A youthful appearance is about more than skincare or fitness. Your smile plays a central role in how old or young you look — and in ways most people never consider. Worn, discolored, or uneven teeth can add years to your appearance, while a healthy, well-proportioned smile can take years off it.
At West Hills Smiles, Dr. Mike Salekian, DMD offers personalized anti-aging dentistry that restores the youthful vitality of your smile — often in just a single visit. Serving patients in West Hills, Woodland Hills, and the surrounding San Fernando Valley, West Hills Smiles combines the art of cosmetic dentistry with a deep understanding of facial aesthetics to help you look and feel your best at every age.
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Years of improper biting, night grinding, teeth clenching, discoloring foods, lack of preventative care, and much more have a negative effect on your appearance that gets worse the longer it goes on. The color, shape, and size of your teeth can age people an additional 5-10 years, and Dr. Mike Salekian wants his patients to know that there are simple treatments in anti-aging dentistry—often completed in just one visit—that can rejuvenate not just your smile, but even the whole shape of your face.
Some wonder how tooth damage can create a look of premature aging. Here are just a few ways:
These issues and more can be explored during an anti-aging dentistry consultation at West Hills Smiles. We can look at your bite to determine many of your issues and inquire about what you would like to change. Dr. Salekian believes that the health of your teeth can improve concurrently with the aesthetics of your smile. After this anti-aging dentistry consultation, we can evaluate for TMJ, oral cancers, occlusal disease, bite misalignments, periodontal disease, dental decay checkup, and can use digital x-rays to verify our findings. Then, we’ll recommend a course of action that we refer to as a smile makeover.
During a smile makeover, the dentists of West Hills Smiles will rejuvenate the look of your teeth in the most conservative approach possible (oftentimes in just one visit). The tools at the disposal of West Hills Smiles include:
Full mouth reconstruction that combines any of these procedures in order to dramatically restore your smile to the best it’s ever been.
For more information on any of these anti-aging dentistry procedures, contact our dental office in West Hills, CA today!
Anti-aging dentistry is a branch of cosmetic and restorative dentistry focused on reversing or minimizing the dental changes that come with age. Over time, teeth lose their natural whiteness, length, and shape due to years of use, grinding, staining, and wear. These changes do not just affect how your teeth look in isolation — they affect the shape of your entire face.
Dr. Salekian approaches anti-aging dentistry as both a health and an aesthetic priority. The goal is to restore your teeth to their optimal size, shape, and color in a way that looks completely natural — one that turns back the clock without looking overdone.
Many patients are surprised to learn just how much their teeth influence their overall facial appearance. Years of biting, grinding, clenching, and exposure to staining foods and beverages create changes that go well beyond the color of your teeth. Here is how aging affects your smile — and why it matters:
Repeated grinding, clenching, or simply years of regular use can slowly wear down the length of your teeth. Even a few millimeters of loss can shorten the lower third of your face, making it appear squarer and older. Restoring tooth length restores facial proportion.
Your teeth act as the foundation that supports your lips. When teeth are angled inward, missing, or worn down, lips can appear thinner, sunken, or asymmetrical. Properly shaped teeth can restore fullness and a more youthful lip profile.
As we age, our jaw naturally narrows, causing the back teeth to recede and creating dark spaces on either side of the visible smile. A wider, fuller smile is universally associated with youth and vitality. Techniques like veneers and crowns can restore that fullness.
The small triangular spaces between the edges of upper teeth, known as incisal embrasures, tend to flatten with age. Deeper, more defined embrasures are associated with a more youthful, feminine smile. Reshaping these details can make a significant visual difference.
Changes in bite alignment over time can cause muscles around the mouth to shift, contributing to lines and wrinkles at the corners of the lips. Correcting the bite through anti-aging dentistry can reduce the appearance of these wrinkles.
Decades of coffee, tea, red wine, and dietary exposure gradually darken and yellow the teeth. This discoloration is one of the most noticeable signs of dental aging — and one of the most straightforward to address.
Silver amalgam or dark metal fillings can draw unwanted attention to the back teeth and create a dated, aged appearance. Replacing them with modern tooth-colored restorations instantly refreshes the look of your smile.
Dr. Salekian takes a conservative, targeted approach to anti-aging dentistry — recommending only what is necessary to achieve meaningful, natural-looking results. Depending on your concerns, your treatment plan may include one or more of the following:
For teeth that are severely worn, cracked, or damaged, porcelain crowns restore full shape, strength, and appearance. Inlays and onlays are used for more moderate damage, covering only the affected portion of the tooth while preserving as much of the natural structure as possible. All of our restorations are metal-free and matched precisely to the color and translucency of your surrounding teeth.
West Hills Smiles uses biocompatible, tooth-colored composite resin fillings to replace old silver amalgam restorations or treat new cavities. These fillings bond directly to the tooth, require less removal of natural tooth structure than metal alternatives, and are completely invisible in the smile. Many patients choose to upgrade their existing silver fillings as part of an anti-aging makeover.
Porcelain veneers are one of the most powerful tools in anti-aging dentistry. These ultra-thin ceramic shells are bonded to the front surface of the teeth to correct discoloration, lengthen worn teeth, close gaps, and improve overall symmetry. Veneers deliver transformative results — restoring the bright, full smile of a younger you — in as few as two visits.
One of the quickest and most effective ways to reverse the signs of dental aging is professional teeth whitening. West Hills Smiles offers both in-office whitening for immediate, dramatic results and custom take-home kits for gradual brightening on your schedule. Either way, the results go far beyond what any over-the-counter product can achieve.
Excess gum tissue can make teeth look short, stubby, and aged. Laser gum reshaping is a minimally invasive procedure that removes and sculpts gum tissue to reveal more of the natural tooth surface. The result is a longer, more proportionate smile with minimal downtime and no sutures needed.
