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.
Let’s get to the bottom line: I felt crowns were WAY too aggressive to replace a little discolored bonding. Veneers were an option, but with this patient in her late teens, I was looking for a more conservative option (leaving veneers for the ‘next step’ down the road in 5-10 years.) We decided on a course of tooth whitening and then simply re-surfacing the existing bonding with a brighter-colored composite. We only had a few weeks, so she quickly finished whitening at home. Here’s what she looked like after the whitening, with the original bonding:
We were not able to save the natural tooth that was originally located in this position. You can see why here. Now the implant has been placed and healed, so it’s time to finish with the post and crown.
This is a case that I first talked about here. Now, the implant has been placed and it’s time to put the post and crown in.
And here’s the new filling. It came out great! And surprisingly there was no sensitivity to hot, cold, or biting after the big cavity was cleaned out and the tooth filled.
We tried to save her current, new crown with some bonding and, at the same time add back to the other tooth. This was a quick, painless repair and got her on her way and back to work in no time!
Teeth meet glass door……….teeth lose. Glass door wins.
