Cosmetic Dentistry
Chairside at 260 Stockton
Small changes, done conservatively, usually beat big ones.
Most people who ask about cosmetic dentistry don't need a full makeover. They need one chipped edge repaired, a shade lifted, or slightly crowded front teeth straightened — changes that keep the natural tooth intact.
We start with the least invasive option that gets you the result, and tell you honestly when a bigger intervention is genuinely the better answer.
The maker
Amin Samadian
DDS · Master of Esthetic Dentistry, NYU Rosenthal
More than a thousand smiles, designed and built by hand. He draws your case and he makes it — his hands on the porcelain, master ceramists alongside him, their comments worked back into the design as it goes. Most cosmetic practices hand that stretch of the case to a stranger.
Beneath the aesthetics is a reconstructive foundation most cosmetic practices do not have — bite, jaw joint and airway. It is why these smiles are built to be lived in, not only photographed.
- Mastership
- Esthetic Dentistry, NYU Rosenthal Institute
- Diplomate
- American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine
- Fellow
- American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
- Fellow
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- San Francisco
- Beverly Hills
- New York
Begin
Start with a conversation
Leave your details and the studio will arrange a private consultation with Dr. Samadian. If you would rather describe the smile you have in mind at length, there is a fuller form at the end of this page.
or call (415) 392-5025Real patients
Smiles designed by Dr. Samadian
Individual results vary
Documented cases
The work itself
Photographed at the practice. One patient per frame — where each patient started, and what was built for them.
Actual patients of Dr. Samadian. Individual results vary.
The archive
23 further cases
Where to start
The conservative options first
Whitening changes shade without touching tooth structure at all, which is why it's usually the first step and always comes before matching any new restoration.
Bonding reshapes a chipped or uneven edge using tooth-coloured composite, in a single visit and with very little of the tooth removed. Tooth-coloured fillings replace old metal restorations with something that disappears against the tooth.
- 01Teeth whitening — in-office in one visit, or custom take-home trays
- 02Dental bonding — chips, small gaps and uneven edges, usually one appointment
- 03Tooth-coloured fillings — repairs that don't announce themselves
- 04Invisalign — clear aligners for crowding, spacing and mild bite issues
Alignment
Straightening without brackets
Invisalign uses a sequence of clear removable aligners planned digitally from a scan. It suits crowding, spacing and mild bite problems, and it's removable for eating and cleaning.
We'll give you a realistic timeline before you start rather than after — including whether aligners are actually the right tool for your case.
Sequence
The order things happen in
Sequence matters more in cosmetic dentistry than most people realise, because each step sets the constraints for the next.
Health comes first: active decay and gum disease are treated before anything cosmetic, since restorations bonded to unhealthy tissue do not last. Alignment usually comes next, because moving a tooth into a better position often removes the need to reshape it at all. Whitening follows, because it sets the shade. Only then are new restorations made — matched to the final colour rather than to the old one.
Complex cases
When the case is bigger
Extensive smile work — full veneer cases, significant gum reshaping, and reconstructions involving bone or gum regeneration — is planned differently and takes a dedicated consultation with time set aside for it. Ask us and we will point you to the right place for it.
Talk it through
Not sure which option applies to you?
Patient films
Patients, on camera
Filmed at the practice. Individual results vary.
The ceramics
He designs it. He makes it.
No printed smiles. Porcelain worked one tooth at a time, under magnification — master ceramists alongside him, what they see in the case worked back into the design.
Begin
Start with the smaller answer
Tell us what you would change. You will hear which of these actually applies to your teeth — including when the honest answer is that you need less than you came in asking for.
Questions
Common questions
Where should I start with cosmetic dentistry?
Usually with whitening, because it changes shade without altering any tooth structure and it sets the colour that any future restoration gets matched to. From there, bonding handles small chips and edges conservatively.
What's the difference between bonding and a veneer?
Bonding adds tooth-coloured composite directly to the tooth in one visit and removes very little natural structure. A veneer is a custom-made facing, usually made in a lab, and generally involves preparing the tooth. Bonding is the more conservative and reversible of the two.
How long does Invisalign take?
It depends entirely on how much movement is needed — mild crowding is a very different case from a bite correction. We plan the case digitally first and give you the timeline before you commit, not after.
Will insurance cover cosmetic treatment?
Purely cosmetic treatment generally isn't covered, though treatment with a functional purpose — a broken tooth, a failing filling — often is. We verify your specific benefits before treatment so you're not guessing.
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