These two teeth were in need of some help. The one had a large, old tooth-colored filling that had begun to discolor and decay. The tooth behind it also had a very large tooth-colored filling and was also starting to develop a cavity. You can see the margin of an old porcelain crown on the tooth behind it.
Old filling
Cracked tooth
A fun day of boating led to this cracked tooth. There was no hot, cold, or bite sensitivity so it became and esthetic issue. What was the best course of action to quickly repair this tooth?
And the final portrait photo of our pretty patient and her new, gorgeous smile!
Here’s a different view of the old crowns. You can see the spacing that recently developed and was a concern for the patient and me.
Yes, I know it’s gross, but look how much tooth was destroyed by the existing cavity inside. This is a photo with almost all the decay cleaned out. And remember, there was no hot, cold, or bite sensitivity with these teeth even though they were full of bacteria-laden decay!
Yes, I’ve been referred to as a backup ‘freak’ when it comes to the data on my computer. But with a recent virus on my laptop now cleaned up it was an easy matter to restore the ‘good’ files that were found in the backup. Plus, as I’ve stated before all the photos I take would be impossible to reproduce, so backing up is a must. I recently saw this and am trying it out. It can make a mirror image of your existing drive, copying it exactly. Oh, and the basic edition is free. Take a look and see what you think: Macrium Reflect
Look at the extend of the decay inside this tooth. And again, no hot, cold, or bite sensitivity with only a small amount obvious on the x-ray. These are difficult to find and diagnose!
As I said earlier, I’ve seen many more of these ‘hidden’ cavities. They’re tough to detect but are still really large. Here’s another example. This is what the tooth looked like beforehand:
Look how big these cavities were!! They were HUGE! And NO hot, cold, or bite sensitivity with next to nothing on the x-ray. These are REALLY hard to diagnose!
So to review…we started out here:
A few minutes later we were here:
What would YOU want for YOUR tooth?
