On a recent visit to get her teeth cleaned I asked this pretty patient if she’s lost weight. Yes she had!! And she was VERY proud of that fact! So I suggested we update her portrait photo that we had taken after we fixed her front teeth, and she readily agreed. Her teeth look absolutely amazing, and she takes a great photo, too!
Portrait photo
My web site has added a few new photos of the office (with a special thanks to Tony and Jeff for the ‘update’). Check it out here.
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.
So again….let’s clean a little bit of the cavity out and see what’s hiding inside these teeth. There’s ALWAYS more than you’d think!
And here’s the final smile (with the ‘before’ below it for comparison). A dramatic change that didn’t require a lot of invasive work like veneers or crowns. Everyone involved was happy!!
Here are the views of each tooth. You’ll notice the first one shows an old, stained filling in the middle of the tooth.
As I\’ve written before, there are times where a little conservative work can make a huge change in someone\’s appearance, and the patient is able to avoid a more invasive procedure. Here\’s another great example. This lovely lady (a former assistant of mine) was tired of looking at her \’pointy\’ and \’ugly\’ eye teeth (the canines) and wanted them either veneered or crowned. Here\’s a look:
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We resurfaced the bonding on her lateral incisor, leaving the existing bonding on her canine tooth (That will be resurfaced later). The change was dramatic. It was an easy fix and got this young lady off to college with a new, brighter smile. A few years from now we’ll consider some conservative veneers.
So remember where we started? The original teeth were thin, worn, and discolored.
And, with the proper planning and great teamwork, we get to here:
