What Cosmetic Dentistry Can Do
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
The many facets of cosmetic dentistry in Lawrence
Over the past several weeks I have been addressing many facets of cosmetic dentistry. I have looked at what is involved in whitening teeth, how interdisciplinary dentistry is often times involved and how cosmetic dentists view situations differently than just disease prevention. I thought over the next couple of weeks I could show you some cosmetic cases that we have been able to accomplish. Some will be relatively simple and others will be very complex. I will try to show a couple of each type of case with each posting. Let’s see if I can’t keep it fun and interesting.
Case I
When Alix was young she sustained trauma to her front teeth which led to discoloration that was very disconcerting to her. As we discussed available options with her it became clear that she was not only concerned about the coloration of the traumatized teeth, but also about the spacing, the positioning of the lateral incisor and the overall coloration of her teeth as well.
These are issues that can be best addressed by a cosmetic dentist.
After discussing multiple options she decided that she would like to involve as few teeth as possible, but yet she wanted to have a great smile.
The treatment involved whitening all of her teeth and the placement of porcelain veneers on her front four teeth.
See what you think?
This is Alix’s un-retouched photo!
Case II
Sharon never really liked (this really is an understatement of how she explained it to me – but I think you get the idea) the spaces between her front teeth. She was alright with the overall coloration, however if she were going to address her smile she ideally wanted her teeth to be whiter and brighter.
After reviewing the options, waxing up an option on her models and then “mocking up” her smile temporarily in her mouth, it was decided to limit the treatment to the front four teeth.As with the previous case we were able to whiten her teeth, then place porcelain veneers on her front four teeth. She was elated with the outcome and still finds it hard to believe that she got such a dramatic result with only involving four teeth. Take a look!