Bruxism — the habit of grinding or clenching teeth during sleep — is one of the leading causes of accelerated dental aging. A custom night guard from West Hills Smiles protects your teeth from further wear, preserves any restorations already in place, and can help prevent the jaw tension and headaches that often accompany grinding.
For patients with more extensive dental aging or damage, a full mouth reconstruction combines multiple restorative and cosmetic procedures into a comprehensive, phased treatment plan. This approach addresses every element of the smile — from health and function to aesthetics — resulting in the most complete and lasting transformation possible.
Your anti-aging dentistry journey at West Hills Smiles begins with a thorough and unhurried consultation. Dr. Salekian will:
Many anti-aging dentistry treatments at West Hills Smiles can be completed in a single visit, so you may leave your very first appointment with a noticeably refreshed smile. More comprehensive plans are carefully sequenced to minimize disruption to your daily life.
Patients who invest in anti-aging dentistry at West Hills Smiles consistently report benefits that go well beyond their smile:
Dr. Mike Salekian is known throughout West Hills and Woodland Hills for his meticulous eye for detail, his gentle chair-side manner, and his ability to deliver results that feel both transformative and completely natural. He takes the time to truly understand each patient’s goals and designs treatment plans that honor both the health and the aesthetics of the smile.
At West Hills Smiles, you will never feel rushed or pressured. Our team is warm, communicative, and genuinely invested in helping you look and feel your best — at every stage of life.
Whenever possible, West Hills Smiles accommodates dental emergencies and urgent needs on the same day you call. If you are experiencing a dental emergency or significant dental pain, please call our West Hills office at (818) 346-4303 right away. Our team will do everything possible to see you promptly and get you the care you need.
You do not have to accept the way your smile has changed with age. At West Hills Smiles, Dr. Salekian and his team are ready to help you reclaim the bright, youthful smile you deserve. Call us today at (818) 346-4303 or contact us online to schedule your consultation. We serve patients throughout West Hills, Woodland Hills, and the greater San Fernando Valley.
Anti-aging dentistry is a focused approach within cosmetic and restorative dentistry that specifically targets the dental changes associated with aging — such as worn, shortened, discolored, or misaligned teeth. While cosmetic dentistry broadly covers appearance improvements, anti-aging dentistry takes a more comprehensive view, considering how the teeth interact with the lips, jaw, and facial structure. At West Hills Smiles, Dr. Salekian combines both disciplines to deliver results that improve how you look overall, not just how your teeth look in isolation.
Your teeth provide the structural support for the lower third of your face. When they wear down — even by just a few millimeters — the distance between your nose and chin decreases, making the face appear shorter and squarer. This is one of the most telling signs of dental aging. Restoring tooth length through crowns, veneers, or composite bonding can visibly lift the face and restore a more youthful facial profile.
Yes, in many cases it can. Wrinkles and fine lines around the corners of the mouth are sometimes caused or worsened by changes in bite alignment. When the bite collapses due to tooth wear or tooth loss, the muscles surrounding the mouth shift, contributing to deeper lines. Correcting the bite through restorative anti-aging dentistry can help reduce the appearance of these lines by restoring proper facial support.
There is no specific age requirement. Dental aging can begin to show as early as your 30s or 40s, particularly in patients with a history of teeth grinding, significant staining, or old metal restorations. Many patients first notice the effects in their 40s and 50s, but patients of all ages benefit from these treatments. The right time to consider anti-aging dentistry is whenever you notice changes you would like to address.
Most anti-aging dentistry procedures are comfortable, and local anesthesia is used whenever needed to ensure a pain-free experience. Patients who feel anxious about dental work can discuss sedation options with Dr. Salekian. After certain procedures, mild sensitivity for a few days is normal, but significant discomfort is rare. The team at West Hills Smiles is dedicated to making every visit as relaxed and comfortable as possible.
Yes. Many anti-aging dentistry treatments at West Hills Smiles — including teeth whitening, tooth-colored fillings, and certain bonding procedures — can be completed in a single appointment. More involved plans that include veneers, crowns, or multiple procedures may require additional visits, but Dr. Salekian prioritizes efficiency and will keep your overall time commitment as minimal as possible.
Many patients find it very worthwhile. Silver amalgam fillings can darken over time, and their metallic color is often visible when you smile or laugh. Beyond aesthetics, older fillings can also develop micro-cracks and allow bacteria to re-enter the tooth. Replacing them with modern tooth-colored composite fillings improves the look of your smile, eliminates the concerns associated with mercury-containing amalgam, and supports the long-term health of the tooth.
Teeth grinding, or bruxism, is one of the most common causes of accelerated dental aging and is taken very seriously at West Hills Smiles. Before or during any cosmetic or restorative work, Dr. Salekian will evaluate your bite and grinding habits. If grinding is a factor, a custom night guard will likely be part of your treatment plan to protect your new restorations and prevent further wear. Addressing bruxism is essential to ensuring your anti-aging dentistry results last.
The cost depends entirely on the scope of your personalized treatment plan — from a single teeth whitening session to a comprehensive multi-procedure smile makeover. During your consultation, Dr. Salekian will provide a detailed breakdown of recommended treatments and associated costs. West Hills Smiles offers flexible financing options to make treatment accessible, and our team will help you understand your insurance benefits and payment options before you commit to anything.
Getting started is simple. Call West Hills Smiles at (818) 346-4303 or reach out online to request a consultation with Dr. Mike Salekian. At your first appointment, Dr. Salekian will evaluate your smile, listen to your concerns, and walk you through every option available to you. There is no pressure and no obligation — just an honest conversation about what is possible and what is right for you.