(215) 545-4024
255 S. 17th Street, Suite 2507, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Monday- Friday
8:00 am- 5:00 pm.
Changes in tooth length or shape can signal underlying bite stress. Treatment begins by understanding what caused the wear and how to restore lasting function.
Wear is usually a bite problem before it is an esthetic one. Teeth that are flattening, chipping at the edges, or looking shorter than they used to are typically telling you something about how the upper and lower teeth meet, and rebuilding them without addressing that means watching the new work wear down the same way.
Dr. Chopra's postgraduate work at the Kois Center, where she graduated with honors, centers on occlusion and how bite forces distribute across a restored mouth. Every restorative plan she builds accounts for it.
Small spaces and enamel changes can affect overall balance and proportion. Conservative treatment can refine these areas while preserving healthy tooth structure.
Not every esthetic concern needs a crown or a veneer. Bioclear, an injection-molded composite system Dr. Chopra is trained in, closes black triangles, reshapes teeth, and restores worn or damaged enamel while leaving healthy tooth structure intact.
Where a conservative approach can meet the goal, she prefers it. Some concerns that would once have called for full-coverage restorations can now be addressed with bonded composite instead.
Esthetic changes are planned around your natural tooth proportions, facial features, and existing dental work to create a result that feels cohesive and refined.
Esthetic treatment is planned within a restorative framework; tooth form, proportion, existing dental work, and how the teeth function together all shape the result, alongside what you actually want changed.
Dr. Chopra is an Accreditation Candidate with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, a credential requiring a written examination followed by clinical cases submitted for peer review.
Tooth position influences appearance, bite stability, and long-term wear. Careful planning helps improve alignment while supporting healthy function.
Where teeth sit affects more than appearance; it affects how they wear, how the bite loads, and how long restorative work lasts. Dr. Chopra is an Invisalign Pearl Provider, and plans aligner treatment with function in view alongside appearance: teeth moved into positions that work, not only positions that look straight.
Alignment is also frequently the first step in a larger plan, moving teeth into position so that restorative work can be more conservative than it would otherwise need to be.
Replacing a tooth is about restoring more than the visible space. The surrounding teeth, bone, bite, and long-term stability all guide the treatment approach.
Older or extensive dental work often requires a broader perspective. Existing restorations, bite relationships, tooth condition, and function are evaluated together before treatment is planned.
When multiple teeth, older restorations, bite relationships, and function all have to be considered together, the plan has to be built as a whole rather than tooth by tooth. Full mouth rehabilitation draws on every part of Dr. Chopra's training at once: diagnosis, occlusion, restorative dentistry, biomaterials, and esthetics.
These are the cases she is most often asked to see, including by other dentists.
Underneath all of the above is the same first step. Dr. Chopra evaluates teeth, gums, bite, and airway together, identifies what is driving the findings, and explains the connections before any treatment is discussed.
Have questions about your teeth, bite, or existing dental work?
A consultation gives you the clarity to understand your options before deciding on treatment.
215-545-4024
255 S. 17th Street, Suite 2507, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia.
Kirti Chopra, DDS, FAGD, is a cosmetic and restorative dentist practicing in Center City Philadelphia. She earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Indiana University School of Dentistry, where she was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor society, and graduated with honors from the Kois Center, one of dentistry’s most respected postgraduate programs in restorative dentistry, occlusion, and treatment planning.
(215) 545-4024
255 S. 17th Street, Suite 2507, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Monday- Friday
8:00 am- 5:00 pm.
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