures, and examples of smiles you like can all be helpful, but you do not need to arrive with a perfectly defined plan. We start by listening.
Your dentist will evaluate the teeth, gums, existing dental work, tooth position, and bite. This step matters because the most attractive treatment is not necessarily the right treatment if there is an underlying dental issue that needs to be addressed first.
There is often more than one way to solve a cosmetic concern. A chipped tooth, for example, might be improved with bonding, a veneer, or another restoration depending on how much tooth structure remains and what you want to accomplish. We will explain the advantages, limitations, and level of commitment involved with the options that apply to you. When appropriate, digital planning can also help you visualize proposed changes.
Before treatment begins, you should know what is being recommended and why. We will review the expected number of visits, treatment sequence, approximate timeline, fees, and available payment options. You can ask questions, think about the plan, and decide when or whether you want to move forward.
Meet The LPS Dental Team
LPS Dental's roots in Chicago go back to 1999, when Dr. Jack Manikowski opened Lincoln Park Smiles.
Today, LPS Dental has three Chicago offices and a team whose experience extends across cosmetic, restorative, implant, periodontal, prosthodontic, and general dentistry. That range matters in cosmetic treatment because appearance is rarely separate from everything else happening in the mouth. Dr. Jack is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and completes extensive continuing education each year. His approach combines the precision required for restorative dentistry with close attention to tooth shape, proportion, color, and the way a smile fits the individual patient. For more complex cases, the broader LPS team can bring different areas of dental experience into the same treatment plan. You are not limited to choosing a cosmetic solution simply because that is where the conversation started.
Treatment planning that considers appearance, tooth structure, function, and long-term health together.
Dr. Jack Manikowski is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Digital scanning and planning tools help us evaluate and communicate proposed treatment.
It is normal to have questions before treatment. Here are some of the things patients often want to understand first.
Cosmetic dentistry focuses primarily on improving the appearance of the teeth and smile. Depending on the concern, treatment may address tooth color, shape, size, spacing, alignment, proportions, missing teeth, or worn and damaged teeth. Treatments commonly associated with cosmetic dentistry include professional whitening, composite bonding, porcelain veneers, Invisalign, dental implants, and smile makeovers. Cosmetic and restorative dentistry also overlap frequently. A crown or implant, for example, may be needed for health or function while also being carefully designed to look natural within the smile.
Cosmetic dentistry may help with stained or discolored teeth, chips, worn edges, small gaps, uneven tooth shape, crooked or crowded teeth, missing teeth, old restorations that no longer blend well, and several other aesthetic concerns. The appropriate treatment depends on what is causing the problem. That is why we prefer to examine the smile before recommending a specific procedure.
You do not need to know beforehand. Tell your dentist what bothers you and what kind of change you are hoping for. From there, we can determine whether the concern is best addressed through whitening, bonding, veneers, Invisalign, restorative treatment, implants, or a combination. In some cases, the most conservative option is also the best one.
Look beyond before-and-after photos alone. Ask how the dentist decides between different treatment options, whether your oral health and bite will be evaluated first, what experience they have with the procedure you are considering, and how they approach natural-looking results. You should also feel comfortable asking why a particular treatment is being recommended. A good consultation should leave you with a clearer understanding of your choices, not pressure to make an immediate decision.
It should not. Natural-looking cosmetic work depends on more than selecting a white shade. Tooth proportions, texture, translucency, edge shape, symmetry, neighboring teeth, gum position, and facial features all contribute to the final appearance. Some patients want a noticeable transformation. Others want people to notice that their smile looks better without knowing why. Those preferences should be part of the planning conversation.
No. Composite bonding can be an excellent option for certain chips, small gaps, worn edges, and minor shape changes. Orthodontic treatment such as Invisalign may be more appropriate when tooth position is the underlying issue. Veneers become particularly useful when several characteristics such as color, shape, proportions, or surface appearance need to change together. Your dentist can compare these approaches after examining your teeth.
There is no single timeline. Whitening and some bonding cases may be completed relatively quickly. Invisalign takes place gradually as the teeth move. Veneers usually involve planning and multiple clinical stages. Dental implants require healing before the final restoration in many cases. A smile makeover may combine several procedures over a longer period. Once we know what you are considering, we can give you a much more useful timeline.
Many cosmetic procedures involve little discomfort, but the experience varies according to the treatment and the condition of the teeth. Whitening may cause temporary sensitivity in some patients. Bonding often requires minimal tooth preparation. Procedures such as veneers, crowns, implants, or gum treatment involve different levels of treatment. We will explain what you are likely to feel and what options are available for keeping you comfortable before beginning.
You do not need to have the treatment figured out before you come in. Bring us the chipped tooth that catches your eye in every photo.
Ask why your teeth look darker than they used to. Tell us you like your smile but wish it were a little straighter. Or show us several things you have wanted to change for years. We will look at your smile, talk through what is realistically possible, and help you compare the options. Cosmetic consultations are available at all three LPS Dental locations in Chicago.
