Welcome to Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park

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Featured Services

Implants

Dental implants provide a comfortable, permanent solution to lost teeth. The dental replacements are attached to titanium posts that actually fuse to your jawbone and become natural anchors, so your new teeth will remain securely in place without the need for messy adhesives. A fully restored smile is as healthy as it is beautiful by promoting bone growth and reducing the risk of receding gums.

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Implants vs. Bridges

Your dentist will work with you to determine whether a dental implant or dental bridge is the best solution to restore lost teeth and maintain a strong smile that is as healthy as it is beautiful.

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Individual Dental Implants

A dental implant is a titanium post that is surgically positioned into the jawbone beneath the gum line to replace the tooth's root. This allows your dentist to mount a replacement tooth into that area. If you're missing your upper teeth, having all of them individually replaced so that they will appear to be growing out of your gum tissue will most closely resemble the appearance of your natural teeth.

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Meet the Doctor

photo of Rene Tanquilut, DDS

Rene Tanquilut, DDS

About Us

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Welcome to Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park

General, Orthodontic, and Cosmetic Dentistry all in one location!
We are conveniently located on Chicago Ave, just one block east of Harlem Ave in Oak Park, IL.

For the convenience of our bilingual patients, we offer services in Spanish and Tagalog.

Welcome to Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park, your home for state-of-the-art oral health care in Oak Park, Illinois! Our dental team is dedicated to helping you achieve and maintain a bright, beautiful, and healthy smile. We understand that finding a new dentist can be a nerve-wracking experience in addition to the normal anxiety that many people feel at the prospect of a visit to the dentist's office. So, we have designed our facilities with your comfort in mind and our top priority is to make your visit as convenient and stress-free as possible. When you call us at 708-383-0500 to make your appointment, we will be happy to find a time that works best for your busy schedule and answer any questions you may have about our facility or services. Our experience and commitment to continuing education in the most up-to-date procedures and technology will let you relax in the knowledge that your dental care at Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park is of the highest quality.

Dental Services Provided at Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park

We offer a wide variety of dental services to meet your oral health care requirements in one convenient location. Here is a brief overview of the services we offer at Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park. We encourage you to look around our site and read about our services in greater detail.

Regular Check-ups and Professional Cleaning

At Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park, we firmly believe that the best dental care is preventative dental care. Our goal is to help you maintain an effective routine for oral hygiene so that you are able to prevent tooth decay and avoid the cost and effort of dealing with cavities and gum disease. You can safeguard your smile with a visit to Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park every six months for a professional cleaning and dental exam. Our dental team can remove stubborn plaque and tartar buildup that regular brushing simply can't handle as well as identify the warning signs of decay and damage that would normally go unnoticed.

Cosmetic Dentistry

At Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park, we want your smile to look as good as it feels. Our dental team can help you smile with pride by effectively treating problems that range from discoloration to misalignment.

Lumineers

If you are unhappy with chipped, slightly crooked, misshapen, or discolored teeth, then Lumineers may be right for you.  Unlike traditional veneers, Lumineers are ultra-thin and require no grinding down of the original tooth, therefore the process is completely painless and reversible.  Lumineers are an ideal alternative to minor orthodontic treatment and are engineered to provide you with a beautiful smile for many years to come. During your exam and consultation, our Certified Lumineer Dentist can evaluate your situation, explain the difference between veneers and Lumineers and help you decide what will best serve your needs. 

Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers are wafer-thin, custom-made shells that are bonded to the front of the teeth in order to change their color, shape, size or length. Porcelain veneers are stronger, more durable, and resist stains better than resin veneers. These veneers are a popular option because they mimic the light reflecting properties of natural teeth.  Dental veneers can also provide relief from the tooth pain associated with worn enamel.

Invisalign and Invisalign Teen 

Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park is proud to be your Invisalign provider in Oak Park, Illinois. Invisalign is an innovative alternative to traditional metal braces for correcting dental misalignment or spacing problems.  Your teeth are gradually shifted into their optimal position by a series of custom-made clear aligners that are virtually invisible, comfortable to wear, and easily removed to accommodate activities such as eating or sports.  Working adults are able to maintain a professional appearance and enjoy the dramatic improvement of properly aligned teeth without feeling self-conscious. Invisalign Teen is specially designed to complement your adolescent patient's lifestyle, which also encourages their enthusiastic participation in a way that traditional metal braces simply can't match.

