Dr. Rivas offers both cosmetic, reconstructive, and traditional procedures using the most advanced technology available with the utmost care to detail and safety. See actual photos from Dr. Rivas' portfolio of work. All photos are the work of Dr. Rivas and have not been retouched. For more examples of Dr. Rivas' work examine the Before & After section of the website.

OUR TECHNOLOGY
While dentistry is an art in its purest form it is based on science. As a longtime resident and health practitioner in the Silicon Valley, Dr. Rivas always strives to keep up with emerging technology, especially advancements related to the dental field having a positive impact on the treatment of his patients. SHADE VISION, ZOOM, LASERSMILE, and SCHICK DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY are just a few of these. For more information on additional technology that goes into making your visit with Dr. Rivas fulfilling, please visit our For your Safety section.

Dr. Rivas and his staff also perform most other dental procedures including root canal treatments, inlays, onlays, partial dentures, cleanings, fillings, and a large array of others on children, teens, and adults. Discover what Dr. Rivas can do for you!

Until very recently, all dentists relied exclusively on their eyes and experience to get a correct color match. Unfortunately, because of age, eye fatigue, or inconsistent lighting conditions, color is easily distorted in a phenomenon called “metamerism” and a restoration can be made in the wrong color leaving your expectations unmet. Dr. Rivas is among a very small percentage of doctors in the world to use a computerized color matching technology system released in early 2002, manufactured by X-Rite, a world leader in instrumentation for measuring and management of color in a wide variety of color-critical applications. This system takes the guesswork out of matching tooth colors. A special photograph is taken of the tooth to be matched with an integrated color-corrected light source and digital camera. The image is downloaded and analyzed by a computer program, which accurately measures the hue, chroma, and value of the tooth and maps the information on a grid of the photograph. This invaluable and previously unavailable information is then communicated to the ceramist fabricating the restoration allowing for a guess-free, precise match. Although this is cutting edge technology and entirely new to dentistry, large businesses like Ford Motor Company, General Electric, and Ace Hardware have also benefited from their technology.