You catch yourself closing your lips in photos, or you notice your smile looks a little duller than it used to in the mirror. Maybe years of coffee, tea, and red wine have left their mark, or a chipped front tooth has bothered you longer than you would like to admit. If you live in Agoura Hills and you want a brighter, more even smile, cosmetic dentistry can help, and the right treatment depends on your teeth, your goals, and your budget. At Agoura Dental Group, founder Dr. Aaron Choroomi has helped patients across the Conejo Valley refresh their smiles for nearly two decades.
This guide walks through professional teeth whitening, the other cosmetic options available at our Agoura Hills office, and how to choose the treatment that fits your smile.
Cosmetic dentistry is dental care that improves the look of your teeth, gums, and smile. It covers everything from a simple whitening treatment to veneers, bonding, gum reshaping, and a full smile makeover. Many cosmetic treatments also support your health, since teeth that are well shaped and properly aligned are easier to keep clean.
Agoura Dental Group provides cosmetic dentistry in Agoura Hills, California, led by Dr. Aaron Choroomi, who built the practice around preventive care and cosmetic precision. Because every specialty works in the same office, your cosmetic plan can fold in orthodontics, gum care, or implants when a case calls for it, all without an outside referral.
Professional teeth whitening uses a dental grade gel to safely lift stains from the enamel and reveal a brighter shade underneath. The gel is stronger than anything sold over the counter, and a dentist protects your gums while it works, so you get faster results with less sensitivity. Most patients brighten several shades in a single visit or over a week or two at home.
Agoura Dental Group offers two whitening options, and Dr. Choroomi helps you pick based on how fast you want results and how sensitive your teeth are.
In-office whitening is the quickest way to a brighter smile. During one appointment, your gums are protected, the professional gel is applied, and your teeth lighten several shades in about an hour. This option is a favorite before a wedding, a reunion, or any event where you want results right away. Because it happens in the chair, the team can manage any sensitivity as it comes up.
Take-home whitening uses custom trays made from impressions of your teeth, along with professional gel you apply at home over one to two weeks. The trays fit closely, so the gel stays on your teeth and off your gums, which gives more even results than the boil and bite kits sold at the store. Many patients keep their trays to touch up their smile once or twice a year.
Yes, for most people. Store strips and whitening toothpastes can lighten teeth a little, but they use weaker ingredients and do not match the shape of your mouth, so results are often patchy and slow. Professional whitening uses stronger gel, custom trays or in-office application, and a dentist's oversight, which means better color and fewer problems with sensitivity.
Whitening also works best on natural teeth. It does not change the color of crowns, veneers, or fillings, so if you have dental work in your smile line, Dr. Choroomi will plan around it. The American Dental Association recommends checking with a dentist before whitening, since a quick exam confirms your teeth and gums are healthy and rules out stains that whitening cannot fix.
Whitening is often the first step, but it is not the only one. If your concerns go beyond color, several other treatments at our Agoura Hills office can reshape, repair, or fully redesign your smile.
Veneers are thin, custom shells bonded to the front of your teeth to cover chips, gaps, stains, and worn edges. They give you a straight, even, bright smile in just a couple of visits, which is why they are a popular choice for a lasting change. For patients who want a more conservative option, Lumineers are ultra thin veneers that often need little or no removal of natural tooth structure. Dr. Choroomi reviews both so you understand the look, the cost, and the care each one involves.
Dental bonding uses a tooth colored resin to repair a small chip, close a minor gap, or reshape a tooth in a single visit. It is one of the most affordable cosmetic treatments and needs no lab work, so many patients walk out with the fix the same day. Bonding is a great match for small, targeted changes rather than a full smile redesign.
Sometimes the issue is the gums, not the teeth. Cosmetic gum contouring gently reshapes an uneven or gummy smile line so your teeth look balanced and proportioned. It pairs well with veneers or whitening when you want the whole smile to look its best.
A smile makeover is a personalized plan that combines two or more cosmetic treatments to redesign your entire smile. Instead of fixing one tooth at a time, Dr. Choroomi looks at your whole smile and maps out the right mix of whitening, veneers, bonding, gum contouring, and, when needed, orthodontics.
A smile makeover is a good fit when several things bother you at once, such as color, shape, spacing, and worn teeth. Because Agoura Dental Group keeps orthodontics, gum care, and implants in the same building, a makeover that touches more than one specialty is planned and carried out under one roof, with no referrals and no separate specialist fees.
The right cosmetic treatment depends on what bothers you about your smile, the health of your teeth and gums, and your budget. The best way to find out is a consultation, where your smile is examined and your options are explained in plain terms.
Here is what to expect at your first cosmetic visit to Agoura Dental Group:
1. Exam and photos. Dr. Choroomi examines your teeth and gums and takes photos and digital images so you can see your smile the way others do.
2. Goals. He asks what you want to change, whether that is color, shape, spacing, or all three.
3. Options and preview. He walks through the treatments that fit your case and explains the look, timeline, and cost of each.
4. Written plan. You leave with a clear plan and pricing, including how insurance and financing apply.
5. Treatment. You begin with whitening, veneers, bonding, or the combination that matches your goals.
Ready to see what is possible? Book a cosmetic consultation with Agoura Dental Group and get a recommendation built around your smile.
Agoura Dental Group provides cosmetic dentistry, including teeth whitening, veneers, bonding, gum contouring, and smile makeovers, in Agoura Hills, CA. What sets the practice apart is that your care happens under one roof, so a cosmetic plan that also needs straightening, gum treatment, or an implant is handled by one coordinated team with no outside referrals. Dr. Aaron Choroomi founded the practice in 2007 and is known for careful, natural looking cosmetic work backed by a 4.7 star rating across hundreds of patient reviews.
Because the office also offers general, orthodontic, periodontal, and pediatric care in the same Agoura Hills location, your whole family can handle cleanings, checkups, and cosmetic work without driving across town. The practice accepts most PPO and Medi-Cal plans and offers flexible financing through CareCredit, Cherry, and Sunbit, and new patients receive a $50 gift card toward any treatment. Patients come to us from Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Calabasas, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Malibu, and Hidden Hills.
You do not have to hide your smile in photos. Whether you want a quick whitening treatment before an event or a full smile makeover, cosmetic dentistry at Agoura Dental Group gives you a clear, comfortable path to a smile you feel good about.
Call (818) 706-2727 or book your appointment online today. Our office at 5809 Kanan Road in Agoura Hills is open Monday through Friday 9 to 6 and Saturday 10 to 3, with Sunday appointments by request.
