And here’s the final result:
The patient was thrilled to have this area filled in! We’ll get him back soon for a ‘final’ photo, after the tissue has healed completely and the teeth have re-hydrated (they get a bit dried out during the bonding process).
Although this had been fractured for many years, this nice lady agreed to have the tooth repaired after additional small pieces fractured off. And she was heading overseas for an extended trip, too. So we wanted to be sure she had no problems on her trip.
fractured tooth
So to review: A wakeboard accident cracked this tooth:
Cracked tooth
His mom was concerned about fixing the tooth and making it look ‘natural’……but I think we were really successful, don’t you??
Repaired tooth
Repaired tooth
And the final product. To look at these teeth you’d never know they originally had such large cavities. And one or both of these will end up having crowns ‘down the road’ due to the extensive damage and amount of tooth that was destroyed from the decay.
Here’s the tooth with most of the cavity cleaned out. It was REALLY big! And again, no symptoms with hot, cold, or bite. The ONLY way to have found this was with a dental x-ray.
And here’s the area at only 2 months after the gum surgery. The healing is significantly better and, again, look how much of the root surface remains covered from the original photo. To review, I placed a tooth colored filling to replicate or replace the lost ‘landmark’ that differentiates between the enamel and root surface of the tooth, giving the gum specialist a ‘target’ to place his graft afterwards. This happens to be an IDEAL result.
Here’s a list of the 100 best blogs, according to PC World. And no….sadly my blog did not make the list. Maybe next year!
Although this doesn’t really apply to a dental office, I thought I’d post about this because it will affect almost all of us. As you know, Microsoft is making a HUGE push to get everyone over to their new Vista software. Here’s a wonderful site that talks about Family Discounts for Vista upgrades. Many people are running more than one computer at home, and likely are using Windows XP. Read about buying multiple copies of Vista….it could save you some money!
Let’s look at another case. Suzanne was referred to me by a gum specialist. She had braces successfully, but the space between her two front teeth continued to open. The gum specialist removed a small amount of fibrous tissue from between these teeth and asked me to look at the size of her teeth before she returned to the orthodontist. Here’s the way she looked at our first visit:
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