One Coordinated Plan for a Smile That Still Looks Like You
A smile makeover is not a single treatment or an automatic set of veneers. Dr. Daniel Adelpour evaluates your teeth, gums, bite, existing dental work, and priorities before coordinating the most conservative options that can realistically address your goals.
- Personalized sequencing
- Real BLVD case photography
- Written treatment plan
What Is a Smile Makeover?
A smile makeover is a personalized cosmetic plan that may combine two or more treatments—or confirm that one conservative treatment is enough. It is different from full-mouth rehabilitation, which primarily addresses extensive functional or restorative disease.
The goal is coordination, not maximum treatment.
Whitening, bonding, orthodontics or Invisalign, gum contouring, porcelain veneers, and restorative care solve different problems. Sequencing them correctly can prevent unnecessary tooth reduction, mismatched shades, or work that must be repeated.
What Could Be Included?
Color and surface
Professional whitening may improve natural tooth color; bonding or veneers may address selected shape, surface, or discoloration concerns that whitening cannot change.
Position and proportions
Orthodontic treatment can align teeth and improve spacing before final cosmetic work. In selected cases, conservative bonding or veneers can refine proportions.
Gumline and missing teeth
Gum contouring may rebalance visible tooth proportions. Missing or structurally damaged teeth may require restorative planning rather than cosmetic treatment alone.
How BLVD Plans the Sequence
- Discuss what you want to change—and what you want to preserve
- Evaluate decay, gum health, tooth structure, bite, wear, and grinding
- Review photographs, scans, shade, proportions, and existing restorations
- Compare conservative alternatives and treatment tradeoffs
- Sequence orthodontics, whitening, gum treatment, and final restorations appropriately
- Provide an individualized timeline and written estimate
What a Preview Can and Cannot Show
Photographs, digital simulations, scans, wax-ups, and temporary mock-ups can help communicate tooth length, shape, proportion, and general direction before irreversible treatment.
A preview is illustrative—not a guarantee.
Healing, tooth structure, material behavior, bite, lip movement, and other biological variables affect the final result. BLVD explains those limits before treatment.
A Coordinated Smile Makeover Process
Goals and health evaluation
Define the concerns, examine oral health and determine whether preliminary care is needed.
Options and visual planning
Compare whitening, bonding, alignment, gum treatment, veneers, and restorative alternatives.
Sequence and estimate
Receive a written plan with expected stages, timing, fees, limitations, and maintenance needs.
Phased treatment and review
Complete care in the planned order, verify function and aesthetics, and establish long-term maintenance.
Real BLVD Cosmetic Cases
These owned cases show components that may be used within a broader smile plan. They do not imply that every patient needs veneers or that another patient will achieve the same result.
Before / AfterSee the detailed BLVD porcelain-veneers process and complete case disclosures.
Candidacy, Alternatives, and Limits
Health comes first
Active decay, infection, uncontrolled gum inflammation, unstable bite problems, or untreated grinding may need attention before elective cosmetic care.
Less treatment may be enough
Cleaning, whitening, minor bonding, orthodontics, or monitoring may meet the goal without veneers or crowns. BLVD explains reasonable alternatives.
No result is permanent
Whitening may fade; bonding can stain or chip; restorations can wear or require replacement; and teeth can shift. Results and longevity vary.
Cost, Timing, and PPO Insurance
There is no universal smile-makeover package price. The fee and timeline depend on the actual treatments selected, number of teeth, laboratory work, bite considerations, preliminary care, and whether treatment is phased.
BLVD provides a written estimate after the evaluation. Purely cosmetic treatment is commonly excluded from dental insurance; medically necessary restorative components may have PPO benefits subject to plan rules. Learn how BLVD verifies PPO benefits. Verification is not a guarantee of payment.
For reference, BLVD’s separately owned porcelain-veneers page explains its typical per-tooth veneer range. That range should not be multiplied into a smile-makeover quote because many plans use fewer veneers—or no veneers at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a smile makeover?
A smile makeover is a coordinated cosmetic treatment plan, not one specific procedure. It may include whitening, bonding, orthodontics, gum contouring, veneers, or restorative care depending on your goals, oral health, bite, and existing dental work.
Does a smile makeover always mean veneers?
No. Some patients need only whitening or conservative bonding; others benefit from orthodontics, gum contouring, veneers, or a staged combination. BLVD recommends treatment only after examining the teeth, gums, bite, and realistic alternatives.
How does BLVD plan a smile makeover?
Dr. Daniel Adelpour reviews your concerns, photographs, tooth and gum health, bite, proportions, existing restorations, and treatment priorities. Digital imaging or a diagnostic mock-up may help communicate a proposed direction, but any preview is illustrative rather than a guarantee.
Can I preview my smile before treatment?
Depending on the plan, photographs, digital simulations, scans, wax-ups, or temporary mock-ups may help you evaluate proportions and direction. A preview cannot reproduce every biological, material, or healing variable and should not be treated as a guaranteed result.
What problems can a smile makeover address?
A coordinated plan may address tooth color, minor chips, worn edges, spaces, proportions, mild alignment concerns, uneven gum display, old visible restorations, or missing teeth. The appropriate options depend on the cause and condition of each area.
Who may need treatment before cosmetic dentistry?
Active decay, uncontrolled gum inflammation, infection, unstable bite problems, or untreated grinding may need to be addressed first. Some complex functional or periodontal conditions require referral or multidisciplinary planning.
How long does a smile makeover take?
Timing ranges from one visit for limited bonding or whitening to several months when orthodontics, healing, laboratory restorations, or staged care is involved. BLVD provides a sequence and estimated timeline after the examination.
How much does a smile makeover cost in Los Angeles?
There is no responsible universal package price because a smile makeover is an individualized plan. Cost depends on the number and type of treatments, teeth involved, laboratory work, bite considerations, and preliminary care. BLVD provides a written estimate after evaluation.
Can a smile makeover be completed gradually?
Often, yes. Treatment can sometimes be prioritized and phased around health, timing, and budget. The sequence matters—for example, orthodontics or whitening may need to occur before final bonding, veneers, or crowns.
Are smile makeover results permanent?
No cosmetic result is permanent. Whitening may require maintenance; bonding can stain or chip; veneers and crowns can require repair or replacement; and teeth can shift or wear. Longevity depends on treatment type, bite, habits, hygiene, and maintenance.
Will dental insurance cover a smile makeover?
Purely cosmetic treatment is commonly excluded. A PPO plan may contribute to medically necessary restorative components, subject to deductibles, exclusions, alternate benefits, frequency limits, annual maximums, and documentation. Benefit verification is not a guarantee of payment.
How do I request a BLVD cosmetic consultation?
Use the consultation form or call BLVD Dental Aesthetics at 310-620-8060. The team will review your request and help arrange an appropriate evaluation with Dr. Daniel Adelpour.
Start With a Plan, Not a Procedure
Request a cosmetic evaluation with Dr. Daniel Adelpour at BLVD Dental Aesthetics, 6360 Wilshire Blvd, Unit 512, Los Angeles, CA 90048. The goal is to identify the smallest coordinated plan that can responsibly address your priorities.
