Name: Rafael Morales, DDS
Last name: Morales
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2005
Years experience: 18
Primary Specialty: Dentist
Business: Smiles of Boca
Address: 1590 NW 10th Ave
Address suite: Suite 200
City: Boca Raton
State: Florida
Zip Code: 33486
Country: US
Consulting Fees: 0$
Consultation note: Conversation with doctor to discuss treatment goals (no diagnostics included)
Has Sponsored Offer : No
Clinical Privileges:
- Good Samaritan Medical Center West Palm Beach, FL
Education:
- Dental: DDS, University of Southern California School of Dentistry
GPS coordinates on map: 26.3675,-80.11470032
Primary location:
Location name: Boca Raton
State: FL
Country: US
Map point: 26.3675,-80.11470032
Treatments:
- Da Vinci Veneers
- Dental Bonding
- Dental Crown
- Dental Implants
- Invisalign
- Lumineers
- Porcelain Veneers
- Smile Makeover
- Snap-On Smile
- Teeth Whitening
- Tooth Repair
- Zoom Whitening
RealSelf Info
Profile views: 582
Answer count: 2
Star rating: 2.0473720558371
Profile created: Mar 6, 2012
Profile modified: Oct 2, 2019
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Dentist
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Mar 8, 2012
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033
Locations
- Boca Raton, FL, US. GPS coordinates: 26.3675,-80.11470032
Doctor’s answers
Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
I’m 15; Can I Get Porcelain Veneers or Composite Veneers?
Yes and No
Apr 11, 2012
Apr 11, 2012
The right answer depends on many factors that only your dentist will be able to discuss with you. Yes, you could have composite or porcelain veneers, the "no-prep" kind, where little or no reduction is done to your teeth, but this may not address your concern of a "gummy smile". Most likely, you would need a minor surgical procedure known as a "gum lift" where the gum-line is raised a few millimeters, and in doing so it diminishes the gummy smile look, making…
Should a Gingivectomy Be Peformed Before a Crown is Placed?
Gingivectomy sometimes necessary before placing a crown
Mar 8, 2012
Mar 8, 2012
A "painful bulge" on the gum around a tooth is something that should be addressed prior to placing a crown. A gingivectomy, while sometimes necessary before completing a crown procedure, may not be what's needed in this particular case.
Last updated on 12/25/2023