Anti-aging dentistry

Anti-Aging Dentistry in Corona del Mar

A surprising amount of what people read as facial aging is dental. Teeth wear down a fraction of a millimeter a year, and over decades the bite closes, the lower face shortens, the chin comes forward, and the folds at the corners of the mouth deepen. No cream addresses that, because the problem is structural.

Anti-aging dentistry restores the height and support the teeth used to provide. It is the same discipline as reconstruction, aimed at the way the lower third of the face is held up — and the improvement in function usually arrives before anyone comments on the appearance.

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What sets this apart

Restores facial support from the inside out
Bite height rebuilt, not just teeth whitened
Botox and whitening discounted within membership

Treated by Dr. Zak Polonus, DDS MS at 2345 East Coast Hwy, Ste. C, Corona del Mar, CA 92625.

What anti-aging dentistry covers here

Full-mouth rejuvenation

Restoring worn teeth to their original proportions, which returns lip support and opens the lower face back up.

Bite & structure restoration

Re-establishing correct vertical height where grinding, erosion, or tooth loss has let the bite collapse.

Porcelain crowns & bridges

Rebuilding teeth that have been worn flat or repeatedly patched, with porcelain designed for your bite forces.

Porcelain veneers

Correcting length, shade, and shape on the front teeth once the foundation underneath is sound.

Denture replacement & implant support

Replacing loose, worn, or ill-fitting dentures with implant-supported teeth that hold the face where it belongs.

Botox

Used dentally and cosmetically — easing the clenching muscles that wear teeth down, and softening the lines around a rebuilt smile.

Professional whitening

Enamel darkens with age as it thins. Whitening reverses a decade or two of that in a couple of appointments.

What actually changes as a bite wears down

Enamel does not grow back. Grinding, acidic diets, reflux, and simple decades of chewing shorten the teeth, and the jaw closes further to keep them in contact. The visible consequences are familiar: a shorter-looking smile, thinning lips, deeper lines running down from the corners of the mouth, a jawline that looks less defined.

The invisible ones matter as much. A collapsed bite loads the jaw joints and muscles differently, which is where the morning headaches, jaw fatigue, and chipped front teeth come from.

A dental approach to facial support

Restoring lost tooth structure rebuilds the scaffolding the soft tissue drapes over. Bring the teeth back to the right length and the lips regain support, the folds soften, and the lower face returns to its proportions — from the inside, without filler holding anything up.

Dr. Polonus plans this the way he plans a reconstruction: records and imaging first, a designed endpoint, a provisional phase you live in, then the final work. It is the same care that makes reconstruction predictable, applied to a different goal.

How it works

The path from first visit to finished work.

01
Assessment
Wear patterns, bite height, joint function, and photographs to document where the starting point is.
02
Design
A proposed result — tooth length, proportion, and shade — checked against your face, not a template.
03
Provisional phase
You wear the new proportions and we adjust them before anything becomes permanent.
04
Final restoration
Definitive porcelain, a balanced bite, and a night guard to protect it from the habit that caused the wear.

Questions we get

Anti-Aging Dentistry, answered.

What is anti-aging dentistry?

It is restorative dentistry aimed at the structural changes that make the lower face look older — worn-down teeth, a collapsed bite, and the lost lip and cheek support that follows. The treatments are crowns, veneers, implants, and bite reconstruction rather than anything cosmetic in the skincare sense.

Can dental work really change how old I look?

In the lower third of the face, considerably. Restoring teeth to their proper length re-supports the lips and softens the creases that form as a bite closes down. It is not a facelift, and we will show you honestly what to expect for your particular wear pattern.

Do you offer Botox in the dental office?

Yes, both therapeutically for clenching and grinding, and cosmetically around the mouth and eyes. Members receive 20 to 40 percent off depending on their plan.

How is this different from a full mouth reconstruction?

The techniques overlap almost completely — the difference is what is driving treatment. Reconstruction is usually prompted by failing teeth and lost function; anti-aging treatment is prompted by wear and appearance. Many patients are honestly somewhere in between, and the plan is built the same way either way.

Is my old dental work holding me back?

Sometimes. Crowns and fillings placed twenty or thirty years ago wear, stain, and leak at the margins at a different rate than the teeth around them. Replacing them is often the single change that makes the biggest difference.

Related care

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See what your teeth are doing to your face

An assessment of wear, bite height, and support — and a clear picture of what restoring it would change.

New patients welcome
Most major PPO plans accepted
Takes about a minute