Take a closer look at the final results, and where we started before the appointment. The teeth look SO much better and we really gave this patient something to smile about!!

With the decay removed we were able to reconstruct these teeth, replacing the old fillings and the cavity around them. The patient was SO happy with the results!

Here’s a closer look at these two teeth. You can see the dark areas that have started around the existing tooth-colored fillings. The cavity usually will have undermined the existing filling and the tooth around it, too. So to properly repair and restore this area the entire old filling will need to be removed and replaced.

This patient was busy having a child and wasn’t able to get some much-needed dental work taken care of. Since her child is a little older she was ready to get started. We decided to get started here in the front. These two teeth had obvious cavities around old fillings that were a real detriment to her smile.

These teeth have looked like this for at LEAST the past 7 years (since 2001). The patient has been informed that ‘doing nothing’ will probably lead to more expensive and potentially painful treatment. No worries! It doesn’t hurt, so the patient wants to leave it!

A few days ago we got a call and….you guessed it…the patient was in CONSIDERABLE pain. He was sent to the endodontist where he needed an immediate root canal. To make matters worse, he had just needed some costly repairs on his house, so finances will be REALLY tight.

Moral of the story: FIX teeth before there’s an EMERGENCY. It will save you time, money, and pain.