This tooth has been fractured for MANY years. The patient never really did anything about it, but with a bit more of it breaking recently, she wanted me to ’smooth it out’. I thought the better idea was to replace the missing tooth structure.
Broken tooth
This tooth needed to look better. We ruled out a crown or veneer, and rebonding the edge was the most conservative treatment. The other teeth have some dramatic characterization so this was a tricky procedure. But, when we finished, the patient was excited about the final result.
After new bonding
And this repaired tooth will look good and last for many years to come….as long he keeps away from wakeboards!!
Repaired tooth
I’ve stated before that I’m a big fan of the Firefox operating system. It feels a little faster that Internet explorer, has a few less bugs, and is still REALLY cool! Having said all that, this article to ’speed up’ Firefox was pretty interesting. I’m going to give it a try….if it doesn’t work I guess I’ll be using something else!
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 here’s the final result, only a few minutes later. Look how nicely the shade of the filling blends with his tooth color. And the little redness at the gumline is from finishing and polishing the filling in this area and should heal uneventfully within a few short days.
This is a quicky, but shows how nice a little bonding can make a big change. These two teeth obviously have cavities at the gumline:
Here’s the result after replacing the old dental work. Our pretty patient got some new teeth, and a beautiful rejuvenated smile. The shade is clean and bright without being TOO white (like SO many crowns tend to be!!).
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!
I recently had to have my laptop ’scrubbed’ because of a virus. Now, I am VERY careful about sites I visit, try not to download any suspicious software, and run anti-virus software on a constant basis. So how did I end up with a virus? Near as we can tell, it was from Facebook. I have been contacted by some friends from college, and the added interaction has spelled more time on the site. Here’s a quick read on the subject: Facebook virus
