Blog - Smile Makeover
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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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Yes – single-visit crowns can be beautiful!
Obviously, the single biggest advantage for patients with our CEREC machine is the ability to have beautiful, all-porcelain restorations completed in a single visit. Here’s an example of how nice that can be. This patient had 10 porcelain veneers done about 2 years ago; due to her grinding habit, she had knocked off and broken […]
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New Patient Education videos now in the office!
Oh, it feels so good to finally be able to announce this, as I’ve been working on it so hard for so many nights after my family has gone to bed, but FINALLY I have begun producing some new Patient Education videos to help explain a number of options that we offer by using pictures […]
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Porcelain Veneers for a Charlotte Smile Makeover
Smile Makeover with Porcelain Veneers Porcelain veneers are one of the most requested cosmetic procedures in dentistry, and they can make a dramatic difference in your smile. Here’s another case that we did in our Charlotte NC dental office a number of years ago. What Can You Change With Porcelain Veneers? Craig wasn’t happy with either […]
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Six (6) Month Braces make Crooked Teeth Straight FAST
The “Alternative” Smile Makeover with Six Month Braces In the last post, I talked about the ways that Porcelain Veneers (laminates) could be used to correct crowding of the front teeth. Veneers are an excellent option, but there are 2 primary drawbacks: 1) There is usually irreversible loss of tooth structure to allow the lab […]
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