Severe enamel fluorosis

A preoperative view and postoperative view of ceramic crowns on a patient that had severe fluorosis. Thank you for comments, concerns, and questions regarding this case

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June 18th restorative work

This particular patient was unhappy with her smile due to the missing Invisalign point angle on the upper left incisor and the space between her teeth. She stated that everyone says "you have something between your teeth". I completed her treatment with some recontouring, diastema closure, and rebuilding the distal Incisal point angle, along with whitening.

We were both very pleased with the results. Here are the before and after pictures, thank you for everyone's support and comments! 

Respectfully, 

Thorne Family Dentistry

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Pre and post veneers on 4 anteriors

Thanks for looking!


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PFM crown after removal of amalgam

The obvious amalgam filling that is failing with micro leakage and recurrent decay was removed and restored with a composite build-up and strengthened with a porcelain crown fused to a high noble metal base. Thanks for looking!

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Before and after porcelain onlay

This particular patient had an existing amalgam filling with a fracture from the central groove to the distal ridge. We advised for strength and long term cosmetics a porcelain onlay was the best choice. Patient agreed so here is a before, and an after of the temporary onlay. The temporary was too light in color but gave us some good contrast for our pictures. The final restoration will appear more natural and blend with the natural dentition. I will post a picture of the final restoration. Thanks again for looking.

 

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Replace old filling with new.

Pre and Post of a composite filling to replace an older amalgam filling:

 

This is not the best picture angle but gives the idea of what our office can do, thanks for looking.

Diastemma Closure

We have always closed spaces (diastemas) for patients that have no interest in getting braces or undergoing surgery. Our office has several cases that have been completed by using a resin bonded composite with a Bioclear matrix band.
This particular case was completed recently on a female college student who was told that to close her space she would need either a frenectomy or full orthodontic braces. We advised that a bond resin composite with the Bioclear matrix is a conservative approach which takes only one short appointment to complete and is completely reversible. The patient said "yes, please, right now! I didn't know that was an option".
This was actually done with NO ANESTHESIA!
After the procedure, she hugged the staff and cried in joy. This is what makes our job so awesome!
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