Worn and chipped teeth Dental Bonding and Reshaping of Teeth The highly trained esthetic dentists can usually offer several treatment options for patients looking to enhance their smile. In the case above, the issue was whether to use dental bonding or porcelain veneers. The patient only wanted the front teeth to not look worn and […]
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Narrow, discolored smile Non-prep and minimal prep veneers to correct smile and widen smile Every cosmetic dentistry case is different and designed for the that patient. In the case above, porcelain veneers were used to improve the midline of the teeth, widen the smile, and to whiten the teeth. This case was completed with minimal
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broken/chipped central incisors All Porcelain Crowns on Central Incisors One of the more challenging and artistic areas of cosmetic dentistry is to match single front tooth crowns. This requires a great deal of skill and artistry to create natural results. In many cases, patients are not interested in porcelain veneers or porcelain crowns on all
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Bite Corrected and Full Mouth Smile makeover Worn Teeth and TMJ Problems The purpose of this editorial is to give some insight to some of the complex cosmetic dentistry cases that we see. The before photo is a picture of a 38 year old who came to see us for a cosmetic dentistry consultation. Little
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Spaces between Front Teeth Dental Bonding utilized to Close Spaces There are usually several options when it comes to cosmetic dentists offering treatment for closing spaces for patients. Porcelain veneers can be beautiful and skillfully utilized to close spaces such as that in the photo above. However, a more conservative cosmetic dentistry treatment in this
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Missing Lateral Incisors Missing lateral incisor teeth are quite common and often pose issues on the best way to treat this. Advanced cosmetic dentistry techniques allow for several options that patients can choose from, these considerations must also consider the patients age as well: 1) Removable retainer 2) Fixed non-prep lingual bonded bridges 3) Dental
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Worn and broken teeth are the window to knowing that something else is going on. If you fall into this criteria, it is important to find out what has caused this before restoring your teeth with cosmetic dentistry. This can make the difference in how long your porcelain veneers or porcelain crowns can last. Worn
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Many patients present with worn and chipped teeth and are interested in a smile makeover. When a patient presents with significant wear and damage to their existing teeth, it is always wise to see why this has occurred. Many patients do not realize that their bite (occlusion) or TMJ problems have caused this wear. Worn
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Dentistry is constantly evolving and the techniques to benefit our patients constantly changing. To be high-tech is not to simply own new equipment.  A larger part of having a practice on the leading edge of technology is the learning of advanced applications and techniques that make the delivery of our dental care more efficient, less
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There are many indications for artistically using porcelain veneers. In this particular case, this young lady had protruded front teeth, gaps between the teeth, and different colored teeth. Orthodontic treatment, braces, could have been used, however, when orthodontic treatment was complete she still would have needed to have porcelain veneers to correct the undersized teeth and
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