Lois:
Replaced Old Crown and Bridge
The Best Marina Del Rey Cosmetic Dentist for Porcelain Crowns
How to Find the Best Cosmetic Dentist in Marina Del Rey?
Lois’ Story:
Lois was not pleased with the aesthetic quality of her existing crowns and also wanted to close the space her two front teeth (diastema). The existing porcelain crowns and the fixed bridge on her upper left side had black lines near the gum line because they had not been properly contoured. She wanted a complete smile make-over but also need a bite correction, wider smile, better tooth proportioning and natural looking porcelain crowns.
Black Lines around the Crowns and Bridge
Black lines around crowns near the gum line are a result of the oxidation of the metal and the design of the crowns. Not all porcelain crowns will develop the black lines. Replacing old crowns is now very quick and easy without loss of existing tooth structure. All of the decay under the old crown must be removed and replacing the fake looking crowns must be done with a perfect seal.
What about the Gums?
Because the new, high-tech porcelain crowns were perfectly sealed, the gums grew back up to fill in the spaces between her teeth. In the before photo, the gums between her two central incisors were actually inverted. It looked impossible to get that much gum to fill in between her teeth, yet with a perfect seal and perfect crown design, the gums were able to grow back-- without a surgery or grafting!
How are Teeth Proportioned?
If you look at the before photo, it is easy to notice that the teeth appear out of balance. The sizes of the teeth must be specific and direct relationship to each other in order to achieve a smile makeover that looks natural. Lois has perfect proportioning, the space filled, gums that grew back and the smile arch was widened.
Wider Smile
Smile makeover is incomplete without addressing every area of the smile. The width of the smile is very important to support the lips, cheeks and fill in the entire mouth opening (when smiling). Lois had a narrow smile with the bicuspid teeth tipping towards the inside of her mouth. When all of the crowns and bridges were replaced, the smile was made wider and the angles of the teeth were corrected to achieve the best smile makeover possible. Lois now has a full smile with teeth that are properly and artistically proportioned.
Diastema
Spaces between teeth can be filled with bonding, porcelain veneers or porcelain crowns. The diastema is difficult because the front two teeth can look too large if the teeth are not shaped in a natural way. If the cosmetic dentist lacked the artistic eye, a patient can end up with thick, bulky-looking square teeth.
How Do You Choose the Best Cosmetic Dentist in Marina Del Rey?
Once you have made the decision to go through cosmetic dentistry, the next difficult choice is deciding who to trust to complete the work. Will this dentist make me look better without sacrificing my healthy teeth? Will his or her work last? Is this cosmetic dentist worth the money?
Many dentists advertise that they treat stars and use their popularity to promote the practice, but not every patient is interested in the same cookie-cutter Hollywood smile. The perfect, straight-white teeth do not work for everyone. Straight, natural looking teeth are possible when the dentist has the skills to handle all of our individual characteristics. A patients’ best resource is the collection of before and after photos of the patients that the dentist has treated. Ask for actual representations of the dentist's work since many cosmetic dentists purchase images of smiling models to advertise the practice. It is important to see plenty of "before and after" photos of porcelain veneers, porcelain crowns, dental implants, gums growing back, non-invasive porcelain veneers, and bite reconstructions. Very few dentists are showing the level of complexity, diversification and full face views of their before and after photos.