Professional Teeth Whitening with Opalescence Boost

Even the most carefully treated white teeth can fade over time or become discolored as the result of diet, personal habits, or aging. We will work with you to determine the best teeth whitening treatment for your personal needs and lifestyle.

The Opalescence Boost system utilizes a powerful teeth-whitening gel to brighten your smile by several shades in a short amount of time. We also offer the option of using custom Take Home Trays for your whitening treatments. Depending on your needs and preferences, our dental team will help you choose whether to receive this treatment in our office or apply it yourself in the comfort and convenience of your own home with a teeth-whitening kit.

Comfort Dentistry

Whatever the reason for your visit, our dental team at Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park can identify your particular problem and provide a stress-free treatment with your comfort in mind. Our highly trained technicians, hygienists, and dentists will employ the most up-to-date methods and innovative technology to administer care that is accurate, effective, and affordable. At Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park, we ensure that our patients in Oak Park, Illinois receive the care necessary to enjoy healthy teeth for years to come.

Corrective and Restorative Dental Services

You may be unhappy about the spacing or misalignment of your teeth, but you would like to know more about the options available. We encourage you to call us at 708-383-0500 and talk to our friendly, highly trained staff about our latest innovative orthodontic methods like Invisalign clear aligners. Invisalign is a wonderful option for working adults because it produces similar results to traditional metal braces, but utilizes a series of custom-made, clear aligners that are virtually invisible. You are able to maintain your professional appearance and enjoy the dramatic improvement of properly aligned teeth without feeling self-conscious. Make Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park your home for Invisalign in Oak Park!

Regardless of how meticulous you are about your oral health care, problems can always occur. These conditions can compound and lead to a bite misalignment, bone degeneration, or even further tooth loss. However, at Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park, we can customize a treatment plan that will restore your smile and promote overall excellent oral health. Restoring your ideal dental structure not only improves your appearance and oral health but also prevents adjacent teeth from shifting and eliminates the discomfort of a misaligned bite.

If you are unsure if we provide a particular service to meet your individual needs, please do not hesitate to call us at 708-383-0500 for further inquiry; we are happy to answer any questions you may have.

Crowns

At Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park, we apply a custom, natural-looking crown (or "cap") in cases where decay or trauma has done too much damage to completely restore the original tooth. Crowns are an excellent alternative to extraction that offer long-term durability, protection from decay or cracking, and an improved, natural appearance.

A crown may be right for you if...

  • you have chipped or broken teeth that are immediately visible as soon as the dental array is revealed. This situation could require tooth removal and cause a gap in your teeth that requires a surface replacement.
  • you have undergone a root canal that requires a significant portion of the tooth to be removed to make way for the support structure and the cleaning process.
  • you have weak and damage-prone teeth.
  • you have a tooth that is severely discolored.

State-of-the-Art Technology

Our dental team at Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park utilizes the most advanced dental equipment in order to provide treatment of the highest quality, safety, and comfort. Our dental team uses the iTero Element scanner to produce high-resolution 3D images of your upper and lower dental structures. The iTero's virtual model of your teeth is created without the time and discomfort required by the use of traditional x-ray photos and the dreaded dental impression goo necessary for making a physical model. In only seconds, your dental team will be able to show you a model of your teeth's current condition as well as a side-by-side simulation of your smile with its ideal spacing and alignment. The unprecedented resolution capable with the iTero Element allows our hygienists and dentist to provide you with a higher quality of oral health care by identifying dental problems such as early decay or microscopic fractures in a fraction of the time required by old-fashioned methods. This means that your dentist can give you a diagnosis with greater accuracy while also decreasing the amount of time for your examination.

Schedule Your Appointment Today!

Don't wait another moment to see our dental team at Lifetime Smiles Dental - Oak Park in Oak Park, Illinois! Call us at 708-383-0500 to schedule your visit and start enjoying your ideal smile!

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