{"id":641,"date":"2026-01-27T09:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thymedental.com\/blog\/?p=641"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:48:47","slug":"align-and-restore-treatment-in-cosmetic-dentistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thymedental.com\/blog\/align-and-restore-treatment-in-cosmetic-dentistry\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Align and Restore Treatment in Cosmetic Dentistry?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For decades, patients seeking a cosmetic makeover faced a difficult, almost unfair dilemma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You wanted to fix your smile, maybe to hide deep fluorosis stains<\/strong> that whitening couldn’t touch, close a persistent midline gap, or fix a crooked tooth that ruined photos but the cost of perfection was terrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get that “Hollywood” look, dentists of the past had one main tool in their arsenal: The Crown.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make a twisted tooth look straight, or to mask deep intrinsic discoloration, they had to grind away up to 60% or 70% of your healthy tooth structure. They turned strong, living teeth into small, peg-like stumps just to cover them with artificial caps. It was a compromise: You got a perfect look, but you sacrificed your natural teeth to get it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Thyme Dental, we believe that era is over. We have adopted a modern philosophy that refuses to compromise your biology for beauty. It is called Align and Restore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This revolutionary Smile Correction Treatment<\/strong> allows us to correct even complex cosmetic issues like severe fluorosis<\/strong>, peg laterals, and crowding while keeping your natural teeth virtually untouched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is why Align and Restore Dentistry<\/strong> is the future of your smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>The “Old School” Problem: The Geometry of Destruction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To get an idea of what Align and Restore is, let’s first discuss the shortcomings of the previous technique for these types of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, a case of a patient with a “composite type’ smile (i.e., a smile with combined intrinsic yellow\/brown staining, plus crowding) presented a very complex geometrical problem for dentists when they attempted to restore these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dentists could never adhere a thin veneer to a crooked tooth because the veneer would be improperly positioned and appear too thick. Dentists had no option but to “subtract” tooth structure interfering with placement of the veneer in order for them to restore the smile to look uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This method is regarded as an aggressive technique as it removes enamel (the protective layer of the tooth)<\/strong> and exposes the dentin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once tooth structure is removed, there is no way to return it back to its original condition. After grinding down a tooth, a crown must be used as replacement for that tooth. If that crown fails 15 years later, the underlying tooth is already compromised with its inherent weakness and has little protection from future dental damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>The New Solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Align and Restore<\/strong> protocol solves the geometry problem without the drill. By splitting the treatment into two smart phases, we can save your tooth structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase 1: Alignment (The “Setup”)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When we consider the shape, color, and texture of teeth we want to accomplish the desired results from an orthodontic perspective. Using clear aligners (such as Invisalign) or brackets & wires, the orthodontist repositions your teeth to their ideal architectural location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n