Smile Design and Whitening
Christopher Sprout
A smile makeover with Christopher Sprout runs in an order some patients find backwards: health first, then function, then appearance.
He checks the gums and the bite before designing anything visible, because a makeover built on unstable gums or an uneven bite does not hold. That sequence is not caution for its own sake — it is what separates a result that lasts from one that needs to be redone.
Whitening: Matched to the Person
Whitening is often the simplest place to start, and Christopher Sprout fits it to the patient rather than the other way around. A professional treatment — whether done in the office or with custom take-home trays — reaches an even result that a one-size drugstore kit cannot, because the gel contacts the whole tooth rather than the high spots.
Christopher Sprout maps any existing dental work first, since crowns and fillings do not change color and a patient does not want their natural teeth to outpace the work beside them. That mapping step takes minutes and prevents a mismatch that is expensive to fix.
Full Smile Design
From there, smile design can involve bonding to close a gap or reshape an edge, veneers to change color and form, or reshaping an uneven gum line that is making good teeth look short. The right combination depends on the mouth, and Christopher Sprout would rather do the smallest set of steps that reaches the goal than the largest available.
The result he aims for is a smile that looks natural, fits the face, and lasts. For patients weighing a change, that is the standard he designs toward from the first visit. For the full list of cosmetic services, see the Cosmetic Dentistry page.
Whitening Options
In-Office Whitening
A single visit using a stronger agent applied under controlled conditions. The fastest path to a visible change — useful when there is a deadline or a patient prefers a supervised result.
Take-Home Trays
Custom trays made from an impression of the patient’s teeth, used with professional-strength gel over a couple of weeks. Slower, but the fit delivers even contact that keeps the result uniform — and the trays can be used for touch-ups later.
Christopher Sprout, DDS, practices at Running Creek Dental and Laser in Elizabeth, Colorado. For the preventive foundation that protects any cosmetic result, see Preventive Dentistry.