Blog - Cosmetic dentistry
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1-Visit Porcelain Veneer
Linda came in to our office today with 1 serious issue: a broken porcelain dental veneer on her upper right lateral incisor (second from the middle). Naturally, since she’d been through the process of getting veneers done previously, she was expecting that she would leave with a temporary (aka provisional) veneer after we’d taken a […]
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Correcting a Gummy Smile with a Gum Lift
Cosmetic Dentistry can take many shapes and forms, and it is so important for you to find a cosmetic dentist who knows about all the options, not just teeth whitening and veneers. Sometimes those are the wrong thing, and that’s especially true for patients with a gummy smile. In the patient here, it was a […]
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Does dentistry last forever?
How long will my dental work last? “It depends.” This is a question that we get a lot, and it’s a very understandable one, especially if you’re about to invest your hard-earned money into your mouth, right? Just like a car, your teeth and gums require regular care to ensure that they are working properly. […]
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A Complete Smile Makeover with Porcelain Crowns for Teeth Damaged by Bulimia
Acid Erosion from Bulimia Damages Teeth There are many reasons patients come to see me for cosmetic dentistry. One of the most common reasons is because their teeth are badly worn down from grinding, often in combination with acid erosion that has eaten away at the enamel. Treating these cases can be complex, because if […]
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Replacing Dental Crowns with Black Lines at the Gum
What’s the Black Line Under Old Crowns? Here’s a case from a few years ago where the patient was really unhappy with his old, yellow, ugly old Porcelain-to-Metal crowns, partially because of the dark grey line at the crowns’ edges. That black line between the gum and crowns was from the metal inside the crowns […]
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A short video on Six-Month Braces
As I mentioned in a previous post on dental photography, I’ve been working to create Before/After videos of the different procedures we offer, and while they do take some time to put together, I am getting more of them completed. Here’s one that describes a little more about the process of Six-Month Braces and what […]
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