Making color and tooth shape changes using dental crowns and porcelain veneers.
Here is a listing of some of the detracting influences that we notice when looking at this person's smile:
The upper center teeth (central incisors) angle towards each other. As a whole, the alignment of the upper teeth appears uneven and irregular.
Both the upper right and left lateral incisors have a gray tint to them. This may be a sign that they have had root canal treatment performed.
Several posterior teeth have had large metal fillings placed in them.
The lower front teeth (the incisors) have a prominent and slightly irregular look.
About our approach to this cosmetic dentistry makeover simulation using dental crowns and porcelain veneers.
Our "after" picture illustrates the amount of control a dentist can have over the shape and apparent alignment of teeth when they place a number of dental crowns and/or
porcelain veneers. (While both of these types of dental restorations can often produce the same general cosmetic change, one of the main differences between them is their strength, and therefore longevity. The purpose of this forum is to suggest possible cosmetic changes that a dentist might be able to make. The dentist actually treating this case is the one who would need to determine which type of dental restoration would be best for which teeth.)
Our "after" picture illustrates shorting this person's upper right eyetooth (canine) significantly. Doing so might encroach upon this tooth's nerve space. If so, root canal treatment would be required for this tooth.
We have also illustrated shortening of this person's lower incisors. It would be expected that the treating dentist could achieve this change by simply trimming these teeth with their dental drill.
Our makeover includes replacing large metal fillings on some back teeth. The treating dentist would need to decide whether the replacement restoration would need to be a dental crowns or possibly just a white fillings.